Well in miraculous time, 24 hours, the judge signed off on the new pistol - yes the county judge has to sign an affadavit to be presented to the FFL for each pistol purchase. But I picked it up today, Friday. Sunday morning its time to take it to the range.
Now as for the wife, I told her about my new purchase, and when she asked about the price, well, I changed the subject.
Now here's a technical question. Should I strip it down, clean it, and relubricate it before shooting it, or do folks shoot it straight out of the box?