{"id":10273,"date":"2010-01-17T13:03:20","date_gmt":"2010-01-17T17:03:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/foodembrace.com\/?p=10273"},"modified":"2010-01-17T13:03:20","modified_gmt":"2010-01-17T17:03:20","slug":"make-time-to-eat-at-the-table","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/foodembrace.com\/2010\/01\/make-time-to-eat-at-the-table\/","title":{"rendered":"Make time to eat at the table"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/ohc-07-07-09_us_kitchen.jpg\" data-rel=\"attachment-image-0\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-6849\" title=\"Me and Scott \" src=\"http:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/ohc-07-07-09_us_kitchen-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/ohc-07-07-09_us_kitchen-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/ohc-07-07-09_us_kitchen.jpg 700w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>Thursdays happen to be my favorite day of the week but Sundays are not far behind.\u00a0 Sundays contain everything that I love:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>An early morning long run.<\/li>\n<li>Relaxing morning with multiple cups of coffee.<\/li>\n<li>A fully rested hunnies.<\/li>\n<li>Nothing on the schedule other than hanging out at home and doing whatever we want.<\/li>\n<li>Sunday breakfast.<\/li>\n<li>Sunday Supper.<\/li>\n<li>Wine.<\/li>\n<li>Dessert.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>That&#8217;s a lot of fantastic stuff!\u00a0 Sundays are all about us and one of the keys to a great Sunday is eating at the table.\u00a0 Together.\u00a0 Just us at the dinner table sharing a meal and some conversation.<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;m a huge believer in eating dinner or a meal at the table.\u00a0 At least one meal during the day.\u00a0 I grew up eating meals at the table.\u00a0 Very rarely did I eat in front of the TV.\u00a0 When that happened it was a pizza night.\u00a0 Otherwise you sit your butt down at the table and eat your meal.\u00a0 Breakfast, lunch, dinner, at the table.<\/p>\n<p>This is a tradition I kept alive when Scott and I combined forces and started living together.\u00a0 We always ate at the table.\u00a0 Friday night dinner we would eat in front of the TV but that was it.<\/p>\n<p>Now a few more dinners might find us in front of the TV but not many, I make sure it doesn&#8217;t become the norm.\u00a0 Lunch is always eaten at the table (a benefit of working from home) and Sunday supper is also always at the table.<\/p>\n<p>Sitting at the table provides a nice break from the stresses of the day.\u00a0 You&#8217;re not staring at a computer screen and you&#8217;re not being assaulted by whatever is bla<a href=\"http:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/08\/ohc-08-23-09_us_table.jpg\" data-rel=\"attachment-image-1\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-8004\" title=\"It's us!\" src=\"http:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/08\/ohc-08-23-09_us_table-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/08\/ohc-08-23-09_us_table-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/08\/ohc-08-23-09_us_table.jpg 700w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>ring off the TV.\u00a0 You&#8217;re focus is on the nice meal and the people you happen to be sharing it with.\u00a0 Even if you are eating by yourself, you are still allowing yourself to take a nice break and chill out.<\/p>\n<p>Eating at the table is a nice time to reconnect with your family.\u00a0 You can talk and chat about whatever you want.\u00a0 It will help make the meal and the moment last longer.\u00a0 When you are eating good food around great company, a lingering meal is a welcomed situation.\u00a0 It recharges the soul, is relaxing, and can help make the nasties of the day history.<\/p>\n<p>Even if the conversation isn&#8217;t flowing the entire time, it is still beneficial to eat at the table.\u00a0 Heck Scott and I sometimes have lunch where we say very few things to each other.\u00a0 However we still get to share that moment together and we still get that moment as a break from the day.<\/p>\n<p>Mondays and Wednesdays, I find dinner at the table to be even more lovely.\u00a0 We have stick fighting class those nights and being able to sit down to dinner together before we head to class provides a nice transition time for us.\u00a0 We can move from work mode and head into class a little bit more relaxed and focused.\u00a0 Since we get home late from class and I typically go straight to bed, having that time together at dinner ensures that we get some quality one-on-one time with each other.<\/p>\n<p>I sort of feel like sitting at the table is a lost tradition.\u00a0 Let&#8217;s bring it back!\u00a0 Make some time to sit at the table and give yourself a break from the day.\u00a0 You deserve it and so does your family. <img src='\/images\/smile.gif' alt=':)' \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Thursdays happen to be my favorite day of the week but Sundays are not far behind.\u00a0 Sundays contain everything that I love: An early morning long run. Relaxing morning with multiple cups of coffee. A fully rested hunnies. Nothing on the schedule other than hanging out at home and doing whatever we want. Sunday breakfast. 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