I have a day that has been doubled booked...and not by my doing.
Here is the two issues. SATURDAY...I had been planning on going to see my dad preform at HempFest Tacoma. It is his second BIG concert venue. My sister and I try and get to all his shows..as a show of support for our pop.
So, my mother in law informs me that my husbands cousin was throwing a wedding reception. He just married his partner up in Toronto. We both have not seen any of his extended family since OUR wedding. I would love to go and show support for them, but at the same time..we were invited thru my MIL and I had the day booked already.
Sunday we had planned on doing the pride parade. We got a late invite to a friends daughters birthday party...
I cant believe this is happened for both Sat and Sun this weekend....Do I let family and friends down because I had plans that were kind made awhile ago....or skip out on what we had planned and rush to two events that we were informed of a few days before happening???
I have told my mother in law not to be upset if we dont show....I will let you know how that pans out;p
Unless it's something you REALLY want to do, I would do what you already have planned. If you weren't important enough to let know in advance what was going on, do they really want you there? I know if I really want someone to come to something, I let them know WAY before invites go out. And I let THEM know. Not the MIL.
You stick with what you originally committed to, period.
Go with your original plans. Go see your dad and have fun Saturday. You already made the plans so you shouldnt feel bad, its just unfortunate that you already had plans, and if you didnt then you probably would attend.
Dont worry about it, have fun this weekend and hopefully everyone should understand. You arent not going to intentionally be rude, but just got double booked.
Have fun!
SInce you said you try to go to all of your dads shows, then that tell me youve seen him perform before and it probably wont be the last time. So I would go to the wedding reception. If your brother-in-law is lucky, this is a once in a lifetime event.
As far as the parade and the birthday party. That depends on how close to the birthday child you are. And will your kids be upset . If its someone you barely know then drop off a gift and say sorry we already had plans, but enjoy your day. Or go to one late and leave another early. Can you drop yiur kids off and leave them, then pick them up after.
Saturday, support your daddy-o! Mail a wedding gift!
Sunday, pride parade! Mail a birthday present!
Have fun :)
I would go to my dads thing on Saturday, and then I would go to the Birthday Party on Sunday.....
I guess my thinking is you planned this as support for you Dad and that is important. I would choose the Birthday Party because I think that it is more important to do the Birthday Party thing, and missing the parade is really not going to hurt anyones feelings where missing the party might......
Do both if possible....or let your husband do his family and then try to make the end of it, b/c that is for family...will the couple celebrating be at the parade sunday? if so you could J. skip the bday party and see them sunday and your dad satuday
I would probably attend the wedding reception, but blow off the birthday party. It sounds as though you and your sister really do a lot to support your father's music and I think he would understand if you miss this one for a "once-in-a-lifetime" celebration.
I'd do what I want to do. The wedding was a last minute invite not even directly from your husband's cousin so I wouldn't feel obligated. Nor would I feel overly obligated to your father if you typically make it and this reception is something you really do want to go to. The parade I figure is totally up to you - no one relying on you at all? So again, pick which one you want that day. Bday party hostess can't be annoyed if you don't come given timing of the invitation.
Your dad vs a cousin...a parade vs your daughter's friend...for me I'd chose immediate family over the others.
You got a wedding reception invitation THROUGH your MIL? Nope. I wouldn't do that. I'd go see your dad. Who does that?
As for the parade/party....can you possibly do both?
Saturday, I would go to the concert. It's supporting your dad. I'm not on board with invitations issued by 3rd parties (your mother-in-law, in this case). Send your husband's cousin a congratulatory card.
Is the birthday party going on at the exact same time as the parade? Is there a way to do both? If not, I'd do the parade. Your friend will understand that a last-minue invite can't necessarily supercede an event you had planned on participating in.
I would try and see if I could make an appearance at both. Otherwise if not I'd call the newly weds to let them know what was keeping me away from their reception. They will tell you to go watch your dad. A parade and a birthday party should be doable for both unless they are in different towns. If they are at the same time then tell the birthday girl you are going to be in a parade and can't get out of it this late. The mom and dad should understand.
LOL... I like how every possible combo is up. So lets toss that possibility up as well. :)
I have no idea if your dad's set, and your hubby's family reception make it impossible to do both, so we'll skip to Sunday.
Pride is all day long. We'll be there. (yay!) Birthday parties are 1-3 hours on average. Pride is from noon-8pm 'officially'. Why not both? It would mean a shorter time at Pride, but with an hour home to rest in between.
