OK, so I have this desire to establish traditions. Matt and I have been doing some of that...We cut our own Christmas tree every December. We pick apples at the orchard in September. We plant a garden in May. We have hamburgers and shakes every Saturday night. We watch our wedding DVD every August, though it becomes more embarrassing by the year.
My parents have a number of traditions woth friends. They've been having a New Years Eve party with the same group of couples for 30 some years. They have a monthly hymn sing group that's been meeting for 35 years. My mom is part of a book club that has been meeting for about that long as well. I think that's awesome.
Being a mother of young children is hard work. I think we've all had those days when it seems like nothing gets accomplished, and you have to remind yourself that being fully present with your child is more important than that stack of dishes, that pile of laundry, or stocking the fridge with groceries. Days when it seems like the walls are closing in on you but it's just too much effort to get everyone out of of the house. Days when you've been spit up on, peed on, or worse. When you realize you haven't looked in the mirror or spoken to an adult all day. And if you have too many days like that, you might just need a night off. Perhaps a girls night out. And that's why my dear friend Theresa and I are trying to start a tradition of a monthly Bunko Nite. Basically, bunko is this really simple dice game so that you don't really have to focus on that--rather, you can talk and vent and laugh and enjoy yummy drinks and food and realize that the part of you that isn't just a mommy still exists. Yeah. So we've had a couple of successful Bunko Nites. But our goal is to gather a group of twelve women who want to commit to a monthly Bunko night and we haven't able to pull that off. And we're wondering why it's so challenging to find ten other women that have time and/or a desire to do this. Where are all the fun loving moms?? If you know of any, send them our way!
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I don't know any moms, but I'm suspicious of having bunko be the theme. I think a better idea might be something like an Arnold Schwarzenegger night. Make some home-made popcorn with a little salt and butter and you'll have all sorts of moms knocking to be a part of the group.
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