Just introduced to Cards against Humanity. Gads, Fun! That said, I have a number of friends that I think would be upset by it. Yet, recently I tentatively asked some guest if they played and they not only play but have the additonal sets. And neither of them drink 
! So not JUST for lushes.
When we visit D at her apartment, I like to take her grocery shopping and stock her fridge (she’s still a grad student). Then we cook some family favorites. I love passing on family recipes, although she cooks some of them better than I do.
We will see when she comes home for Christmas break. We are home bodies, but my husband and daughter come up with some funky projects and love sifting through the weird Asian hardware stores to find what they need. (I swear my husband could visit Home Depot everyday when we are in the states and it would make him most happy).
Yes, Cards Against Humanity can be pretty “adult”. My kids were screaming with laughter, though, even though my ears were burning. Google the name-or go to the main site and view some cards. There’s a “lab” where you can test new card options. There are sexual references for sure. Twisted humor, certainly. The young people sure seem to like them, and there are ha;f a dozen (I think) of additional sets.
You can take the particularly “bad” cards out when playing cards against humanity, as we have, and it’s still lots of fun.
I have not visited DS’s place for quite many (4 or 5?) years. Not sure whether he will be able to come “home” this Christmas. I suspect it will be less likely this year. I think we have stopped helping arrange his trip for years by now – completely getting out of “helicoptering” mode.
Last time my wife visited his place (many years ago), he took her to visit another city.
Hmm…,I do not know if DS has a real refrigerator in his room.
We had a fun trip in the southern California last Christmas.
I think I will at least encourage my wife to visit him by next summer. Maybe I will go along this time, who knows!
As we live in a resort region (the French Alps), we have many local sports to choose from. Our current favorite is the via ferrata, a kind of mountain climbing with set cabled routes - they are all over Europe and free. We also hike, ski, and swim. It takes effort and planing and sometimes a push to get her going.
Also, when she’s off term, we go to where she is working, which are often interesting locales as she is an archaeologist, e.g. Sicily, Israel, Naples. She is also studying early medieval bones in our region, so we travel with her for her research. It is great fun and we get into interesting places, such as the archaeological museum of Lausanne. For Christmas, the whole family goes to Cambridge (her uni) for about 10 days, a very pleasant locale - she has a 6 week vacation and does a lot of work then.
Of course, the biggest thing in the home is the meal - we love to cook together. We also do puzzles and we are all film buffs. That being said, she does spend a lot of time in her room, where she is online, playing computer games, and other things to relax as her course is extremely intense. She sees her friends, when they are around, too.
Eating is big. Running together. Travel. One son would love for us to play board games and we should do more of that. We watch certain TV shows together and just hang out in the same space.
And then there’s the question, what do you do without your adult children? My older daughter just departed after a 2 1/2 -week stay between moving from the west coast to the east coast. My life was more hectic with her here but also much more satisfying.
kids can help parents around the house, the group can go for a hike and then a meal
As others have said, a lot of eating and drinking, watching movies and drinking . Depending on who is visiting whom, going to museums, country stores or breweries. Brunches and long walks. And laughing and drinking! Hahaha
No wonder we all have trouble losing weight! 