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Grateful Days 2012, Day 9: Spades

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Tonight we had some friends over for dinner and games.  As we were standing around deciding on a game, I exclaimed, "There are four of us!  We can totally play spades!"

I love spades.  I love playing it with real people, and I love playing it on the computer.  It is, by far, one of my favorite face card games.  But, rarely do we have two more people with us who can play.  We had to teach our friends how to play, but they caught on really quickly, and even won.  But, the best part, was that I felt okay about being competitive (that will happen when I play with someone I've known since junior high and who knows me quite well), but not to the point that I was disappointed in their victory.  I was just so excited to play, it didn't matter the outcome.  That rarely happens with me ... maybe it was just the game?

At any rate, tonight I am thankful for the game of spades ... ah, it felt good to play again.  :-)
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Aubrey A said…
Spades? I've never heard of this game. Hmmmmm....must look up.
November 13, 2012
Lynette said…
I haven't heard of it, either. I thought I'd heard all of the names of card games (my dad's parents were card players and so growing up, we played a LOT of card games as a family. I like "Hand and Foot", Mormon Bridge, Speed, and Groups and Runs, to name a few. :) ).
November 16, 2012
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