Meet the Parents

It went nothing like the movie, "Meet the Parents" when Cora met Mom and Dad this weekend.  In case you've missed it, you can go HERE to read about Cora.

She was in town for the weekend to visit, and so Sunday morning she and I drove down to Morris to meet Mom and Dad.  We chose it as meeting place because there's a place there with good food and it's about 1:15 for me and 1:45 for them.  And that's as close to "half way" as you're going to find.

We pulled in to R Place about 10:00, and parked right behind my parent's van.  Mom and Dad were already sitting in a corner booth when we got there.  The meeting went well.  We talked about Cora, and her life, but mom also filled me in on family news, etc.  All-in-all not nearly as scary as I was afreaded it would be.  After breakfast, we all took a stroll around Wal-Mart

After Wal-Mart, Cora and I returned to Chicago to go to the Taste of Chicago and eventually sample alligator for the first time.  (It was in a peppery sausage, and it tasted a bit like crocodile to me.)

On the her flight home, Cora spent the flight solving Sudoku puzzles out of the book my mom gave her.

It was a good visit.  I will be heading out there in late July for her birthday.