Cousins, in-laws
As I have no in-laws, here's some tidbits about my cousins' spouses and their families (my family is thoroughly Americanized Japanese people):

Jin's in-laws are fantastic. They live in the "hidden" loft at Jin's house. They're amazing cooks, know how to play several musical instruments, and have a massive collection of Chinese DVDs of (naturally) dubious origin. As a special bonus, they're from Hawaii (where we all went when Jin got married), and mom-in-law speaks Japanese, or at least enough Japanese to speak to my mom's mom, which is nice.

Eric's in-laws are Philipino; they're very talkative (although I can't understand what they're saying) and their parties are marked by an abundence of food. Their family outnumbers ours by about 3 to one. They've taken to calling Eric's daughter "Erica" (real name Diana) because she looks so much like him - they've even got my parents doing it! Their house is dark and filled with knick-knacks like Michelle Kwan snow globes and ornate roccoco furnature, and a big backyard that's perfect for the massive family gatherings that happen every weekend.

Jami's in-laws live in Oregon and we only see them during Xmas and New Years. They're the only hakujin (lit. white people) in-laws who visit us. Her husband's sister bears an astonishing resemblence to her brother, though she has considerably more hair.

Krisi and her fiancee spent last Xmas with his family (that's when he finally proposed). His 3 older brothers, their families, mom, dad, and dad's girlfriend(!) were all crammed into a large RV and from what she tells me it was a fun trip. Fiancee's also the first person I know of to call Krisi by her real name, Kristen, which I'd never heard before.
(Kitsune-chan I'm not a bunny I'm a grownup girl, Sun 11 Sep 2005, 15:04, Reply)