During last week’s episode of “Big Bang Theory,” Sheldon, Raj, and Howard were playing Settlers of Catan (which they pronounced Ka tan, though I still hold to Ka t’on – I’m such a prude). While much of the section dealing with the game was a play on Sheldon’s request for wood for his sheep so he could complete an erection of his settlement (you have to wonder if the writers have listened in on one of our game sessions), I found that the episode made me quite nostalgic.
I don’t miss the game itself—I played just this past New Year’s Day. I miss the gang who used to make Catan a nearly weekly ritual. It’s been so many years now (5th grader Alex is about to graduate high school), but I feel like it was just yesterday. Our hanging around Brian and Thea’s dining area, Steve’s new (at the time) dining space next to his newly completed porch, or even our cramped kitchen could have been last week for as far as my memory is concerned.
I’m ready to play again.
I don’t miss the game itself—I played just this past New Year’s Day. I miss the gang who used to make Catan a nearly weekly ritual. It’s been so many years now (5th grader Alex is about to graduate high school), but I feel like it was just yesterday. Our hanging around Brian and Thea’s dining area, Steve’s new (at the time) dining space next to his newly completed porch, or even our cramped kitchen could have been last week for as far as my memory is concerned.
I’m ready to play again.
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