  Ok- updates after the birthday weekend: First- Cara- thanks very much for the candles- I loved them and Marshall reaps the benefits :) Second- my FATHER forgot my freaking birthday. I STILL have not heard from him. No card, no call, NOTHING. I don't necessarily want a gift...fine- whatever...but a CALL or a CARD is not too much to ask.
And I know I'm not on his shit list- I haven't done anything. I'm biting my tongue, but it's hard not to get REALLY mad about this after all the years he's given me shit about not calling every week or something. Third- the house- Well, we were all set to make an offer on the house this week. I was going to call my realtor this morning to set up a time/place to do so.
Then Marshall found out that it is LIKELY that his union at SBC will strike at the end of May unless they are able to come to agreement and sign a new contract (they have been without one for several months now). So, we cannot make an offer on the house until we KNOW that we'll have the income on a continuous basis- because it would be my luck to make an offer, have it accepted, get a mortgage and then he loses his job...uh uh- I'm not going to add to the numbers that make Indiana the highest state for foreclosure. So at the risk of losing the house we love, we are not making an offer right now. I've alerted my realtor to what is going on- and told her that if things correct themselves, we have full intention on making an offer on the house.
However, the seller is motivated- and we'll probably miss out...but we'll see- I'll keep you all posted. Other than that, I had a great weekend. Wish you all could have been there, it was awkward being out with a group of people that I'm less than familiar with. Talk to you soon! 
