Obviously I've never met the woman but I don't think she is going there to give you moral support ..... quite the opposite. She's going because she has her own agenda.
It will give you the upper hand ....... don't let her get established before you get there. Just have it in mind that you are the one making decisions. It really doesn't matter if you offend her or are rude to her. This is only going to happen once and it's going to go your wa...
That brought back memories of when I lived in the midlands.......almost every winter morning having to scrape the car windows. And then the horrible first few minutes of the journey. Touching wood ..... we don't get many days like that in Devon.
Try to get there before her.