veritek33
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Hi friends, I’m running out of covid friendly at home date ideas.
My husband is starting to go stir crazy due to covid. We go to work, go home, and sometimes get crazy and go to the gym.
Meanwhile I’m pregnant and loving being at home doing nothing and hibernating as much as possible.
We get take out maybe once a week. Other ideas for at home date nights that aren’t terribly expensive?
@Copa so sorry about your friend! I hope they hang the guy by his teeny tiny balls.
As for appliances – this might sound super cheap but I love looking at the dented/scratched section of Lowes and home depot etc. My washer and dryer and dishwasher all came from the cosmetically challenged section (the dishwasher you can’t even tell and no one sees my laundry room) and they work great and i got them at a steep discount.
Also another vote for a gas stove. My new house doesn’t have one and I miss it terribly.
That roof sounds amazing! Can you have a portable fire pit? Or is open flame a no no?
And yeah, drama is her middle name. I was honestly shocked that she wasn’t more mad that the baby is due three weeks after her wedding but maybe she realizes we couldn’t really help that? We had been trying for a few months and had no idea when it might work.
But it’s all a guess anyway. It could come before or after that. I’m sure the closer we get and the more attention is put on the baby it might bring out her true feelings.
Or maybe she’s growing up? We can hope.
Copa did you mention a rooftop patio before? Because that sounds awesome.
As for the SIL finding out about our pregnancy – my husband’s father forced our hands and now we know we can’t trust him with any secrets ever again.
We told MofV’s parent’s right before my first dr appointment because we knew we’d need support from our parents if anything was wrong (i was in a car accident before we knew i was pregnant so i was concerned). We asked them NOT to tell his sister. A few days later at a small family gathering FIL drank too much and started loudly asking us questions about the baby in front of her, which caused her to cry and storm out. As much as I dislike her, she didn’t deserve to find out that way and I’m still mad at my FIL for that. It should have been our decision when to share the news with more people and not his.
My husband had a private phone call with her that I left the house for and she was not happy with how she found out but understood why we were waiting on telling people. She claims she’s happy about it so I’ll take her word for it at this point. But I’m still going to be very careful around her.
@hfantods glad you get to see your boyfriend! Keep the pots in storage for when the other sets gets worn or damaged and you already have replacements!
@MG aren’t friendly neighbors the best? I had terrible ones and now I have the nicest neighbors on the planet that check on the place and catch our dog when he escapes the fence.
In wedding reception news – I finally negotiated to only lose HALF my deposit, which is still a significant chunk of our money but it is what it is and the event is cancelled. I’m still annoyed looking around and seeing all the couples in Missouri still having weddings and celebrating with hundreds of people as if nothing is happening. I couldn’t have more than 10 people at my wedding and I followed the rules when Missouri had less than a dozen cases of covid. It’s the right thing to do but I’m so very resentful of the people doing whatever they want right now.
But in other happy news, we get to keep the money we would have spent on the reception and use it for other things. We plan to do a 5 year anniversary vow renewal and have a huge party in 2025. And I’m one week left in the first trimester and we can start telling more people about the fetus I’m cooking.
@moneypenny I second that you can never start packing too soon! Get a jump on it now and it will be so much less overwhelming later.
MG glad the move went well! Moving is the true test of any relationship which is why I’m saving now to pay for movers in 5-10 years when we move again lol.
Copa – you can have a housewarming party when all this is “over” and it will be even better! A “the rona is over and we got a new place that now we’ve decorated to our taste and really lived in” party!
@Copa I think I’ve been a mess anytime I move. But especially the last one five years ago. I bought my first house when I was 24 years old and lived in it for 6 years and it was so emotional leaving behind my first big girl purchase – no matter how much I love my current home and it was a step up for me in terms of neighborhood, space, etc.
MG – Congrats on the move and new house! Moving pregnant sounds like a nightmare and I wish you a swift and easy move!
@ktfran have fun on your trip!!
Congrats Copa! Enjoy the new place and figuring out what all of his stuff is!
@ktfran can I ask how you like your velvet couch? I ordered a velvet rocker and so far love it but was also thinking of a couch or sectional, but we have two dogs and a cat and soon a baby will join the mix. Is yours holding up well? Easy to clean?
@Copa that’s very exciting! Moving can be the worst and it’s super overwhelming but I think it’s very exciting to combine and create your own space together. This will be a good test and it seems you are on very solid footing.
I was also shocked when I sold my first house at just how much i had accumulated and purged, but then still had a ton of stuff to move to my new house! It seems never ending. I’m taking a few days off work in October to clean out the garage and basement and purge more things before the city does their big junk pick up.
February ’21 weddings at Disney World are being cancelled right now. Bets on how long it takes for April and May weddings to be cancelled? My family member that works there says huge parts of the park still aren’t open and they are not currently doing any events like weddings.
@ktfran yes, baby of Veritek or BofV 🙂 It’s still very early but we are excited and hopeful.
Thank you!
