Vistors and Injuries

Not long after getting our plumbing in order, we were due for a visit from Matt's parents who had planned a trip up to nearby Williamsburg, Virginia. We ended up wasting a whole two weekends dealing with them ;p. Just kidding! We were actually glad for the break and had a blast visiting them in Williamsburg one weekend and then hosting them in our new house for the next.

Historic Williamsburg was a lot of fun, and we highly recommend it to any who are nearby, though it would be best to plan two or three days to see everything as there is just so much going on. We ended up visiting a lot of the tradesmen who were demonstrating 18th century life. What was amazing is that not only were they living life like the historic colonists, but they were also re-making the town as part of their jobs. The amount of work that had to go into just one building was enormous!

After Matt's parents came up to our house, we ended up having a nice relaxing weekend with them here. Matt's dad helped out a bit while we were at work by doing some yard work and using the riding mower. He agreed with Matt that it is a lot more relaxing than using a push mower.

On Saturday, Matt and his dad ended up doing some work around the house. After getting the plumbing sorted out, we were still having some issues with our dishwasher. For whatever reason, it has been leaving nasty, gritty deposits on our dishes instead of cleaning them. Matt and his dad took the whole thing apart and out of the wall to clean it thoroughly. At the time, this seemed to take care of the issue, but unfortunately it came back after a couple loads. Currently the dishwasher is just a giant drying rack for hand washed dishes.

While all that was going on, the girls went to get some massages, and then they came back and sorted out our stock of pictures. We now have pictures hung on our walls! The first stages of decoration have begun!

After Matt's parents left, we started on our next big project: the remodel of the Master Bath. Normally we would put something like this in its own post, but less than a day into tearing out the walls, Matt managed to cut himself quite deeply on a broken piece of that metal drywall edging. After much hemming and hawing, Matt finally listened to Danielle's advice and went to the local urgent care. It took visiting four different locations and about two hours of driving around the county, but now we know where it is. Luckily it is quite close. Anyways, Matt waited too long to see the doctor so he couldn't have stitches (Matt considers himself quite lucky), but they were able to clean it and give him a supply of butterfly bandages. Matt also got a prescription for some antibiotics for a minor infection, filled it, and then promptly forgot to take them. The wound is fine now, but he had to refrain from working heavily with the hand for a good week plus, further delaying the bathroom work.

Just a small wound luckily

Finally we had one more happy surprise when Danielle's mom made a quick trip down just to get away for a little while. She not only made the 10+ hour trip all by herself, but she brought down a whole bunch of Danielle's stuff that had been left with them since we got married. Danielle was happy to see many of her old keepsakes while Matt was slightly overwhelmed by the amount of stuff that she had left at her parents. Danielle's mom was a great help here at the house where she was able to help Danielle go through the new influx of stuff, urethaned our new vanity (more on that later), and even helped to take a large load of recycling and trash to the local convenience center for disposal. We were sad to see her go at the end of the week, but we will see her and Danielle's dad at the end of December for another visit.