So as you ladies know my family has been some what astranged for the past year and a half. And here lately thanks to my brother and I we have tried to work on putting our family back together. My brother came to H and I's wedding but my sister in law and my neice did not come. I have not seen my sister in law since April of 2011 and I have never met my neice who just turned a year old in Oct.
Tonight is what I hope to be the first of many dinners to come as a family again and it is the first time I get to meet my neice. H and I are the only ones in the family who have never met her. My mom got to meet her when she was first born but that was it so H and I are excited to meet our neice Ava for the first time. We even got her a little stuffed dog as a present.
It is going to be so awkward since I haven't even spoken to my sister in law in so long but I am hoping this will help to make Thanksgiving a little less tense and weird. I just pray everything goes smooth tonight. My mom has been talking to my sister in law for about the past week while H and I were away and she says everything has been good so we will find out tonight.
Keep your fingers crossed for us tonight!
Update- So we had dinner and it was horrible at least for me. It was all about my brother sister in law and the baby. H and I got completely left out we basically sat through dinner quietly and every now and then got to wave at my neice. It also didn't help that my brother brought their nefew with them so that put a huge awkward moment in there for us all so that pretty much stopped all the talking. They are supposed to come over for Thanksgiving and maybe that will go a little better.
Good thing is though that my parents could tell how H and I felt and both have already talked to us about it today. That is at least a good step I am just hoping Thanksgiving goes much better but if not we all know I have no problem letting everyone know how I feel about it.
Re: Coming Together *UPDATED*