Was it a blessing, or was it time to laugh and talk. Whatever the circumstance tonight our dinner was a throw back to when we would all gather around the table and just talk. Tony laughed so hard he fell out of his chair and David held his sides while I watched Mike do his usual lean back in his chair laugh. We poked fun at ourselves and others, we coined new phrases because we stumbled over our words. It was a Restaino dinner, lasting more than two hours, discussing this and that, laughing and throwing in some tears here and there. We were given another chance express how precious our boys are to us, how proud we are of them, how to take care of each other and how to be in the moment.
So 10:30 p.m. and finally the dishes are done and we are off to sleep. That is the way it used to be and I am grateful for this special night.
I'm grateful for it, too. xo
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