First Impressions

My youngest brought her latest beau home to meet the folks Friday night.
Always a scary proposition - will we like him, will he like us?
...What has the child gotten into this time?

Super nice guy.

Yep, we all approved. Even my oldest daughter who, I feared, would be looking for reasons not to like him.

First impressions are a biggie around here - I remember when I met my oldest son's bride to be. At the time she was seriously dating someone else (his friend and co-worker).

After chatting with her for a while, I remember thinking "too bad she's taken - she would be the perfect match for him."
Two years later when the tides turned in that direction - I couldn't have been more delighted.

Son # 2 was smitten early in high school. His girl was adorable. When they broke up shortly thereafter, I mourned right along with him.
I felt so strongly that they belonged together.

Happily, she returned to his life, and they are a pair again.

I'm not saying Jenny has met "the one." They just met, and are just getting to know each other.
All I know is that I get a good feeling around him. When you find yourself thinking "Wow - how did she find him?" as they walk out the door, that's a good sign.
I know that my precious daughter is safe with him, a feeling that is priceless.

Meanwhile, my oldest son works for the Federal Court system and has access to all kinds of public records - he actually ran a background check on him!
...It's ok, he's clean - no priors, no arrests.
LOL - I wonder if the kid would still like us if he knew that little tidbit of information...

Now that my children will all want to strangle me for gossiping...

I went to the Quickutz warehouse sale yesterday. Fun, fun, fun!
I wished so much that my daughter in law could have been there.
I walked out with over $900 worth of product for around $100, and came home feeling like Christmas had come early.

...But then, as always, the buyer's remorse sets in - why did I spend so much with Christmas coming and only 2 more paychecks to spread over everything?
Chastising myself for being greedy and selfish...

What's a girl to do? *Sigh* What's done is done. No returns.

It's Sunday again, and I woke up with a wicked sore throat. Supposed to sing with the choir today - I don't know how that's going to work.

There's 3 inches of snow out there that fell during the night, and Thanksgiving week is upon us.
Black Friday is coming, and I work all weekend *shudder* (thousands of crazed shoppers frothing at the mouth for bargains.)

Pray for me...
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