While the escapades of last Sat. were not as outrageous or funny than the film and this weekend was devoid of a Ben Stiller cameo the meeting of the parents is officially check off our lists.
My family (Mom, her boyfriend Dave and Rose) made the trip down to Urbana for a couple reasons. It was a mix of meeting the in-laws and also seeing where I have been for the past year and a half. It was their first trip to central IL to see me.
They got here Sat afternoon and Dan and I quickly whisked them away from their hotel to begin the tours of campus our apartment and to get a bite to eat. We ate at the restaurant Seven Saints which specializes in sliders (little mini sandwiches). It was their first time experiencing sliders and I'm pretty sure all went well. I really enjoyed mine. After that it was off to walking around. We went all over campus stopping for a little science lesson in my research lab. I showed them a little bit about what I do and answered some very good questions from Dave. He works at the UW hospital and wanted to know what some of the lab tests are that are run for him. So I explained what some of the tests did and used props and drawings to illustrate it.
One thing that was cool to see was a wedding being held on campus that day. While I didn't get to see much we did peek into their reception center to see the decorations. I really love seeing what others do so I can get ideas. Every little thing helps. One thing I do know is that I'm not spending much time outdoors if the weather is cold. Their ceremony was outdoors and it is March. Burrrrrr for the bride. I hope she stayed warm and snuggled up tho her husband. The ceremony setup did look amazing though, so it was probably worth it.
Once 5pm rolled around it was time to get down to business. We took my family over to Dan's parents house where we introduced the fams and sat to chat a little before dinner. After a little embarrassment with little kid photos (yes my mom carries then in her purse) and some story telling the mood was lightened a little. Ginger the dog also added a bit to the conversation and I think loved all the attention. Dave seemed to really like her and Ginger spent a lot of time over by him.
Once dinner rolled around we all gathered at a nice steak restaurant downtown in Champaign called Jim Gould's. The meal was delicious and gave more time for conversation between the families. Dan's brother and his fiancee also joined us so it was quite a party. After what seemed like no time at all dinner was over and it was time to go our separate ways. All in all I think the meeting went very well and luckily nothing totally embarrassing went on. So the wedding should be just another good mixing of the families.
Whew glad that's all over now I can relax. I would say the introduction of the parents is the most stressful part of the wedding planning. At least it was for me.
On a side note. My Gpa and Barb just happened to be in the area on Sun and so we traveled to Rantoul to introduce Dan to them. Just a crazy weekend of introductions.
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