Have fun Stigy! And as a voice of experience: you and your Daring Bride stay as sober as possible on your wedding night / honeymoon.
My Mom got us both plastered on our wedding night. The Darling Bride spent the whole night in the hotel bathroom puking, while I passed out on the bed. WOW, what a wedding night, huh? Yeah, well, the next day wasn't too hot either as I recall.
DO I recall?
Anyway, have fun! And to everyone else:
HAPPY WEEKEND!
The Darling Bride is happy. This is the week her new ride shows up, freshly built from Detroit. A 2014 Chrysler 300C with about every bell & whistle you can imagine on it:
Meanwhile, my 1997 Conversion van (the keys to which someone will have to pry from my cold, dead fingers) will get a decent paint job and detail to make her look fresh and updated. Dang, we clean up nice, huh?
And our yo-yo son (whom we should have named Duncan) seems to be returning to us yet AGAIN. I have set down the rules and he doesn't like them:
- This is NOT his home anymore. It's OUR home. He is a temporary guest here, expected to find HIS home and go there... rapidly. We're empty nesters now and we are enjoying it.
- He will CLEAN.
- He will go to Church with us.
- He will be actively looking for enough work to sustain independence.
- He will not get any more ongoing financial support from us. We're a safety net, not a hammock.
He's not very thrilled, as you might surmise. GOOD. We don't want him living in the lap of luxury around here. It's OUR luxury. He'll be on a strict time limit to get here and get out again. We're not
parents anymore... we're
mentors now that both kids are grown and gone. And we kinda like it!
Have a great weekend, everyone!