The baby had just gotten her 2 month shots and we were ready to introduce her to his family. I had never met his family so this was going to be a very nervous trip for me. We had been married for about 1 year and four months and I had spoken to my mother in law on the phone but it's not the same. The little bit that I knew about her was very different from my family. She liked to talk and was very opinionated and voiced it with no regards. The little things she knew about me, she knew I was hispanic and had married her son. And I don't know if either one of those were positives.
I have never been to North Carolina, or the south for that matter. We landed and his parents were there to pick us up. We all hugged and perpetuated the family concept. As we were driving from the airport to his parents home I saw a deer just hopping along the side of the road. I had just fallen in love with North Carolina. It was beautiful, there were big full trees everywhere. Homes were set on the backside of the lots which gave the properties huge driveways and front yards that were littered with trees and green grass. We traveled mostly 2 lane highways and there was no traffic. Big difference from my home in California.
When we got to their home, we proceeded to sit and talk. She was asking me about my family and my upbringing. My father in law was a very quiet man and preferred to sit and listen. As we spoke different family members would casually stop by to see the new girl (that was me). They wouldn't stay long but I made the acquaintance of so many aunts and cousins that I couldn't keep track. I felt like a specimen on display.
At the end of day one, he looked pleased with himself and he gave me a kiss on the cheek. "Thank you for enduring all that."
"Of course honey, we're family," I answered. This was day one of fourteen, I was exhausted. Hopefully the rest of the week would be more relaxing.
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