Meeting the Mom

[kitanzi]

Well, another relationship ritual has been met and passed - and enjoyably, at that. ACat's mom has been meaning to come visit for the past several weekends but threatened snow kept making her reschedule - some of the trip is through a rather high mountain pass, plus it's a LONG car ride. She did make it down this weekend, though, and the funny thing is that I was less nervous about meeting his mom than I was about introducing him to mine - or my dad, for that matter. I think this actually says more about me and my family than it does anything else, but I digress.

She's a lot like her son - funny, intelligent, generous, perceptive, slightly acerbic, kind - and just like he described her, which is not surprising. I think I passed muster, though once again I'm running into the interesting phenomenon of being measured against his ex, and finding it's a REALLY SHORT YARDSTICK. *sigh*

Anyhow, we gave her her christmas present (a really neat fur pillow I had threatened to keep if she didn't make it this time), and took her to the Three Weird Sisters concert Friday night, which she seemed to like a lot. She must have enjoyed it, since she took home both their CD and Gwen's solo CD!

We also talked a lot, went out to eat a lot, and had quite a good time over all. I hoped I would get more funny ACat-as-a-kid stories out of it, but he seems to have already told them all on himself already! >:)It was fun hearing them from another perspective and a different story teller.

She took herself off to the mall Saturday morning, just before we found out about the Columbia disaster, and since I was finding singing to be some solace we kind took it back up and gave her a microconcert of a good variety of filk that afternoon. I never did get to feed her - she wasn't hungry when she got in Friday, and took us out to ever single meal thereafter before leaving after breakfast Sunday morning. Just as well that we'd already decided to relax the diet in anticipation of our trip to England.

So, I've done the ritual Meeting of the SO's Parents, and it went pretty well. I'm really glad - I like her! Next adventure - England the day after tomorrow?!?

Comments

[bardling.livejournal.com]

Oh wonderful! I'm glad to hear that all went well and youlike each other, it seems.

As for England - YAY! Looking forward greatly to meeting you both in person! *BhiggHugs*

[kitanzi.livejournal.com]

Yep, it was a wonderful trip and you both were first rate hosts and marvelous friends, so thank you again. :) COME VISIT US NOW! *bearhug*

[delennara.livejournal.com]

I remeber well how anxious I was before that ritual....without a reason of course. But in my oldfashioned world it is important, cause it means that the partner is serious enough about the relationshiip to go through the (sometimes embarassing, like with the childhood stories) thing.
*giggles*
Well, I am a dinosaur, probably. I still wait for man to ask me to dance, too.

And I am very happy to meet you so soon!

[kitanzi.livejournal.com]

And I was very happy to meet you, too! (Actually, when I first met you I didn't realize at first who you were. Rob forgot that when he'd met you the night before, I wasn't with him. I would have given you a big hug immediately if I'd known - sorry for being shy.) You make very lovely music and give good hugs, did you know that? :)

[browngirl.livejournal.com]

Well, cool!

Though how any mother could not love you would be beyond me :D

A.

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[kitanzi.livejournal.com]

Awwww, you're a sweetie, thanks :)