Dave and Angela came over for dinner last night. Having spontaneous meals with family and friends has been a difficult accomplishment since we've added children to our household and moved away from most of our family. When Will and I were newly weds--and even when Lorien was little--we could call up a batch of friends saying "I have a bunch of hamburger patties and buns. Do you want to come over for a BBQ?" Everyone would say "Yes!" (Because who can turn down an invitation to the Anderson's Awesome House of Fun.) and bring along something to share. Some of my favorite memories are from patched together gatherings surrounded by good friends and pretty good food. I guess now that we have three kids all of our friends have at least three too and it is much harder to whip up a get together. Anyway, having Dave and Angela so close has made impromptu visits more manageable--it helps that they are a super cool family and a ton of fun to hang out with.
We ate hot dogs and salad while the kids jumped on the trampoline. Then the kids ate a few bites of dinner and jumped on the trampoline a little more. Will, Dave, Angela and I played a few rounds of Bocci--Dave and Angela won both times we played. It was a fun night and a nice time to catch up.
If anyone else is into impromptu gatherings, let me know! We'd love to have you over--but I cannot plan more than a few hours in advance.
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I am used to living by lots of family and friends (Provo) and we love impromptu kind of stuff, now that Chad is around we are more fun:)
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