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Jul. 20th, 2008 08:14 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
nabilwow, i am so glad that went well. we just had ted's fam over for the first time-- his mom, dad, brother, sister-in-law, two nieces, brother-in-law-in-law, cousin, and cousin-in-law. eleven of us, two under the age of four, and one eleven.
it was a bit scary for both of us because it was the first time. my mom has been over-- and stayed with us-- a number of times. i still freak out and clean frantically every time, but it's a bit more normalized. i think next time they come over we'll both be more comfortable. i'm really glad they did. both because they are all sweet, open, loving, and deeply weird people, and because i'm happy for ted and for me to have them more integrated into our lives this way. i'm really glad we got to invite them into our home, show them around our neighborhood-- spend time with them on our turf.
folks seemed to have a good time. they don't spend much time in cities, and i think they enjoyed it. we had tea and snacks at our apartment, and we all wore animal ears-- the eleven year old got a surprising amount of pleasure at the bunny rabbit ears. then we drove down to the mission. we hung at the pirate store for a long time-- the girls really enjoyed digging for treasure and finding secret compartments-- then went by borderlands-- then walked down to fritz for dinner. it was sweet.
it was also really neat to run into maria and theo and max. god, i love my neighborhood.
we've been frenetically cleaning, of course. one impetus for this visit is that we just got the last piece of furniture ted's parents got for us after our commitment ceremony-- a customized storage unit sized to exactly fit one wall of the apartment. it's a gorgeous and generous gift-- especially along with the couch, the ottoman, and the other cabinet they got for us-- that makes it much easier to live gracefully in our little apartment-- and i really wanted to both show it off and say thank you.
ted has a really cool family. when you spend time with them, his sunniness makes perfect sense. they are a bit fancier then my family, but in a very loving and accepting way. it was a delight to have them in our home.
i'm also really happy that everybody liked my mom's spiced cider recipe.
xoxo
nabil <-- very very sleepy and contented
it was a bit scary for both of us because it was the first time. my mom has been over-- and stayed with us-- a number of times. i still freak out and clean frantically every time, but it's a bit more normalized. i think next time they come over we'll both be more comfortable. i'm really glad they did. both because they are all sweet, open, loving, and deeply weird people, and because i'm happy for ted and for me to have them more integrated into our lives this way. i'm really glad we got to invite them into our home, show them around our neighborhood-- spend time with them on our turf.
folks seemed to have a good time. they don't spend much time in cities, and i think they enjoyed it. we had tea and snacks at our apartment, and we all wore animal ears-- the eleven year old got a surprising amount of pleasure at the bunny rabbit ears. then we drove down to the mission. we hung at the pirate store for a long time-- the girls really enjoyed digging for treasure and finding secret compartments-- then went by borderlands-- then walked down to fritz for dinner. it was sweet.
it was also really neat to run into maria and theo and max. god, i love my neighborhood.
we've been frenetically cleaning, of course. one impetus for this visit is that we just got the last piece of furniture ted's parents got for us after our commitment ceremony-- a customized storage unit sized to exactly fit one wall of the apartment. it's a gorgeous and generous gift-- especially along with the couch, the ottoman, and the other cabinet they got for us-- that makes it much easier to live gracefully in our little apartment-- and i really wanted to both show it off and say thank you.
ted has a really cool family. when you spend time with them, his sunniness makes perfect sense. they are a bit fancier then my family, but in a very loving and accepting way. it was a delight to have them in our home.
i'm also really happy that everybody liked my mom's spiced cider recipe.
xoxo
nabil <-- very very sleepy and contented