It's good to invite people over for dinner.
Jill is making dinner at home and is talking to an old good friend on the phone who is in town.
Jill wants to catch up with her old friend.
Jill invites her friend over for dinner explaining she is already cooking and it would be a great way to talk.
Jill makes dinner for herself and continues to talk with her friend all night learning what they have been up to.
Jill and her friend catch up over dinner and have a great time together.
Jill and her friend catch up but never get around to hanging out together before the friend leaves town.