Ahhhh.... the family. That was one thing with my new guy. Took him FOREVER to introduce me to the family. I had introduced him to mine at the 6 month mark. It was a natural time. Finally met his after 3 years. And it went well, just long overdue.
My BIL used to host a pig roast every year. A guy came and did the pig, we filled a canoe with ice, brought out own booze and salads. Used a farmer's field. Played baseball, had a bonfire. Ronnie Hawkins and the Hawks and Levon Helm (if any of you are country buffs) used to attend and play ball with us.
I tried to arrange one last year here at the cottage. It was either "do it yourself" or hire the caterer at an app cost of $2000! I declined since I wanted to celebrate our 10 years at the cottage. Might do the "do it yourself" way sometime soon. Brandon (son) was just talking about it the other night. Maybe he and his friends would cook - that would get me to do it.
Good luck with the family. They're usually a pretty good judge of character. See what they think.
