First week in the UK?

[mickcant]

Im interested to find out what people did (or are planning to do), for the first week their partners came to the UK.

Ive got the week off (bar one day that I cant get out of Grrrrr), and I wish I could take more time but have used it all visiting Philippines already this year!

The first weekend (she arrives on a Friday), I have my 2 kids and want to take us all out somewhere (possibly Legoland as I'm not so far away) so the kids get used to her in a fun setting. I think we'll all be off to my sisters the day after (probably just the afternoon, allowing for a lie in to catch up on lost sleep and assist with jetlag recovery).

Ive no real plans for the rest of the week though, other than a very vague 'show her around'.

Any ideas as to what works well, or what we NEED to do that Ive maybe not thought about?

Thanks

Hi MarBell379,
This is a good subject I have been wondering what to do myself, I have tickets to see the "Sound of Music" at Southampton on her 4th day, I live on the Isle of Wight, so that is easy enough to get to.
I have been wondering how quickly to introduce her to my siblings and families here, there are so many of them, and not all are convinced she will be here! So think we will do that slowly.
Mick.

[IainBusby]

I have been wondering how quickly to introduce her to my siblings and families here, there are so many of them, and not all are convinced she will be here! So think we will do that slowly.
Mick.

I didn't tell my son, daughter, brothers or my sister my wife had arrived, I just turned up with her on their doorsteps, one by one, knocked on their doors and introduced her. I think it makes things less awkward if their not expecting it.

[mickcant]

I didn't tell my son, daughter, brothers or my sister my wife had arrived, I just turned up with her on their doorsteps, one by one, knocked on their doors and introduced her. I think it makes things less awkward if their not expecting it.

Hi IainBusby,
I think that sound a good way of doing it, thanks.
Mick.

[MarBell379]

I didn't tell my son, daughter, brothers or my sister my wife had arrived, I just turned up with her on their doorsteps, one by one, knocked on their doors and introduced her. I think it makes things less awkward if their not expecting it.

Wow - Ive done the opposite here. My kids are just 8 and 5 so In an effort to break things tothem slowly Ive told them shes coming but not that we're getting married. I will do that when theyve met her and had a month or so to get used to her being here. I guess I need to tell my ex wife at the same time to be polite. It DOES have a bearing on her as my children still live with her :(

Bus schedules are a great idea. I'll have a look into that as I havent used a bus myself for a loooong time so I dont have a clue where the routes go. There's a busstop very close by to the house though

[IainBusby]

Wow - Ive done the opposite here. My kids are just 8 and 5 so In an effort to break things tothem slowly Ive told them shes coming but not that we're getting married. I will do that when theyve met her and had a month or so to get used to her being here. I guess I need to tell my ex wife at the same time to be polite. It DOES have a bearing on her as my children still live with her :(

Bus schedules are a great idea. I'll have a look into that as I havent used a bus myself for a loooong time so I dont have a clue where the routes go. There's a busstop very close by to the house though

I was the same, I knew the number of the local bus that went into town but that was about it, to be honest at first it was like the blind leading he blind.