So we were invited to a wedding in June. My husband's favorite (gay) aunt was getting married. I was so excited. I have never been to a civil union or whatever is recognized in the state of Washington, but was happy for the bride(s). Then my mother-in-law informed me that the aunt is marrying A MAN! My dreams of attending a gay wedding were squashed and I have to say I was more than a little disappointed!
A wedding between a man and a woman should not be unusual. But consider the facts:

• Said aunt is in her mid 50's.
• Said aunt has never been with a man that we know of

After pouring over our checkbook, we sacrificed $2000 in plane tickets to go to this family event. We got to see family that we haven't seen in more than 5 years. Our kids got to spend time with their cousins and I got to reunite with my sister-in-law that always cracks me up! Our cousins were there and volunteered time and money to bring the wedding together. To say it was beautiful, well, I wouldn't go there, but it was nice. I'm not big on "country" themed weddings where pie tins are used as plates, but I was gracious about all of the festivities.

After the wedding we drove from Spokane to Seattle, about a 5 hour drive, to visit my brother. That may have been the highlight of the trip. My brother has one of the mose sarcastic personalities on earth, a quality that I greatly admire in another human being. He connected with my two teenaged boys and we laughed about family drama in general.

After visiting with the remainder of our family we made the trek home. Although the trip was okay, it was more difficult trying to figure out what money we would be using to pay our grocery bills. $2000 in plan tickets blew my budget for several months. We always manage.

Two weeks after we got home, we found out that the marriage hadn't even lasted 2 weeks! I don't know what happened! The shock of marrying a man? I'm not sure what happened. But I have to say I feel guilty about the money spent to go to a wedding that didn't last. I know! Not the point. Family is family. But I'd love to know what happened on their honeymoon! Tee hee!