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So what's been going on here lately?  Our homestudy is in the process of being finished if it isn't already.  Now we just wait.  And wait. And wait.

Last weekend was my brother's wedding.  We all flew out to Texas to be there.  It just so happened that we flew out on my birthday.  We got there and realized that our hotel reservation was for the next weekend and they were all booked up.  ALL the hotels in this tiny town were booked.  There were four weddings going on that weekend.  My mom offered to let us stay with them in their room.  Only problem is they were already sharing a room with two of my brothers, my sil and nephew.  With us that would make 8 people in 1 room.  We didn't really have a choice though.  There was so much luggage in that room we could barely even move around.

We all went out to eat dinner and my brother bought me a beer (after we had been sharing is flask of whiskey, it had been a stressful day) and then surprised me with ice cream and got the band at the restaurant to sing me happy birthday.  Later on the four of us (me and my brothers) decided to go visit my dad.  He was staying in a different hotel that we had to drive to.  We talked about the hotel debacle and had a laugh about it.  Then my stepmother told me that they had an extra bed if I needed to get away from everyone.  Stupid me assumed that she was talking about me and DH.  Against my better judgement I texted him and said that we could stay there if we wanted (there is a history with my dad and honestly I don't trust him all that much).  He arrived with my SIL after they had been to Wal-Mart.  He showed up with a birthday/sorry I screwed up the hotel room gift.  It was an iPad 2 which I have wanted for a while.  When he mentioned it was an iPad 2, my stepmom went off about how awful it was that he didn't get me an iPad 3 and that she would be so pissed if my dad did that to her.  I didn't even know how to respond so I just said nothing and kind of shut down.

A while later I asked them if we could stay there with them.  My stepmother looked at me and said, "well maybe I don't feel like sharing a room.  Especially considering what happened in LA".  A few years ago I shared a hotel room with them when we were in LA.  She accused me of stealing some of her stuff.  I didn't and wouldn't give in, so I guess she just still thinks that I'm a thief.  That was the tipping point to a bad day, my birthday of all days.  I got up and told DH that we had to go.  Didn't even say goodbye.  My SIL came with us.  I started crying in the car.  I know that my stepmother is a bitch, but my dad just sat there and didn't say a word the whole time.  That's what hurts the most.  

I have been avoiding both of them since that incident.  Didn't say a word to them at the rehearsal dinner and the wedding.  I'm not making any effort to keep in touch with them.  I'm sure they don't think that they've done anything wrong.  After all, I'm a "thief".

Their loss.