at about the same time i started working out with shawn, i started wed night dinners with amy and jason and dakota. id workout from 6-7 and make it to their house by 730 for dinner. it was exactly what my body needed after a good workout.
time went by and i started taking some classes on wednesday nights which meant dinner just kind of got pushed to the side. it kind of pushed aside the relationship i had built with my brother and his family during those dinners, too. we didnt talk much during that time. but that kind of thing happens with them, and its ok. we dont hold grudges we just pick right back up where we were the next time we hang out.
Wednesday night dinner started up again this week when we all met for sushi to celebrate amy’s bday.
it actually started out as just jason, amy, dakota, and me. like a normal wed night dinner. but that was before i got involved. since ‘the more the merrier’ is my theme to life, i extended the invite to my mom and dad the night before and spent the rest of wednesday inviting everyone else in my life within driving distance. yes, all MY invites, to celebrate someone elses bday. thats the way we do things around here.
steven was the last one to be invited. mostly because i had just gone to sushi with him at the same place 2 days prior. well, there was that and the fact that since the party had mulitiplied from 4 to 12, he would be be thrown into meeting almost everyone in my ‘circle’ all at once, after only knowing me 6 days.
in his truck after dinner, he told me what a great time he had with my friends and family. ‘i really like your friends and family.’ i sat there, took a second and decided to let it all out. “this is me. pure and simple. i love to invite EVERYONE with me EVERYWHERE. the more people I can sqeeze into a dinner or an outing or an event, the better. i feel most comfortable when everyone is invited. most of my friends are from different times in my life and only know each other because of me. and most of my family knows most of my friends because of the constant invites. with me, everyone is welcome.”
which really is the reason I am so happy steven went to dinner with us all. im happy he’s part of the group. part of the invite list to amy’s bday dinner. he made my ‘more’ merrier.
