I'm baaaaaaack! And SO happy to see my ankle bones again. Southern heat and Northern gal are not a happy match. My feet were so swollen, it felt like they were going to split open every time I flexed my sausage-y toes. Probably looked like a 147yo old bag whenever I minced my way up/down staircases. Ugh. 

What a trip! DH and I had an absolutely WONDERFUL time. On a happy note, we got to spend a lot more time with the newlyweds than we expected. On a crappy note, BioHo was bloody AWFUL. I barely know where to start, so I will take it day by day and will break it up into another blog or two.

MONDAY

We hit the road and drove allllll the way through. To our surprise, any traffic delays and backups were always the opposite direction in which we were heading, so we made good time and got to the house in the wee hours. The house was absolutely lovely! Four bedrooms, two sleeper sofas, and two YUGE fainting couches. If you want to count the normal sofa and two recliners, the house could actually sleep 18 people. A lot of room for two people, but my guardian angel must not have been drinking the day I found/selected this house.

TUESDAY

We slept late (Monday was sucky for us geezers!). Lunch plans with SS21 and stb-wife. It was a long lunch! We talked a lot, took our time, and lingered over coffee and dessert. The 'kids' reluctantly had to leave and do a bit of running before heading over to 'Ho's bungalow for dinner and overnights. The plan was for them to stay with 'Ho Tue and Wed nights and with DH and me Thu/Sat nights. DH and I decided to drive around for awhile before heading to the grocery store for some necessities. 

We were in the middle of grocery shopping when SS21 called DH to ask if they could stay with us Tue/Wed instead of 'Ho. Of course, DH said yes! We picked up a few more things to accommodate their stay and headed 'home' to meet them. Over some of Aniki's wicked Rum Punch, we got the story.

They left in the middle of dinner because 'Ho starting in on how SS21 owes her an apology (bunch of horsepuckey... https://www.steptalk.org/blog/aniki/bioho-martyr-groom-269380). SS21 suggested they discuss it later, after dinner. Well, how dare he! When 'Ho wants something, she wants it NOW. Cue a 'Ho Hissy! 'Ho threw down her fork (which bounced off the table and had to be swatted away by Mr. Pinhead so it didn't hit him in the face) and started screaming. SS21 did not go into details as to what 'Ho was yelling about; he simply said, "We'll stay somewhere else." He and stb-wife left to the sound of 'Ho's wine glass shattering in the background. Thankfully, their bags were still in the car.

WEDNESDAY

SD25 and fiance drove up from FL to stay at the 'Ho bungalow for the night. SD25 started a new job and Wed/Thu is her weekend, so they were only coming up to see the happy couple and be part of family pictures Thursday morning before heading back later that day. Late Wednesday afternoon, DH gets a call from SD25. Can SD25 and fiance stay with us tonight? Sure. (Thankfully, we'd gone a little overboard on fruit and snacks and had plenty to share.) We got the skinny over some of my blueberry lemonade. (SS21 and fiancee were out doing wedding stuff.)

SD25 and fiance arrived around 2pm. 'Ho was already drunk. Slurring, stumbling, belching drunk. SD25 asked where her brother and future SIL were.

"I'm not talking about your f*cking a$$hole brother and his wh0re. He owes me a f*cking apology, dammit! F*ck him. F*ck him! F*CK 'EM BOTH!!!"  ~'Ho SMASH~ (Say farewell to another wine glass!) Fiance grabbed SD25's arm and pulled her out of there. SD25 called from the car as fiance was driving away. 

Just after 7pm, Mr. Pinhead texted both SS21 and SD25 to remind the about family pictures in the morning.

To Be Continued...