Two parties - what to do?

[Alyssa]

I screwed up. :crazy:

My neighbor told me about a month ago they planned to have a small 4th birthday party for her daughter, "E", on December 11th, and that she'd love for us to come. I said I'd love to. Then they called last week and said the 11th was looking tough for their family, could we do December 4th? I called back and told them - via voicemail - that it was fine. (Side note - that was great since we were told after the initial invitation that our other friends were having a holiday party that day anyway.)

Also about a month ago, my hometown friend told me they were having a small 2nd birthday party for her daughter "C." I told her we'd go. For some reason, I spaced on the date of that party...which is December 4th. I realized this when I got the invitation in the mail the day after I verbally said we could do the new date for E's 4th birthday party.

Geographically and time-wise, it's impossible to go to both parties on the 4th.

I already told my hometown friend we'd come before my neighbor changed the date. But of course I screwed up and said we could do the new date.

What do you think is the best way to deal with this?

[Joan]

I would decide which party I'd rather attend then tell the other person you messed up and alrerady made a committment for that day.

[Dennis]

I say go to the one you commited to first.

[Theresa]

I'd go to E's party, since you commited to that one first. :nod:

[Alyssa]

I'd go to E's party, since you commited to that one first. :nod:Even though I commited to it for the original date and screwed up when I commited to the revised date?

[Stacy]

I say go to the hometown party seeing as you commited to that date first even though you commited to other party first. Seeing as the neighbour changed the date she sadly misses out on your presence. :awink: :scan:
You have a newborn and 2 other kids at home so it's easy to space on dates and such.

[~Andrea~]

which would you rather go to?

[Melissa]

I say go to the hometown party seeing as you commited to that date first even though you commited to other party first. Seeing as the neighbour changed the date she sadly misses out on your presence. :awink: :scan:
You have a newborn and 2 other kids at home so it's easy to space on dates and such.
Yes. I agree. Unless there is a reason that you don't want to go to that one.

[Theresa]

Even though I commited to it for the original date and screwed up when I commited to the revised date?
Yes. If I'm reading correctly, you did commit to the revised date before you knew about the other party.

[Alyssa]

I kept meaning to actually post again in this thread...but that Jack kid kept getting in the way. :awink:

To make a very long story short, things worked out that I only went to the party in our neighborhood. We started off to the other party, with this idea that we'd go to that for 2 hours then show up an hour later for the neighborhood party, but the snow caused a change in plans. So, in some ways, it all worked out after all.

[Alysia]

Glad it worked out!