So, last night, I felt pretty guilty about having come home to simply eat and then work, pretty much blowing off Family Home Evening. I’ve enjoyed the FHE nights that Rich and I have, mainly constituting playing a game together. It’s just nice to have that dedicated time together.

Last night, though, I ended up working and Facebooking while Rich was playing a video game. Go me.

So, after finally shutting the computer, I offered to play a game with Rich. Since he was already on the XBox, we chose something there. My favorite thing to play on XBox 360 is Settlers of Catan but we’d just played that over the weekend and I didn’t know if Rich would be up for it.

Instead, we played an old classic, now playable on XBox 360 thanks to EA Games, Battleship!

Here’s a game that’s a definite classic. And yet…there are variations I’d never heard of before playing it on the Xbox. My favorite variant is Salvo – you start with 5 hits (one per unsunk ship) and lose one hit for each ship your opponent sinks. MUCH BETTER than the one by one shots in the traditional Battleship.

When we first got this, Rich got such a kick out of me playing … with every hit, I’d kick up my legs (we, of course, were sitting, not standing) and shout, “BOOM!” much like a little kid. I was having a BLAST (no pun intended). Last night, I was tired, so no shouts, but I still get a kick out of this game. I think part of it is having Mr. Potato Head watching to the side as you play. Yes, Mr. Potato Head. What can I say, I’m a fan!

I still feel guilty for having to bring home work. I really hate when it happens. I treasure my home time and do whatever I can to keep work and home completely separate. It’s just worse when we have plans for a great FHE that have to be set aside so I could get work stuff done!