Jason and I started a new tradition, well more like a routine last night that I really hope we stick with from now on. We ate dinner at the table. We also made "rules" for dinner time: 1. No television 2. No phone calls, texts, Facebook, etc. And we loved it! We ate and talked for almost an hour. It was even better than a restaurant because there were no distractions. We reminisced and shared stories from our childhoood we hadn't shared yet. It kind of felt like when we first started dating and we were just getting to know each other.
Last night Jason and I discussed the dying tradition of family dinners around the table. It's so sad to see fewer and fewer families coming together to eat without a television or phones interrupting the meal, because this can be such a crucial time for families to learn about each other and to know that they have someone to talk to no matter what.
I remember as a child family dinners were oftentimes the best part of the day. Mom, dad, Jenn, David and I would all sit around the dinner table eating and discussing our day or interesting topics. It was such an amazing time of bonding. I think it's because of these dinners that we are still so open with each other today. We feel comfortable sharing our lives with one another even though we all have our separate homes now. And we still LOVE family get togethers and dinners!
I loved dinner with Jason last night! It not only brought back childhood memories of my family, but it seemed to make the two of us a little more family ourselves :)
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