"Could we please bring back the lost art of the simple get-together?"

Stole this from @sisteriamwithyou on FB! I ? could ? not ? agree ? more! While we’re at it can we bring back home birthday parties with hot dogs, juice boxes, and homemade cakes iced in the pan with ‘Happy Birthday’ spelled out in those awful tasting candy letters? Everything is an extravaganza and doesn’t have to be to simply connect and break bread!

“Could we please bring back the lost art of the simple get-together? Fancy dinners are great. Themed nights are so fun, but it is HARD to plan that stuff. As a whole, we’re really not craving over-the-top celebrations. We’re craving connections, but we’ve gotta make it easier and lower the expectations. Lower. Nope. Even lower. So invite some neighbors to hang out in lawn chairs. Get out a pack of cards. Throw down your leftover Christmas paper plates, shove the clothes and toys scattered around in a coat closet, light a candle, and call it good.

It doesn’t need to be Instagram-worthy to be worthy. Being together is enough.

Love,
Amy "

*Also queso is a whole meal. I said what I said.”