I think. Parcheesi. yup. board games. (granted i'm starting to like more things athletic thanks to my husband, more on that later). Joe and I have been playing a lot of Parcheesi recently, I didn't know it could be so competitive and crazified. But yes, it can. We even started making up rules to make it more intense.
Then we had my brothers in law and their girls over and it was Jenga night. Yes, it's balanced on a lovely tupperware with rice crispy treats inside.
We've also been into playing spoons and Quelf. It always gets funny.
We really like games like Settlers of Cattan. Intensity.
Oh and watch out, we can get serious about some Skip-Bo. Like for real.
All this to say, "gaming" - it's seriously fun. If you haven't played a board game in a while, turn the tv off, get your husband, call your friends and get your game on.
Sometimes I think about how media oriented my life is, i like to watch Hulu while i fold clothes or listen to music while i'm getting ready for the day, Joe and i enjoy watching tv at night to wind down. In fact, one of the shows that we watch is Wife Swap. Yeah, i did say that. And although sometimes the show is ridiculous (okay, all the time), we've learned a lot about different people groups (and whether we agree with that style or type of living, sparks fun conversations). One of the things i have noticed is that there are far too many kids who don't play outside, or play boardgames or would even know what to do with themselves if they had all summer to just... play. Playing now, means game consoles, watching hours of tv, watching movies, playing on the computer. When i was "a kid" (I use quotes because i know i'm not old), i would play outside every second i got, and i used to play a ton of card games and dominos with my family. At least i know there are still kids who aren't all about the media play (not that cool media oriented play/gaming is bad), because the kids in my neighborhood are in the road everyday and even knocked on our door last week to see if we had kids so they could come out and play. So if you ever want to play a board game, get your game on! Let's make it cool. Yeah? Well, for that matter, who cares if it's cool, it's so fun!
