No, he is an only. As is the girlfriend!
I will never forget the time (long after we were married) that dh’s dad set up a projector and showed family slides. Every time one of mil would show up he would say, “Why don’t you look like that anymore?” “Why aren’t you thin like that anymore?” Awful. It’s called aging - look in the mirror, dude!
That said, we do have a digital frame that runs that has some cute (not embarrassing) childhood pics of ds among them.
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I would be a bit anxious if DS left me along with GF I had just met! I would probably offer to show her around and ask if she wanted to go to the beach and sit with her. Or offer up a walk. Good luck!
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I’d find something to do that will take 2-3 hours in the morning like a farmers market, art show, walk through a botanic garden. At my daughter’s school (way on the other side of the state) they had a botanic garden with 100+ types of palm trees. They also had an art museum that concentrated on textiles, and always lots of art shows near the shops in the little town. Also places for coffee, lunch, ice cream.
If she doesn’t want to go, let her do what she wants to do. Keep it all casual.
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Walk around town after a cafe and drinks/ snacks stop.
I remember my MIL asked me to prepare the salad and I freaked out. I did nt know what was required.
@Hoggirl when do they get there? This thread was a highlight of my Covid recovery so am curious how it goes.
One other thought - if your son isn’t quite “himself” this weekend, don’t hassle him. I’m guessing he may be a little nervous about it also, and will be trying to figure out how to make a good impression on her, while at the same time visiting with you and your husband.
I think it’s great he’s willing to bring her and she wants to come.
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Yeah, in our case, there was a story with every photo.
“Here’s my Tom baby puking on daddy…”
“Here’s my Tom baby picking his nose…”
etc.
lol
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So sorry about the Covid! Get well soon!
They arrive tomorrow (Friday) afternoon. Land at 2:10. Should be here an hour later. My dh is picking them up from the airport (without me) as he is leaving straight from the office to get them.
I hear you on getting invested in a thread on CC! They can be thought-provoking and/or highly distracting!
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When I met my in-laws, at the time my boyfriend/now DH and I had only been dating a couple of months (we met in college). I came to his town for the weekend.
They did not have a guest room, so their solution was to have me sleep in his sister’s bed. Which was all well and good except Sister was at event and would be getting home around midnight. So I got into bed knowing a complete stranger would be getting into the other half of the double bed some time in the middle of the night with me! 
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Wow, that’s a little strange. I would think there were other alternatives that would have made more sense. Son giving up his room for you and sleeping on the couch, etc. Glad that first meeting did not keep you from your future husband! 
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WTAF???
cc wants to make sure that was intended to be a complete sentence. Yes, that’s my entire thought in four letters!!! 
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Yeah, I would not have handled that situation very well.
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Wow. That would have really been uncomfortable! The first time I met my in-laws I arrived before my BF (now DH), even though we were supposed to get there at the same time. It was very weird to just walk up to their door and say Hi. I am sure the GF may be anxious as well.
Hope it is a good visit!
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They arrived yesterday afternoon. We had nibbles and then went out to dinner. Came back for sunset. Everyone was too full for key lime pie. They both seem a bit nervous to me.
Ds and dh went on a fishing trip early this morning. Ds had been correct that she had no interest in doing that. She is going to be studying for her nurse practitioner boards while they are gone, so finding something for the two of us to do isn’t going to be an issue. I heard her get up after they left to go fish, but I think she has gone back to sleep.
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First impressions???
I suppose that is the beauty of an anonymous forum.
She seems nice. She has a lot of self-confidence in her professional life but I don’t see much self-confidence outside of that?? I can’t assess how, “into” each other they are. He spent quite a bit of time with her family over the last several days in conjunction with her grad school graduation. Hard because I can’t pick his brain and ask about that.
She isn’t what I would have pictured for him, but I can see where she would complement him.
But, I need to observe more than the few hours of interaction that I’ve had.
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So do they stare into each other’s eyes?
I could tell my son was a goner when I saw pix of him with his girlfriend before I even met her.
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Well, I’m trying not to stare to see if they are staring.
I think he is very attentive to her.
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Sounds like a good situation that she needs to study for her boards.
You don’t feel like you have to entertain her, your son feels like he can do things with his dad. And she can opt out because she has a good reason and has to study.
Win, win
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