So you all know about my Aunt J, right? The one who had brest cancer, which inspired me to do the Breast Cnacer Three Day (which I am doing again this year, FYI) and who was amrried to my uncle for like 40 years? Well, I think I mentioned a few months ago that she had died right before Thanksgiving. My uncle was understandably griefstricken, and rather than bury her in Tennesses, where they moved in 1990, he took her home "to their mountins" for burial in Colorado (which is where they met, when he was a dashing young Air Force Academy cadet and she was a lovely young secretary).
Fast forward to this month. We (the relatives) find out that Uncle J is dating a widow he has known since her husband was still alive. Now, this did not sit well with my cousin S, who is currently divoricing her husband, going through a bankruptcy caused by said husband and has just lost her mother 2 months prior. The rest of us undertand her distress, but are glad that Uncle J has found someone to spend some time with and keep him from getting lonely.
BUT THEN!! Uncle J asked the widow to marry him!! And she said yes!! And they are getting married IN JULY!!!!!
So yeah, the rest of the family has now come over to cousin S' side and is collectively thinking "WTF????". Keep in mind, they live in a relatively small Southern town in Tennessee and people are talkin' up a storm about this. My Uncle J is officially a scandal, because in towns like that town there is most definitely an unspoken rule about waiting at least a year before remarrying. I mean, he should still be wearing black for goodness' sake!
So yeah, my family is officially scandalous. Thanks Uncle J!
Fast forward to this month. We (the relatives) find out that Uncle J is dating a widow he has known since her husband was still alive. Now, this did not sit well with my cousin S, who is currently divoricing her husband, going through a bankruptcy caused by said husband and has just lost her mother 2 months prior. The rest of us undertand her distress, but are glad that Uncle J has found someone to spend some time with and keep him from getting lonely.
BUT THEN!! Uncle J asked the widow to marry him!! And she said yes!! And they are getting married IN JULY!!!!!
So yeah, the rest of the family has now come over to cousin S' side and is collectively thinking "WTF????". Keep in mind, they live in a relatively small Southern town in Tennessee and people are talkin' up a storm about this. My Uncle J is officially a scandal, because in towns like that town there is most definitely an unspoken rule about waiting at least a year before remarrying. I mean, he should still be wearing black for goodness' sake!
So yeah, my family is officially scandalous. Thanks Uncle J!
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