Parental Advice?

I was home alone with my parents for the first time in... hmm I guess I can't really even remember when both of my sisters weren't home, but it was a while, and the three of us went out to a restaurant that my sister couldn't eat at (her stubborn pickiness finally not deterring our cravings). Of course, I have been at school for the last four months, so it's probably more of a regular occurrence than I realize, but it was nice to catch up.

I kick myself sometimes for forgetting that they have a totally separete life going on while I'm at school. Some kids I know talk to their parents EVERY DAY. That's not us. I guess I am made aware that they're there- My mom will never cease the Facebook 'poke' war, and my dad usually drops in with an e-mail or some brief message about watching my spending or something to that effect. No matter what it's about, though, it's always signed "Love, Dad".

Other than that, my world needs to completely be falling apart for me to call home. Or something really great happened. My last phone call home while I was at school was more of both. I had recently started seeing this really great guy- and amazingly enough, I think he liked me enough that he thought it was a good idea for me to meet the fam when they came up his graduation. Of course, I knew I wanted to but it's always a little nerve-wracking. So, naturally, I pick up the phone, dial My mom's cell, and for the next 10-15 minutes, she's calming me down. Not with motherly supportive words, mind you. Just to remind me to speak slowly and to not talk with my mouth full. It's a miracle I have a social life at all if this is the advice I get!

But it was fine. I usally get along really well with older men and women, like 80+, for some reason. So, that's what I did. By then end of the really great dinner that I had four bites of, me and Nanna were best friends. I learned more about his family heritage than I think he knows, and all these really interesting tid-bits about her life. All in all, no advice was need, I was fine.

My only concern was that on the way out to the car prior to dinner, my mom calls me back in a hurry and proclaims, "You know, your father came to MY graduation dinner..." I think I said " I love you" just as I hung up on her and slid into his car...Awesome.