Huge News

Good lord, we bought a house.  

We verbally agreed to an offer after we got home on Saturday and an hour later there was another offer.  We super duper feel like we had a little help from the house-buying gods.

Contract is signed.  Home inspection is Wednesday.  Closing is either mid-March or beginning of April depending on getting the closing attorney's availability and our blackout dates from the wedding.

I'll take a bunch of pictures on Wednesday and do a post all about the house.  It's has a story and it's been a feel-good experience all around.

In other news ... wedding drama.  As though there wasn't enough stress for everyone, now there's a bit of drama.  My DIL's mother wants 12 of her siblings (large family) to be invited.  Most of them have had COVID because they don't take the precautions seriously.  Even though most had it, it's been longer than 3 months and who knows if they can re-infect, etc.  It's an uncomfortable position.  Kids are not comfortable with it, but feel pressured.  We are NOT inviting them to the Welcome Event on Saturday -- no way.  We'll keep our distance at the wedding (which will be relatively easy) and her mom will be tasked to keep them masked and socially distant.  They also talked about requiring a negative test right before driving down.

It's especially dramatic because it's so last minute.  (And kind of convenient that her mom will be vaccinated before the wedding because she works in a school.)  This leaves us with ZERO guests at the wedding and her parents with almost 20 (bridesmaids from the family).  Hubby and I will be socially distant wall flowers -- dang, this sucks.  The wedding is about the kids, but still, it's frustrating and feels lonely.  

And, we are the people to take everything home.  Yard games, leftover bar alcohol, decorations, etc.  It suppose to be taken home the same night but they will ask for an extension to the next morning.  Can you imagine.  We stand alone all night and then after everyone has taken the shuttles to the hotel, we load the car.  This is reminiscent of their college graduation where we sat second fiddle to everything.  Monday we get their dogs for the week too.  Feels a little like hired help all of a sudden.

I'll get over it and it's not a done deal.  It feels selfish on the part of her mom.  She's super nice, but this isn't the first time we've seen this kind of thing and probably won't be the last.  Our focus is the kids and we'll help them in whatever way we can.  We'll find our own way to have fun and we absolutely will love to watch them enjoy their special day.

As for today -- RAIN.  I'm going to try and clean most of the house today.  Wish my back luck :)

Stay well.  Later gators.