Is anyone else looking forward to seeing their family for the first time in months tomorrow? 🥳

[vimpto]

We are

We haven’t seen DH’s family since last July and we are so excited

No, not in my case. My family are in another part of the country and I'm working tomorrow. In any case I hadn't seen any of them for ages before Covid.
However I hope those who've been waiting for this enjoy it.

Also half contemplating doing the ten hours driving in a day it would take to meet up with the inlaws.

Mine are all on the other side of the world, didn't see them last year, and looking less likely to see them this year either.

We’re not technically allowed to because we have 5 children so automatically break the rule of 6 although wouldn’t if we lived about a 3 hours drive away in Scotland. Makes sense.

Nope, school day tomorrow for us - don’t break up until Thursday!

Also worth noting the stay at home order ends tomorrow so you can’t legally be challenged if you travel however much they want to plug the ‘stay local’ thing- it is just a guideline.

I can't wait! The weather forecast says it will be sunny and warm so a cup of tea with my little sister is the plan!

I haven't seen her since I dropped medication off to her just after Christmas. She's pregnant and not well enough to meet for a walk. So excited to catch up, even though we won't have much to talk about as we message every day a we haven't been anywhere or done anything.

Enjoy your catch ups, those who can & I hope the rest of you don't have to wait too much longer.

Yes! Haven’t seen my mum in person for 5 months and going tomorrow - she’s an hour drive away, so definitely falls within the “too far when the rules were “stay at home/ local exercise only” but easy to do as a day trip.

Also haven’t seen PILs (different town) or SIL and BIL (different town again) for ages the same reason but seeing them next week too. 🎉

@PicsInRed

Mine are all on the other side of the world, didn't see them last year, and looking less likely to see them this year either.

That must be so hard. I'm sorry.

@Norwaydidnthappen

We’re not technically allowed to because we have 5 children so automatically break the rule of 6 although wouldn’t if we lived about a 3 hours drive away in Scotland. Makes sense.

But you’re allowed to meet up as 2 households, eg with your parents, and that can be more than 6 people? (Assuming you’re in England).

@Norwaydidnthappen

We’re not technically allowed to because we have 5 children so automatically break the rule of 6 although wouldn’t if we lived about a 3 hours drive away in Scotland. Makes sense.

You can meet one other household. It's 6 people from any number of households, or any number of people from two households.

Not tomorrow as DC at school until Thursday but we are going for a picnic on Friday with my parents halfway between us (1.5 hrs away) and very very excited. Missed them so much, DH is working overseas and can’t get back at the moment and we can’t get to where he is and I’ve struggled a lot the last few weeks I just need my mum!

I'm really excited OP. Both mine and DH's parents live a 30 min drive away, so too far really too have seen 1-1 for exercise - this will be the first time bar Christmas day that we've been able to see either set as a family, with our kids too, since last summer. We're absolutely buzzing about it!!!

ilovesooty

Thank you

@Norwaydidnthappen

Also worth noting the stay at home order ends tomorrow so you can’t legally be challenged if you travel however much they want to plug the ‘stay local’ thing- it is just a guideline.

Guidance is still there for a reason though and hopefully many will follow it so that spread is limited between areas although I highly doubt it given how many don’t stick to the actual rules.

Nope, my mum is still 250 miles away.

Nope. In Scotland here,rest of the family arent. No idea when I will see them again, particularly the ones overseas

We are “far enough but close enough” but not meeting until Tuesday. (Dd has her first session back of her sport tomorrow plus the weather is due to be glorious!) First time since July.

In laws are also “far enough but close enough” but unfortunately they are in Wales and we are in England. Am vaguely wondering if there are any parks which straddle the England / Wales border where we can each stay on our own “side”!

Yes! I've been babysitting for my 3 darling nieces and nephew (all one family and I'm their childcare bubble with regular negative testing and covid jabs before anyone tries to stone me to death).

But it'll be lovely to see my other In law siblings and their children, tomorrow we'll be seeing Dh's brother, his wife and their children and we've even made them a covered area in the garden to play in. I'm thrilled to see them but still so wary.

Yes, my father and step mum are coming tomorrow for tea in the garden. They live an hour away. Theyre going to see their new grandson up the road too for the first time :-)

No, mine live 100's of miles away and the advice is to still stay local.
The reunion will have to wait, sadly.

We are seeing SIL and family at the weekend (Easter) Parents are waiting for second dose because they will not be protected until they have it, so a while longer yet!

Enjoy your day op!!!!

No I live in Scotland so no meet-up yet.

@dementedma

I’m the same my son and his partner are in England, so it’s a no for me also. Very different situation