"Fish and house guests stink after 3 days." -Benjamin Franklin, Poor Richard's Almanac Some people have company who overstay their welcome! Not us! This weekend our house guests came and went so fast we actually wished they could have stayed longer!
So, the Olsen crew coming to Cali may have set a new record in our home for the shortest stay! Andrew and Caitlin flew in from Texas and Lisa and Alex from Utah. Everyone came to watch Bo and Liam McNally (Caitlin's brothers) play football for Stanford.
We joined the Olsen/McNally cheer squad for the Homecoming game on Saturday night after everyone arrived. Stanford beat Arizona State (33-14) and Bo played great defense! And, since Bo is hoping to be drafted in the NFL, winning and playing well are especially important! Liam redshirted last year and plays offense but didn't play Saturday night.
After the game the whole gang spent the night and everybody flew out on Sunday! It was great to see them but we would have loved at least another day to catch up! It reinforces my theory that short visits leave everyone wanting more versus long stays where everyone thinks the guests departure isn't coming quickly enough! Consider this my thesis statement for House Guest Protocol for Dummies!
Honestly, I don't recall visitors that have overstayed their welcome in our home. I've heard horror stories from others who have company that shows up and stays for a month (or indefinitely), or shows up without warning, or shows up wanting to be entertained 24/7, etc. I guess we just have friends and family with good manners! Especially the Olsen crew this weekend!
