Sunday, January 16, 2011

Sunday

Sundays are hard days when you are single, aren't they?

Sundays are family days. They are days that you spend preparing for the week. Cleaning up the house. Relaxing, before Monday comes.



My ex's family had "Sunday Dinner" every week. On Sunday, at lunchtime, his mother cooked a meal. A big one. Sometimes a turkey, sometimes a roast, sometimes some chickens. With all of the fixings. And everyone came for dinner.

My ex comes from a big family. There are five kids, and he is the youngest. All boys. Some live  in this province, others live away.

On Sundays, whoever was in town, came for dinner. Sometimes that means that there were eight of us, sometimes that meant that there were twelve of us. Sometimes, if aunts and uncles were visiting, there might have been more.

I loved it.

I loved the bustle of the dinner table. Of everyone talking. Of the brothers bickering, and the children refusing to eat this or that (and Nanny giving them whatever they wanted instead). I loved the smell of the house each Sunday when we arrived. And avoiding the dishes after the meal. And laughing with the family. Even if my ex had something else to do on a Sunday, I went to his parents house. It didn't matter to me. I was a part of the family. I didn't miss a Sunday.

A lot of the time the things that I miss the most about my relationship, are things like this. The family that I lost. The future that my kids were going to have, with that family.

Sundays are strange now. I always feel like I should be doing something. Like I should be going somewhere. Sunday is a hard day to be single.

What do you do on Sunday?

3 comments:

  1. I have one day off and it's a Monday. I found this incredibly hard at first. I make sure I have plans to see friends of family or a huge list of things to do. It gets easier because life moves on and other things start to happen, and they will :)

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  2. Maybe there was something in the air, because yesterday I got all morose about being single too. I just told myself its ok, and reminded myself how much I love my little house, done just the way I want it, and did some gardening!
    x

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  3. You could start a Sunday tradition. Maybe your family is not close by but maybe with friends? Or you could find a class or group thing to do. Make a ritual for that day. Even if its soak in the tub with candles, music and a good book day.

    I love family dinners too! I tried to do one once a month with my family.

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