The Wedding

We had a wedding!

I am so happy (and tired) to report that the wedding was a blast. The only drama came from a few drunken comments made by cousins from both sides of the aisle. Even if Biofather had shown up it would have been with old information as due to the size of the guest list the couple had to move venues. As of right now, I don't know what Biofather is doing as he hasn't been on Facebook much. Last I heard he had gotten in trouble at work and was on probation so he is most likely trying to keep his nose clean. Truth be told I haven't checked in at all since my last update as I've been focused on work and the wedding. But with the wedding just having been this past weekend it is only a matter of time before he probably rears his ugly head again. If Chip or Dale have been contracted by him, they haven't said anything, which I am perfectly fine with but I don't think either of them has any desire to deal with that man or his bullshit.

Now for the wedding. As I said, it was so much fun, more than that it was fan-freaking-tastic. The issue with the cousins was quickly silenced by some of the elders and it was nothing terribly serious. SIL's family knows how to party because my feet still hurt. The venue that was booked was only booked until about 10 or 11 I think. Honestly, everyone was having so much fun and such a good time I don't think too many of us paid attention to the clock.

I'm going to refer to SIL's parents as Auntie and Uncle as it's just respectful due to culture. During his speech, Uncle told everyone that if they would like they were welcome to come back to their home to continue the festivities with more food and drink. I forgot to mention that the wedding was in SIL's home city before so that's why this was extended.

In hindsight, I wish I had been smart enough to go to my hotel and change first like the happy couple did, but I didn't. But I was also pretty tipsy like many of the other guests. Don't worry there were plenty of DDs and a shuttle service that was hired by the happy couple to make sure people got around safely.

At Auntie and Uncle's place, there was more food, drinking, dancing, and just general merriment. My brother is fully welcomed into this family. SIL's sisters and aunts were so nice. Spent a lot of time with them leading up to the wedding. Didn't get to spend much time with her brothers. A good chunk of the extended relatives for the bride's family came from out of the country and were staying in the same hotel as myself and Dale. So for anyone staying in the hotel, we didn't get back until the wee hours of the morning. The sun was almost coming up. Chip and SIL originally had a brunch planned for the parents, grandparents, and the wedding party but seeing as we'd only gone to bed when the sun was coming up you can guess that that didn't happen.

I am so happy for Chip and the way he was looking at SIL told me everything I needed to know. I truly hope they have a good and happy life together.

Many of us slept until the afternoon. At this point, it was just some light food like pastries, and whatever may have been left over that the Auntie and some other female relatives had prepared. Nothing but funny stories and good vibes. So it was a lazy afternoon into the evening at Auntie and Uncle's house. From their place I left straight to the airport, my flight home was delayed by like three hours. I knew things were going too well. LOL. Just kidding better my minor inconvenience with a flight than the couple's day being ruined. So now that I and home and have checked in with all you folky wafflers I'm gonna go take a fat nap.