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The oddest thing just happened....
Pixie:
My husband and I had planned a New Year's Eve "Poker and Pajama" party..... we names it that so guests would know not to dress up and just wear casual clothes. We cleaned the house, cooked all day, made sure there were a variety of drinks, had everything ready and waiting at 6PM. Guests started arriving at 6:30, everything was going well. Then at 8 PM we get a call from one of the guests, GEE, who couldn't make it as he and his wife have a new baby and a toddler..... no problem, we knew his coming was iffy at best.....
Then my husband tells me that the party is moving to GEE's house. Hubby and the guys packed up the food I spent all day cooking and off they went about 5 minutes ago. I was invited, but I really would rather stay home, I don't know GEE or his wife very well, and frankly, I have to clean up from our (what turned out to be) pre-party party, and I am tired.
Is this normal? I have never had one of my parties moved to someone else's house before. I'm not angry, I'm not upset.... I'm just stunned.
sammycat:
WHAT??!!! >:( Odd doesn't even begin to describe it. That was just soooo rude!!! I'm sorry but I can't believe your husband agreed to moving the party (or suggested it himself). If GEE wants to have a party let him clean all day, prepare food and do all the other organising throwing a party involves. And it was rude of all your guests to just pack up and go too.
I'm so mad on your behalf and I'm on the other side of the world.
guihong:
How rude to just up and leave you like that! At least it sounds as if being alone was OK, but wow...first jaw thud of (almost) 2007 :o.
For poetic justice, I'd fix a nice dinner one day soon, then have a friend call you and invite you over "last minute" (pre-planned). Then take the dinner!
gui
Pixie:
--- Quote from: sammycat on December 31, 2006, 09:37:34 PM ---WHAT??!!! >:( Odd doesn't even begin to describe it. That was just soooo rude!!! I'm sorry but I can't believe your husband agreed to moving the party (or suggested it himself). If GEE wants to have a party let him clean all day, prepare food and do all the other organising throwing a party involves. And it was rude of all your guests to just pack up and go too.
I'm so mad on your behalf and I'm on the other side of the world.
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Oh no, I'm not upset with Hubby at all. When he learned that all of his guests, guys he works with, were all going to GEE's house, he asked me what I thought. I said, go and have a good time. I was only worried about him driving, but I just found out its close enough that Hubby walked. Hubby also knows if he needs a ride he can call me and I'll come get him.
I was just shocked that GEE and his wife called here and asked my "party" to come over to their house as they can't go out with a new baby and toddler in the house. I am not at all upset with Hubby, he is the most considerate husband and would not have gone except that he was put in the middle.
It just seems odd to me. But maybe that's how things are done here in Texas.
Hawkwatcher:
--- Quote from: Pixie on December 31, 2006, 09:23:20 PM ---My husband and I had planned a New Year's Eve "Poker and Pajama" party..... we names it that so guests would know not to dress up and just wear casual clothes. We cleaned the house, cooked all day, made sure there were a variety of drinks, had everything ready and waiting at 6PM. Guests started arriving at 6:30, everything was going well. Then at 8 PM we get a call from one of the guests, GEE, who couldn't make it as he and his wife have a new baby and a toddler..... no problem, we knew his coming was iffy at best.....
Then my husband tells me that the party is moving to GEE's house. Hubby and the guys packed up the food I spent all day cooking and off they went about 5 minutes ago. I was invited, but I really would rather stay home, I don't know GEE or his wife very well, and frankly, I have to clean up from our (what turned out to be) pre-party party, and I am tired.
Is this normal? I have never had one of my parties moved to someone else's house before. I'm not angry, I'm not upset.... I'm just stunned.
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I have heard of people attending more than one party on New Year's Eve but I have never heard of anything like this. I think that if I was in your shoes, this would be the last party I would host for this group for a very long time. I also think that I would leave some of the cleaning for my husband.
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