Meet the Parents

During this past week, I made the typical and necessary step involved in any committed relationship. . .I met Colin's parents.
Last Thursday, Colin and I drove in a rental van to the Toronto Pearson airport to pick them up for our graduation weekend. I was definitely nervous-all I knew was that his mom was already calling me "Jessy", which gave me flickers of hope. But I also had been told that his dad was a bit hard too read and very quiet.
I had butterflies in my stomach as Colin and I stood in the airport, watching from a distance as his parents waited to get their luggage. Finally, we were met by a petite women and a man who looked like your typical, lovable father figure. They greeted me warmly and we went in search of our van in the parking garage.
As we rode in the van and discussed which restaurant his parents wanted to go to, I could see their personalities beginning to explode right before my eyes. Colin's mother, Anita Jackson and his father, George Jackson, are complete opposites in every way imaginable. The dialogue between them was so amusing as they tried to agree on a restaurant. They would definitely get five stars in a modern day version of " The Out-of-Towners".
After entering and then leaving a couple of restaurants quickley, we finally decided to go with Montanas- much to Anita Jackson's delight. The food was good and the conversation went well- although I felt a bit scared whenever Colin would leave me alone with them at the table. But as the night went on, I definitely did get a bit more comfortable with them- as they are a very interesting and adorable couple to be around. Watching his mother, I can see where Colin gets a lot of his facial expressions and his sense of adventure. And from spending time with his dad, I noticed that him and Colin both start to wind down in the evenings, as they are both early risers.
So, it was definitely a colourful evening, and I did regret the many interesting conversations that I must have missed, while I sat in a deep sleep during most of the ride back to St. Catharines. It was a great night with reasons for myself to believe that I was well liked and approved of so far. Colin's dad even gave me a strong, side hug before me left them at the Travel Lodge Hotel. And now I'm looking forward to seeing them more as they stick around until Wednesday. But as for staying at their house in Saskatchewan this summer. .that's going to be a whole new adventure. .