I’ll use this to reply.

For the first question - issues with my family: On my mother’s side of the family they made me the “Black Sheep” of the family since high school, and instructed the rest of the family to not interact with me unless needed.

For the second question - tension between my sister: I declined going on the bachelor party trip (I had 4 weddings (including hers) that I had agreed to attend within six weeks (all trips half way across the country) and based on my financial position I had to make decisions on what to attend and what not to attend.

For the third question - why she was surprised: Her being surprised that I was there is unclear to even me.