A short time ago, in a farm-house not so far away...

[thefinaljedi]

Who: The Skywalker Family, immediate and extended and any close friends.
What: An evening with the family
When: August 4th
Where: Skywalker Ranch...or...something
Summary: Luke and Ami bring everyone over for a Sunday thing.
Rating: H is for Heartwarming


It's a bit of a monthly tradition, and has been for some time. The first Sunday of every month is the day the entire family gets together for an afternoon and has a nice dinner. Some might call the family a bit old fashioned, but it's just something that they do and have for as long as any of them can recall. It's never a fancy thing, but then does it really need to be? It's about the warm, fuzzy feeling of being surrounded by relatives and friends, sitting out on the porch and watching fireflies, and relaxing.

Food's been left to the people who can actually cook, because let's face it: Luke takes after his mother and Grandma Padme was not known for her fried chicken. But there's plenty of it. Chairs are set up on the large back porch so the weather can be enjoyed and tea along with a cooler of glass-bottled Coca-Colas, a bit of a splurge for the end of summer.

Everything's set to be a fairly nice afternoon and evening, provided the mosquitoes aren't too bad anyway.

Comments

[geniustheveil]

Ami can't help another small laugh, covered politely by her hand. She seems to laugh more often these days, she thinks, and then she wonders what makes her think that because she's been happy like this, after awhile to adjust, since being with Luke.

"Eat up," she urges Chouji. It's healthy for a growing teenage boy to have an appetite, and it definitely makes the one cooking the food feel good to see it devoured and so obviously enjoyed. Something about it tasting better when it's shared and appreciated... Was that a book quote?

[16autumnroad]

Chouji never needs to be told twice, obliging by digging into his meal. He does pause, though, to grin at his sister in law and jokingly insist, "Only if you make sure to do the same instead of spending your entire day ensuring that everyone else gets enough good things to eat."

[geniustheveil]

"I have mine right here," Ami says, although she seems to be eating with restraint as always, napkin spread properly across her lap, "I'll be sure to have enough."