And....Relax

This weekend went as well as it was ever going to go. Realistically, it was a good weekend and I should be more positive about it. Possibly after I am less exhausted I will be able to do so.

Friday, we skipped the traffic and made it down there around lunch. So we ate at Sonic (which is a treat as far as the boys are concerned) and then visited the Jamestown Settlement. It was hot and muggy and pretty miserable out, but everyone had a good time. Other than the sweaty thing.

I also got a photo of me and the boys in front of the big metal flags at the front (in the parking area) that I'm fairly certain is a re-do of the first time we visited Jamestown when youngest was still stroller bound. So that'll be a fun then and now to look at.

We picked up Mission BBQ on our way to the resort to check in. It was our version of "come have an informal family supper on Friday night" catering. And it was well received. And yummy. 

Friday night was good. There were some annoying bits -- like how 8 people who told me they were coming to Friday decided instead to get dinner elsewhere and how I would have ordered less BBQ had I known that going in. That sort of thing. 

The uncle and his mistress were two of those eight though, so I can't say I missed their presence overly much.

Of course, the two of them DID show up as things were winding down. And so it was amusing (slightly) that one aunt and uncle and two other aunts (who were there solo) made their excuses and left fairly shortly after philandering uncle arrived. 

I'm grateful I'm not the only one who has no use for said uncle and his pathetic ways. I had thought I was as my father-in-law has made a big production out of the need for forgiveness (not wrong) and how that means we just accept the new status quo (this is the wrong part.)

Anyway, I thought those who left did so in a very quiet, classy way. They didn't draw attention or anything and it was after 9, so it wasn't unprecedented to think people might be looking to wind down.

Saturday was spent primarily at the pool/lazy river/water slide combo area. The boys had a blast. I avoided sunburn. Hubby managed to sunburn only the tops of his feet. So we're calling it a win.

There was much leftover BBQ for lunch for any who so desired - many partook.

I spent the latter half of the afternoon constructing a balloon arch for the fancy dinner. Oh my word those are more work than I anticipated. And probably close to 200 balloons. Still, it looked nice and the photos taken under it were fun and will make good mementos.

The dinner itself went well. At the start, the banquet host was wondering if they could start serving and it was all I could do not to laugh because, being the extended Sleepy family no one was on time. We were missing probably half of the families at that point. I started texting furiously and we managed to get started only 30 minutes late.

Everyone behaved themselves -- some by basically just sitting out on the deck instead of mingling inside, but whatever.

My in-laws, of course, managed to end the evening with weirdness. We'd all planned to stay one more night and then meet for breakfast prior to checkout. But people were going to go see their new house and sot MIL got it in her head that she needed to be there in case someone showed up early (but if we were all checking out at the same time I just...??) Anyway, after great drama to arrange a ride for an aunt and cousin (because they were supposed to ride with the in-laws), the in-laws decided to checkout early and go home.

Why not.

Regardless, it's done now and over. I'm just waiting on the final bill. Can't wait. (Ha.) And I shouldn't have to plan anything like this ever again. Maybe some rehearsal dinners down the road when the boys marry, but I think all things considered, that will be much easier.

Arrived home to find my sister has a firm date in mind for moving to California, so that will be my next (hopefully last?) big stressor out of the way. And then, I fully intend for life to settle back down and be normal.