We basically hung out all "weekend", (I had to work on Friday, so it was a weird "weekend"), and got a lot done around the house, and for the wedding. My wife-to-be did a lot of the cleaning inside the house, and I did the cleaning outside, as well as some work inside. I think we've already found out what types of jobs we will end up doing when we're living together, so that was nice.
As well we put up a bunch of pictures (all shower gifts), the mirror that Stacey's Aunt and Uncle made for us (imprinted with our names and the date of our wedding), and a new light fixture for the living room that my Parents/sister gave to us. On top of that we went through our "loot" from the many showers, organized the basement and kitchen, threw out a ton of boxes/things that were in storage for no good reason, and really we're kinda set for married life, as far as the house goes. The only thing left is for us to "make the house ours" by painting.
One thing I learned about my wife-to-be this weekend is that she is a very hard and meticulous worker. She has patience, and lots of it. I don't have patience. If I don't see progress almost straight away, I lose interest.
This is obvious in housework: I will do grunt work like nobody's business. I spent the better part of an hour breaking down cardboard, and folding it so that it would fit in my two recycle bins. This stuff is stuff that is not a pretty job, but I know I can do it, and I can see the benefits/progress plainly. On the other hand, I don't like cleaning bathrooms because it takes a long time and it just seems like you're moving dirt/dust/lint/etc. around, rather than actually cleaning it up. Stacey, however, works hard at what she does, and does a fantastic job at it. I think we will work well as a unit with such things.
We even "entertained" this weekend. I invited my family up for Canada Day and we had a BBQ. I was the cook of the meat, Stacey made taco salad (mmmmm), and played hostess very well. It's nice to see that she is getting comfortable in what will be her own house. That being said, my family helped in bringing food up, as well as the cleanup. We also tried out the chocolate fountain, and while we didn't quite get it right (the chocolate didn't flow due to a) not enough chocolate and b) apparently you're supposed to add a bit of vegetable oil to make it flow better), it was still delicious. And it prompted my dad to make an impulse buy of his own chocolate fountain later on in the weekend. Between his waffle maker and the chocolate fountain, he has the weirdest impulse buys.
As well, Stacey and I went on a couple walks this weekend. Once to explore the park area behind our house, and another to walk up to Dairy Queen. Mmmmmm, Dairy Queen. It's nice to be able to do a wide variety of things with Stacey to mix things up. I did find myself wanting a bit of Sean time (read: Fifa 10 on Xbox is my crack), but at the same time it was nice to just cozy up on the couch with my girl and watch Glee and catch a wee nap.
All that being said, I can't wait until I can "catch a wee nap" with my wife in the bedroom rather than on the couch. ;)
