Saturday nights are special: they are “games” nights and one of the reasons you were born. You see, Daddy and Uncle Caleb went to the same high school and had many of the same friends. Nearly every Saturday night, and many Thursdays, these friends would gather at someone’s house for a variety of geek pastimes: GURPS, Settlers of Catan, Magic, etc. Since Uncle Caleb’s parents (i.e. Grandpa Tom and Grandma Carol) had the extra space, “games” was often at the Gumms’; it was here that Daddy met and flirted with Mommy.This\u00a0evening you got to meet\u00a0the games guys, many of whom were in Mommy and Daddy’s wedding.\u00a0Ten years ago, if you had told these guys that they’d be meeting you,\u00a0they might not believed it…in ten years more, maybe you can join the Saturday night festivities.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Saturday nights are special: they are “games” nights and one of the reasons you were born. You see, Daddy and Uncle Caleb went to the same high school and had many of the same friends. Nearly every Saturday night, and … Continue reading