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Post by patin on Feb 2, 2019 4:22:59 GMT
About 3 weeks ago a friend of ours asked to come over to watch the Super Bowl Sunday & celebrate her DH's birthday, just chill & super low key & she couldn't wait to spend the evening with us cuz we are like family to them. oh, ok. I accepted the invitation & asked what I could bring. She said she would think on it & let me know. Since then, another friend mentioned that they, too, had been invited. Cool! On Wednesday evening, since I hadn't heard from her, I called & left a message asking what time & what could I bring. Tonite she called me to say that work had blown up on her & she was going to have to work on changing a whole unit with her teaching team this weekend, so would it be all right if we went out to dinner with them(their treat) either Saturday before Church (both couples usually go to Saturday night service) or after Church on Sunday to celebrate her DH's birthday. I told her I need to speak with my DH, as he had made some plans for Saturday. My DH said Sunday would be better, so I called friend back to tell her this. I asked her if that was going to interfere with her meeting with her teaching team. She said, "ummmm... no...we were just going to try to do this via conference call etc." Oh. Ok. Then she mentioned that the other couple had unexpected out of town company so it would just be us. Oh. Ok. So she said they would go to Sunday School & then Church & then take us out after that, since my DH did a bunch of fence repair work for them today. And gee, golly, she loves us so much & can't wait to spend the afternoon with us. HELLO? I am super upset!!!! I thought we were attending a Super Bowl party & now we aren't. I am a HUGE football fan & I love me a good Super Bowl party. On top of this, I let DH get rid of our cable cuz I knew we were going to a Super Bowl party. I have spent my evening trying to figure out how to stream the game. My plan is to race home from our dinner/lunch on Sunday & watch with my DH at home. **UPDATE**- Thank you all for letting me vent & for your input. I am calm now. LOL. To clarify a couple of issues: We live in a rural area where the only TV we get via antennae is Telemundo, but I was able to sign up for the free 1 week trial of CBS on our Firestick, so yes I will be able to watch from home. Thank you for those suggestions. Yes, I think the celebration of her husband's birthday was her main objective....not the Super Bowl part of it. He & my DH are very good friends, so his celebration is important. We will go to lunch with them & then get home in time for the game. No harm No foul. But I suspect @ katybee is correct & she just didn't want to have to clean her house.  |
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Post by Deleted on Feb 2, 2019 4:27:31 GMT
Things happen, plans change. You can't get upset if something came up that forced friend to change her plans.
You don't have to go. Or go to a sports type restaurant and watch the game while you eat.
No one is forcing you to go and its not fair to rely on someone else to watch the big game because you cut cable. ?
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Post by femalebusiness on Feb 2, 2019 4:56:18 GMT
I get that plans change but I would just cancel with the friend. You thought you were going to watch the Super Bowl. If it were any other Sunday it would be no big deal but she shouldn't get upset that you are canceling when she changed the plans first.
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Post by hannahruth on Feb 2, 2019 5:12:26 GMT
Life happens - I would just cancel with the friends and make other arrangements for the game.
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Post by its me mg on Feb 2, 2019 5:40:34 GMT
Mind you, I hate football ... but isn't it just on plain old boring old TV? Can you get some bunny ears??
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Post by katybee on Feb 2, 2019 6:06:33 GMT
Seems fishy to me. She says she’s too busy to watch the Super Bowl, yet she’s taking time on Sunday to go to lunch. Maybe her house is a big mess, and she thought she would have time to clean, but she just hasn’t and is embarrassed to have you over.…
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Post by tanya2 on Feb 2, 2019 6:20:51 GMT
I'd be tempted to verify with the other couple to see if the out of town company excuse is legit, or if you're being dumped from the plans for some weird reason
but that's just me being suspicious. The whole thing sounds off to me
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Post by mom26 on Feb 2, 2019 7:00:49 GMT
Life happens, plans go awry and to be totally honest? I can't wrap around being upset about missing a football game. Super Bowl or not. (But, I'm one that abhors pro sports, so I'm not your audience.)
However, it's important to you. So cancel with your friend and do what makes you happy. Life is short.
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Post by destined2bmom on Feb 2, 2019 14:00:38 GMT
I would ask them to go to a Sports bar for dinner and to watch the Super Bowl. I would invite the other couple and their friends. The more, the merrier.
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Post by Really Red on Feb 2, 2019 14:05:46 GMT
I would ask them to go to a Sports bar for dinner and to watch the Super Bowl. I would invite the other couple and their friends. The more, the merrier. I think this is a great idea. I rather suspect they got a better offer (someone else's party) and decided to go to that. If you're all that busy, you don't decide to take someone out to dinner. This is a fun game to watch and it's much more fun in a party with people. I understand you, OP. That is disappointing. |
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Post by Darcy Collins on Feb 2, 2019 15:20:06 GMT
I'm confused on why you said Sunday would be better for you and you're now upset that it's on Sunday. If you didn't want to go out with them, you should have just said so when she said the plans changed. It's weird that you would go back and say Sunday was better for your husband then be annoyed that you're going out with them on Sunday.
