SeaCat
Hey, my Halo is smoking
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So the In-Laws were supposed to show up at our place at Noon today. At 1100 I went out in my jeans and a Tank Top to ditch a bag of trash. Who should show up as I'm doing this but my wifes parents.
Okay I play it cool and greet them as they climb out of their car. My Father-In-Law shakes my hand with a smile on his face then stretches. My Mother-In-Law on the other hand gives me the stink eye and asks where her daughter is. I lead them inside.
Now my wife has been having a hard time of it all morning. She has already gone into a Panic Attack induced bout of Bronchitis as she scrambles around cleaning and trying to make sure everything is absolutely perfect. I got her calmed down from this but she still is flitting from point to point in a panic.
Asw I lead her parents in she hugs them then tries to answer a question posed by her mother. When she starts to answer she goes into an immediate Panic Attack and once again can't catch her breath. I think I surprised her parents when I shouldered them to the side and got in front of her. I talked her down and got her breathing again.
As she went into the bathroom to wash her face and use her inhaler her parents looked at me and asked what was going on. I explained and they looked at me in shock. It seems they didn't understand just how much their daughter fears them or wants them to accept her decisions. (Which I told them in very blunt terms.)
When she came out of the bathroom they both told her to calm down, then they did something I hadn't expected. They looked around the place and told her they liked it. They both worked hard at calming her down.
A short while later I had to go out and move my car so they could park theirs without causing upset among my neighbors. When I came back from this her mother was waiting for me next to the bike. She asked me if this was the bike we rode and I answered that it was. She looked it over and after telling me it needed a good cleaning started asking me questions about what we wore when we rode and how we rode. When I had finished answering her questions she looked at me and told me to just be careful. When we went inside she looked at my wife and told her she liked the bike, even though there was no way we would ever get her on it.
We drove around and visited several beaches as well as a couple of historic landmarks before returning home. After they had gone and checked into their hotel, (Their choice) they came back for dinner. We treated them with Chimichuri, Mixed Veggies and Bisquits. My Mother-In-Law surprised me by asking for the recipe for the Chimichuri Marinade.
So now they are in their Hotel and we are kicking back for a bit. They will be over here early tomorrow morning and we're off to do some more sight seeing.
It was a good day and hopefully tomorrow will be just as good.
Cat
Okay I play it cool and greet them as they climb out of their car. My Father-In-Law shakes my hand with a smile on his face then stretches. My Mother-In-Law on the other hand gives me the stink eye and asks where her daughter is. I lead them inside.
Now my wife has been having a hard time of it all morning. She has already gone into a Panic Attack induced bout of Bronchitis as she scrambles around cleaning and trying to make sure everything is absolutely perfect. I got her calmed down from this but she still is flitting from point to point in a panic.
Asw I lead her parents in she hugs them then tries to answer a question posed by her mother. When she starts to answer she goes into an immediate Panic Attack and once again can't catch her breath. I think I surprised her parents when I shouldered them to the side and got in front of her. I talked her down and got her breathing again.
As she went into the bathroom to wash her face and use her inhaler her parents looked at me and asked what was going on. I explained and they looked at me in shock. It seems they didn't understand just how much their daughter fears them or wants them to accept her decisions. (Which I told them in very blunt terms.)
When she came out of the bathroom they both told her to calm down, then they did something I hadn't expected. They looked around the place and told her they liked it. They both worked hard at calming her down.
A short while later I had to go out and move my car so they could park theirs without causing upset among my neighbors. When I came back from this her mother was waiting for me next to the bike. She asked me if this was the bike we rode and I answered that it was. She looked it over and after telling me it needed a good cleaning started asking me questions about what we wore when we rode and how we rode. When I had finished answering her questions she looked at me and told me to just be careful. When we went inside she looked at my wife and told her she liked the bike, even though there was no way we would ever get her on it.
We drove around and visited several beaches as well as a couple of historic landmarks before returning home. After they had gone and checked into their hotel, (Their choice) they came back for dinner. We treated them with Chimichuri, Mixed Veggies and Bisquits. My Mother-In-Law surprised me by asking for the recipe for the Chimichuri Marinade.
So now they are in their Hotel and we are kicking back for a bit. They will be over here early tomorrow morning and we're off to do some more sight seeing.
It was a good day and hopefully tomorrow will be just as good.
Cat
