Seeing Red...the Recap

So, the show aired on Saturday night. Abe and I went to dinner beforehand and had a few drinks to "loosen up." Once we were loosened, we turned on the tube. After the initial shock of seeing ourselves on TV, we were in tears...laughing.

We got several phone calls and emails following the show. Here is a sampling of what people thought:

Phone call pre showtime: My cousin Kristi. I think she was a little intoxicated from the St. Paddy parade and marathon drink fest she attended that day/evening, but she asked me if I was recording the show so that she and her man could watch it. Oh it's recorded on BOTH TiVo's....
Phone call #1: My Grandmother, hysterically laughing, asks us how we are doing.
Phone call #2: My Aunt Laurie tells me that I have a 'potty mouth.'
Phone call #3: My friend Kelly calls to make sure I am still vertical.
Phone call #4: My Aunt Laurie again, telling me that she HATES my previous bathroom that we remodeled. (Thank goodness someone didn't like the 'locker room' bath.)
Text Message #1: A co-worker and friend Bo letting me know that I have been bleeped.
Phone call #5: My Dad. Abe answers the phone because I am again on the phone with my friend Kelly chatting about the likes/dislikes of the old house. Abe tells me that my Dad was laughing (and he totally missed his debut!)
Text Message #2: Bo again! He's being nice and telling me that the show was good. THANKS BO!
Phone call #6: My cousin, Kelley. She loved it. She loves the new house and I am glad. She has good taste in decor; now she just needs to see the house in person.
Outgoing Phone call #1: Me to my Mom. I call to tell her to beware of 2 minor things. 1- the fat factor of me in the beginning of the show and, 2- the bleeping at the end of the show. I am sure she was proud.
Morning After Phone call #1: My brother, the "disgruntled" mover. He was just laughing at us.

Here are some of the funny email bits we've gotten:
• Well, I loved the show and everything you did. Knowing you, I could pretty much gather what you were told to say. I can't wait to see the house in person!!

• Have you gotten any additional TV offers yet?

• From one of my mom's friends:
1. Your house looks great.
2. The coach was a mute and his wife was a whiner.
2. The reds are different.
3. Did Scott help much?
4. Did your parents help at all? I know your mother has strong opinions, too.
5. What is the deal with birds?

• I could totally see most the coaxing and editing... But all in all, even
though I don't agree with 100% of your decisions, yall's old house was cooler
(except of course the deck) and the other Fam's and those two newbs's
decorating choices spoke for themselves...

So, it sounds like people liked our old house the way we had it and our new house, the way we remodeled it! All in all, Abe and I are happy with the outcome of both the show and our house. We will now close this chapter in our lives!