If you could start one brand-new tradition for your family or friend group, what would it be?

A natural way to answer

I'd love to start a monthly dinner where everyone cooks a dish from a different country. It'd be a fun way to catch up and try something new, and it'd give us a reason to make the effort regularly.

Key phrases to use

• get the gang together — to bring your group of friends or family together in one place“Let's get the gang together for your birthday.”
• do us all good — to be beneficial for everyone involved“A break away would do us all good.”
• catch up — to talk and share recent news after not seeing someone for a while“It'd be a good chance to catch up.”
• make the effort — to deliberately try hard to do something, especially something easy to skip“You have to make the effort to stay close.”
• count our blessings — to think about and appreciate the good things you have“Sometimes you just need to count your blessings.”