Brother situation.

I promise, you will be getting details as soon as I have pictures to accompany them!

My brother did not show up at our wedding. I had a glimmer of hope that he would be sitting in the back as I walked down the aisle, but to tell you the truth, I didn't think about the fact that he actually did not come until we were leaving the reception. It makes me sad to know my big brother missed out on such a major event for something so trivial, but he has obviously made it into something much larger than it is, and since that is the case, I'm glad that drama wasn't at our wedding. I occasionally wonder what my brother's thoughts were that day.. was he sad? did he think he was ruining my wedding day? did he even remember? did he consider coming? did he decide at the last minute not to? did my sister in law threaten him again? I don't think my brother's heart is in the place where he would have spent the day thinking he ruined my wedding, but I know that his wife's intentions were just that. I know that she's ultimately happy to take know that she's ruined a sibling relationship that was around for 21 years longer than she was. I really am not stuck on the whole situation, although, I do occasionally think about him and my nephews. I have nothing but a sour taste in my mouth when it comes to his wife, who I refuse to call my sister in law, because she has done everything a sister doesn't do. 

So, yes, my brother missed the wedding. And guess what? AJ and I are still married. And we had a hell of a time. :-)