Delicate Situation

Hello Everyone: A very chilly start to the week. To make matters worse, there's no heat in most of the apartment and some heat in my bedroom. I called maintenance about it and hopefully someone will fix it. In the meantime I'm trying to stay warm. I had a nice start to the day. A lovely run, followed by a quick trip to the bank to deposit NY Aunt's check. My favorite moment was being able to pay for my driver's license renewal. It may not sound like a big deal but not having to panic about where I was going to find the money or worry about groceries and laundry this week is a good feeling. Speaking of money, I'm fully expecting an email from the big bank tomorrow, requesting more documents for mum's account. I'll be (pleasantly) surprised if I don't see anything in my inbox and shocked if I find the check in the mailbox. Meanwhile, I have an interview prep with the job coach. This is in preparation for my online interview with the Department of City Planning on Friday afternoon. I need to check the link again and make sure I have a stable connection. It would be so unprofessional if my hotspot cut out in the middle. I also want to test the earbuds I bought to make sure I can hear in both ears so I don't have to strain to hear the questions or ask someone to repeat it. The Brit BF and I had a nice video chat over the weekend. I like catching up with him; he always has something interesting going on. It got me thinking about one serious thing, how am I going to introduce him to my sister and brother-in-law? You know, Mr. and Dr. Conservative who frowned at their eldest son's suggestion about inter-faith dating. How am I going to introduce my Afro-English, non-Jewish love of my life to them? I don't think they'd have a problem about the Afro-English part but would seriously have a problem with the non-Jewish part. Have some time to think about and consult with experts before I bring him home to meet the family but if history is any indication, it won't go over well. My BIL has a brother who got involved with a woman at his workplace (big mistake), impregnated her, and married her. His parents recognize the wife and children from that marriage as their grandchildren but Sis and BIL don't recognize the wife and children as relative. Basically, BIL's brother is welcome to attend family functions without his wife and children. It sounds really cruel but that's how religious they are. I'm sometimes amazed they allow me to sit at their table. As I said, I have some time to consider how to handle the matter. I don't want to break up with him just so I can stay in everyone's good graces. I think if I did that, it would be the biggest regret of my life. I also don't want to be one of those bitter eternally single women. They have careers that give their days meaning and maybe do some volunteer work, occasionally date but no meaningful lasting relationship. Maybe they settle for whoever comes along to avoid being lonely. I don't want that existence yet I want to have some familial connection. I have to really think about how I'm going to deal with it.