Meara, send me some! nom nom nom nom!

Wonderful to catch up and read the elope & post. All joyous thoughts for tomorrow sj & TCH.

Let it go, sj. Tonight and tomorrow and the next few days are all about letting go of the bad stuff, troubling stuff, gnawing stuff. You don't need her wishes (and possibly she's not calling on purpose so as not to intrude), or anyone else's, even ours (though we're all squeeing with joy for you anyway). These few days are about you and TCH and this joyful step you are taking together into the rest of your lives.

Yeah, that's the awesomeness of the elopement.

Congrats sj and TCG!

There were non posting things happening.

Ooh la la!

Skipping and skimming (sorry). I just spent 2 days cooking a special meal for my Dad's bday. Several siblings, nieces and nephews "dropped by" for dinner without asking or letting us know. Ate up the food, drank the booze, pastured their kids, didn't help clean up, and left.

Par for the course with our family. I would normally be livid about now but my dad enjoys seeing them all even if they have the manners of Homo habilis, so I'm just exasperated. Spent several more hours cleaning all the dishes and am ready to pass out. Tomorrow will be better.

Ugh Spidra that is terribly unfair.

Yay, elopement W&P!

{{{Spidra}}}

Yeah, Spidra, I'm afraid you are nicer than me. I would have been all "Great! You can help the kids set the table, you come into the kitchen and help me serve, and who is volunteering to help clean up, since I cooked all day."

And if there were no takers, I would be all "Oh! Sorry. I didn't realize you weren't staying to eat with us. It's nice of you to stop by, though!"

That is so rude. Hospitality is sacred, but it works on both sides of the fence.

My DH's brother is staying with us for 4 days, because he has some stuff going on and needed a GET AWAY break, which I am perfectly happy with. The first night, I was hospitable and fetchy, but he is a nice guy and has been helping with dishes and taking out trash and such the other days.

Had he not been, I would have no compunctions in announcing "Since I cooked, you guys can clean up. Thanks!"

I am irritated on your behalf.

But I am all ROWWWR! on sj's behalf, and yeah, ignore the friend. She might have thought you were too busy/preoccupied thus week, and would have called her if you needed anything.

I had a friend whose family and acquaintances were blowing up her phone with random shit -- like, where should we go to dinner in this town? stuff -- the night before and the morning of her wedding. I took her phone after, I swear, the tenth weird call of the morning (Is Uncle Larry there yet, where should I turn on I-35) and answered all the phone calls so she could enjoy her wedding day.

I do not GET some people!

"They're gettin' married in the mornin', ding-dong, the bells are gonna chime!"