🍝 If you had a standing invite to dinner with friends, would you go?

Somewhere back in the day, Sunday dinners were a big thing. At least in the Italian-American tradition, you and your immediate family would get together every Sunday night with your grandparents, your aunts, uncles, and 17 cousins named Anthony and eat pasta and sauce.

Now, I imagine that most people don't live within convenient driving distance of their entire extended family. And, to be completely honest, seeing extended family with that kind of frequency can get exhausting for some people.

But, in the interest of trying to see my friends more, I had an idea: what if I just had them over for dinner? All the time?

Okay, obviously not "all the time". But that structure of "see your family every week for Sunday dinner" doesn't seem like the craziest thing. But, what if I'd rather see my friends?

I don't 100% know how to structure it yet - is "every week" still too frequent? What about when we're out of town? Do people just assume it's happening and they're invited unless they hear otherwise? Do I just spend every Sunday cooking like crazy (not mad about that, tbh)?

But I think I'd like to give it a try.

So, if you live far away, or if we’re not actually that close, I guess this isn’t for you. But for my close friends (literally and figuratively), let me know your thoughts on this! If you think it’s a cute but impractical idea, if you love it, if you hate it. This is definitely me testing the waters to see if this is worth doing at some point in the future, so let me know!