I've said it once before, and I'll say it again- I basically just visit the forums for this thread nowadays...
Was a groomsman in a wedding yesterday! One of my best friends, Toby, got married to another one of my best friends (Trace) sister, Ashlynn. It was a great night, and I felt like I was surrounded by my family basically- I lived with Trace partially when I was in high school due to my home life being so bad and I got placed at his family's table which was really sweet.
I also have been to a bunch of Toby's family events and because of that basically everyone there had seen me at least once- a bunch of people asked how I was related to them because they had seen me so much
Trace's mom unfortunately has cancer and isn't doing well, and it was really rough seeing her doing poorly after having not seen her for a few years. She really helped me out a lot, giving me a safe place to stay for so long. Glad I got to see her though.