Meet the Parents

On Saturday I met New Guy’s parents, along with his brother and niece. I have to admit that I was pretty nervous meeting them, but truly they were the sweetest people. They were warm and engaging and it was obvious that they are a family that truly cares about one another. In some ways, they reminded me of my own family. When they left, his dad said to me, “Take good care of ‘New Guy’ but don’t feed him too much” (I love cooking and adore doing it for him ~ he has told his parents what a good cook I am). Before leaving his mom gave me a hug; yes, a hug! This is a really big deal to me, as I am a big hugger and in nine years of knowing me Soon-To-Be Mr. Ex’s mother never once gave me a hug - not even on my wedding day. As cheesy as it sounds, when New Guy’s mom hugged me it nearly brought tears to my eyes.