Today, we found a Ludo board at my grandparents' place. I generally keep away from Ludo because it's such a long game and tends to get pretty boring half way through. But upon my mother's insistence, I sat down to play with her, Ilina and our grandfather. I don't remember the last time I played a board game, or any game for that matter, with him.
We ended up having a great time together. We cracked jokes and got completely absorbed into the game with my grandfather rolling nothing but sixes, Ilina being confident of winning even though all she got were ones, me laughing loudly and mom playing smartly with strategy. After a long, long game, I was both thrilled and exhausted.
It's nice when we have fun together as a family. Sometimes I feel like we've grown apart over the years, or perhaps it's me who has moved away. I've gotten caught up with my own life, my college, my work, my friends and academics. Maybe I ought to realize just how much there is to the life at home immediately around me before I jump far away into a world of my own. I need both worlds- perhaps one more than the other.
We ended up having a great time together. We cracked jokes and got completely absorbed into the game with my grandfather rolling nothing but sixes, Ilina being confident of winning even though all she got were ones, me laughing loudly and mom playing smartly with strategy. After a long, long game, I was both thrilled and exhausted.
It's nice when we have fun together as a family. Sometimes I feel like we've grown apart over the years, or perhaps it's me who has moved away. I've gotten caught up with my own life, my college, my work, my friends and academics. Maybe I ought to realize just how much there is to the life at home immediately around me before I jump far away into a world of my own. I need both worlds- perhaps one more than the other.
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