Fruit. Cake.

Yesterday was the highly anticipated day I met Cas' mom. I was mostly ready and pretty excited about it, but I was certainly a little nervous. I put on and took off four different pairs of jeans before settling on the right pair. I thought long and hard about my neckline before selecting a shirt. I chose a pair of shoes I later regretted. Pretty par for the course, I suppose.

When we arrived at her house, she had enlarged photos on all of the walls. She apparently does this every year. Anywhere you looked, there was a photo of a younger Cas. Little kid Cas. Baby Cas. Middle school Cas. College Cas. It was the cutest thing. 

I genuinely enjoyed meeting mom and Dave. They are really nice people. We had Cas' favorite meal. He apparently likes crepes with shredded chicken and a cream sauce. That came with corn and peas. There was a salad before hand and a cake for dessert. Apparently, this is all according to Cas' wishes. In their family, the birthday-haver makes all of the choices. 

Cas chose fruit-cake. Unbeknownst to me, their version of fruit-cake is a cake-shaped portion of watermelon arranged with other fruit all around. Some of the fruit is on long skewers, arranged like kebabs; some is on shorter skewers and some was placed around the watermelon. The fruit "cake" came with chocolate fondue. After Cas blew out the candle that was poked into a strawberry, we all got a skewer to go with a cup of chocolate. For a non-traditional cake, it was pretty amazing. 

I had a good time getting to know mom and Dave, and it was nice to see Cas' brother, sister-in-law and niece again. 

I have one more hurdle to clear this week. I have to meet Cas's dad and stepmom on Tuesday. Chad and Becky (the brother and sister-in-law) are coming to dinner and bringing Zoey (the niece), so there will once again be people I have met before at the table. 

I am glad to be meeting the whole family. So far, they seem fond of me. I think, if I keep treating Cas nicely, they will remain fond of me.