You are what you eat

Growing up, the only time I ever got together with my family to have meals together was on holidays, birthdays etc. Our daily activities were to sporadic to fit in eating dinner together every night. I'm not sure how, for some people, it is normal practice to eat dinner together on a daily basis. Some families have that time, mine did not. It was nice, however, that the fact that we were all together on these holidays made it even more special. We were all together and thankful for it on these days.
Now that I am living on my own, food is still the main thing that brings my family together. When we want to meet up, we meet for dinner, lunch, breakfast, or to get snacks and coffee. It gives us a reason and activity for meeting. My boyfriend and I work opposite shifts, so only on rare occasions do we have the chance to meet for lunch, and only on weekends can we sit together to enjoy our meals. For us, spaghetti is our thing. Since we first meet, its what we have always made together, and brings us together in the kitchen. It's nice when we get the chance to do things like that, but in this hectic world, it's a rare activity.