We had a pretty good time, I'd say. Jess' parents were very nice and her brother was very kind. We spent most of our time driving around Dallas/Fort Worth seeing the sights.
In no particular order we went to Dealy Plaza/The Grassy Knoll, The West End, Deep Ellum, Fair Park, Mockingbird Station, Six Flags over Texas, Lone Star Park, The Stonebriar Mall, The Willowbend Mall, The Parks Mall, Sundance Square, The Fort Worth Botanical Gardens, The Dallas World Aquarium, The Fort Worth Water Gardens, and my parents house. We ate out often. One day, while I was at work, Jess and her mom made Cabbage Rolls (one of my favorite foods) for dinner. Jess' mom was obsessed with HGTV and watched it every chance she had. We went to the Gym a few times. One time, her brother showed me how DumbBells worked and for the next three days I was sore as hell.
My parents got along with them very well and they even talked about visiting Canada this summer with us. Jess' mom showed her true motherly colors with the repition of the phrase "chaque chose a sa place et chaque place a sa chose" (every thing has its place and every place has its thing).
It all made me think about how wonderful (and insane) it would be to live with a bunch of people. Relative, Friends, whomever, as one big family. It's a good feeling — Everyone doing their part, everyone laughing and enjoying one another. I mentioned, several times, how much I would love to live near them in Canada if only I could get my foot in the door with some kind of business or job up there. Unfortunately, it just doesn't seem possible. It's hard enough to find work here, let alone try to make a brand new living in a new place in a new country.
Regardless of all that, I'm very glad they came, and am looking forward to visiting them in the Summer.
