In-law invasion

Rosalie’s family decided to make their annual invasion so I had to be prepared. with lots of wine, good food, and infinite patience.

Three of her sisters came down from up north. And of course, they had to bring our brother-in-law Gordie. The only sister missing was Suzanne and hubby Vic.

They arrived on Saturday afternoon and the party began. We had put a chicken marinated 24 hours, in salt and apple cider on the BBQ and opened a few boxes of wine so we were off to a great start. That evening we started watching a movie but soon gave up and went to bed.

The next day the girls wanted to go for a walk in the campground, so Gordie and I went to Qualicum Beach for some supplies. When we got back, the neighbours, Bob and Marlene came over to meet the sisters. In the evening we all gathered in the gazebo to watch more of the movie, drink more wine, with some of us falling asleep. We only watched a bit more of the movie and went to bed.

On Monday I had organized a special meeting of the B & B club so that Gordie could get a pint of real beer and reunite with the guys. But first, we had a few errands to run and also had to stop for lunch. We got to downtown Nanaimo and had a heck of a time finding somewhere open to get lunch along with a glass of wine. We ended up at the Dorchester Hotel, therefore, saving the day.

The B & B club was as awesome as it usually is and we had a good time. After dropping Peter off at home we drove back to Spidey. That evening we watched the rest of the movie.

The sleeping arrangements were fun, Delorie and Marina were assigned to the loft, and Gordie and Giselle were on the pull-out bed in the living room. Rosalie and I, of course, were snug in our own kingsize bed.

Gordie and Giselle bought their little dog Popeye with them. He had a great time. The girls took him down to the dog pond for a swim and after, to the dog park where he ran wild and absorbed all the doggy smells. He was really well behaved and only barked a couple of times.

The thing I liked most was seeing the sisters and how well they get on with each other. I had three brothers but we were never as close as these guys are. So I live my family life, vicariously through them and look forward to further visits; probably in Mexico as they are all going down for February/March, including Suzanne and Vi.