We pride ourselves on our yearly tradition of Cookie Day. It’s when Jessica’s side of the family gathers for making cookies, obviously, but it doubles as a great time to get together and catch up. We’re all spread out a bit across the state, and we don’t see everybody as often as we used to. With Namine and her cousins getting older, they seem to get busier, as we all do.
Busy or not (hint: it’s the former), we all still want to make time for Cookie Day. Jessica and I had thought that we might actually miss it this year, due to Namine’s recent stay in the hospital. She’s feeling much better, however, and she was as glad as we were to be able to come.
Namine wasn’t the only to make cookies, obviously. It’s a group effort! She stayed at the table set up, while the adults mostly stayed at the kitchen island. We occasionally moved around, depending on who wanted to make what cookies. I myself tend to wander the kitchen. I like to help out where I can and wash dishes so everyone else can keep on making cookies.
Prior to our get-together, several people said they didn’t want to make as wide a variety of cookies as we had in years past. Everyone was in agreement; a couple hours of making cookies would still be more than enough. Well, that’s what we said. We still ended up baking for longer and making more cookies than expected.
The question you might ask is, how did this happen? I think the answer is easy: it’s not about making cookies. It’s about getting together with family. The cookies are just the evidence, the visible result of spending hours together with those we love.
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