Something very interesting / nervewracking happened this last weekend. Chris's parents were in town from Illinois, and being that Chris and I have been dating for over two years now, I thought maybe it would be nice for my parents and his parents to all have dinner together.
I first brought it up a couple of weeks ago. Right after I said it I immediately wanted to take it back. Chris syarted to laugh - "can you imagine how awkward thats going to be?", he said. Of course i knew it was awkward.... yet at the time it sounded like a pretty good idea.
I mentioned it to my mom and she seemed okay with it. A couple of days before they were set to arrive, Chris's parents were even calling Chris to make sure that they got my parent's names right.
The day after they arrived I started to get nervous. Why? No reason, every reason. I knew that they would get along. My mom is too good with people for them not to. I guess just because I love Chris so much, he is such a part of my life now that it was so important to me that they not just got along, but actually liked eachother. Liked eachother in the sense that they wouldn't mind being a part of eachother's futures...since I hope Chris is a part of mine.
Well, it went pretty good. Restaurant was fun, food was good, wine was better, and conversation flowed pretty smoothly... I was more than happy with the turnout.
It just all made me think about life, love, family. I can't wait to grow older and have a loving family beside me. Isn't that what life is about? I simply couldn't imagine not having children and a loving husband in the future. It makes me sad to see how many people out there have lost these things due to nasty divorces or even worse, tragic events. How I got on such a tangent... who knows?
All I know is that seeing my Mom on Saturday night the way I did made me love her and respect her more than ever.
