My in-laws rule

I've heard the horrifying tales of crazed, obsessive, impossible-to-please, nightmare in-laws.

Thank God I got so lucky. Kyle's parents visited from Philly last week and we had the best time. It was like having friends in town -- totally cool, low-maintenance friends. I had to work during the day, but at night, it was so fun to come home and chill out with some wine.

Kyle's dad made us breakfast almost every day. Real breakfast -- eggs, kielbasa, toast -- not just cereal.

We all donated some money to Indiana's economy late Wednesday night when we visited the casino. (Except for Kyle, who came back to win $35 after being down about $75 at one point.) I was especially proud to have made my $10 last in the slot machine for an hour and 15 minutes.

Kyle's mom knows how to shop -- a woman after my own heart. On Friday, we checked out the Macy's sale. Then I dragged her to Off Broadway Shoe Warehouse, and then we hit the Summit. (She also loves the Lifetime Movie Network, so imagine all the atrocious acting we watched together as a family!)

That night, we grilled out, listened to old school R&B tunes and chatted up a storm over wine and cocktails.

And, Aaron and Brenda got to meet their grand-dogs for the first time, which went splendidly. Lucy and Archie were perfectly civilized pets. Saturday night, after we took Aaron and Brenda to the airport, Lucy wouldn't come to bed. She laid down on the couch for a couple of hours, probably waiting for her new friends to come home.

It was a really fabulous time. I wish they were still here. Because I'd probably be doing something else besides watching the season finale of "The Bachelorette" right now. (I never watched any other episodes this season, but isn't this really the only one you need to see? She just picked the Colorado pro snowboarder over the super nice financial guy from Seattle.)

"Weeds" is on!