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Post by lisacharlotte on Feb 2, 2019 15:24:47 GMT
We don’t have cable. The super bowl is on broadcast tv, which is free. It’s on CBS.
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Post by auntkelly on Feb 2, 2019 16:05:40 GMT
I think it's pretty rude to invite people to a party and then cancel because you got busy at work.
It doesn't take too much work to host a Super Bowl party. Tidy up the house, make a pot of chili and ask your guests to bring their favorite appetizers.
I understand cancelling a party because someone is sick or something like that, but your friend's excuse is pretty weak in my book.
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Post by disneypal on Feb 2, 2019 16:11:50 GMT
Sorry your plans all got changed - why don't you and DH go to a local pub and watch the game?
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Post by Outspoken on Feb 2, 2019 16:15:57 GMT
NONE of this story makes sense. Even though her excuses sound sketchy, YOU agreed to go eat on Sunday. But, it sounds to me like they want it to be Sunday around lunch time. The game is evening. So, they could take you to lunch and you could be at home in plenty of time for watching the super bowl on regular TV that doesn’t require a cable subscription.
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Post by katlaw on Feb 2, 2019 16:30:27 GMT
About 3 weeks ago a friend of ours asked to come over to watch the Super Bowl Sunday & celebrate her DH's birthday, just chill & super low key & she couldn't wait to spend the evening with us cuz we are like family to them. oh, ok. I accepted the invitation & asked what I could bring. She said she would think on it & let me know. Since then, another friend mentioned that they, too, had been invited. Cool! On Wednesday evening, since I hadn't heard from her, I called & left a message asking what time & what could I bring. Tonite she called me to say that work had blown up on her & she was going to have to work on changing a whole unit with her teaching team this weekend, so would it be all right if we went out to dinner with them(their treat) either Saturday before Church (both couples usually go to Saturday night service) or after Church on Sunday to celebrate her DH's birthday. I told her I need to speak with my DH, as he had made some plans for Saturday. My DH said Sunday would be better, so I called friend back to tell her this. I asked her if that was going to interfere with her meeting with her teaching team. She said, "ummmm... no...we were just going to try to do this via conference call etc." Oh. Ok. Then she mentioned that the other couple had unexpected out of town company so it would just be us. Oh. Ok. So she said they would go to Sunday School & then Church & then take us out after that, since my DH did a bunch of fence repair work for them today. And gee, golly, she loves us so much & can't wait to spend the afternoon with us. HELLO? I am super upset!!!! I thought we were attending a Super Bowl party & now we aren't. I am a HUGE football fan & I love me a good Super Bowl party. On top of this, I let DH get rid of our cable cuz I knew we were going to a Super Bowl party. I have spent my evening trying to figure out how to stream the game. My plan is to race home from our dinner/lunch on Sunday & watch with my DH at home. I would go to a local sports bar and watch the Super Bowl with your DH. We watched a Stanley Cup hockey game in a bar a few years ago. Something we had not done in a lot of years. It was way more fun than I expected. |
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Post by NoWomanNoCry on Feb 2, 2019 16:55:39 GMT
I'm confused on why you said Sunday would be better for you and you're now upset that it's on Sunday. If you didn't want to go out with them, you should have just said so when she said the plans changed. It's weird that you would go back and say Sunday was better for your husband then be annoyed that you're going out with them on Sunday. This is exactly what I thought when I read the OP. Why tell them Sunday then get mad when they agree to Sunday... |
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Post by smcast on Feb 2, 2019 18:13:03 GMT
I'd be tempted to verify with the other couple to see if the out of town company excuse is legit, or if you're being dumped from the plans for some weird reason but that's just me being suspicious. The whole thing sounds off to me This is totally me, LOL! Since it is the super bowl, I'm sure she could plan all day Saturday and make time for friends Sunday. Seems very strange. |
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Post by Deleted on Feb 2, 2019 18:18:22 GMT
You can be right and miss the super bowl or you can suck it up and figure out a different plan. For whatever reason the plans changed. Move on from it and figure it out without depending on them for your super bowl enjoyment.
Don't have cable? Then go to a sports bar or sign up for one of the many online streaming options such as Directv Live or Hulu Live so that you can watch it.
Want to be around other people. Then go to a sports bar or host your own party.
You are wasting a lot of energy being pissed over someone's plans changing and a football game.
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Post by christine58 on Feb 2, 2019 18:34:49 GMT
You don’t have to stream it. It’s on CBS.
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Post by 950nancy on Feb 2, 2019 18:48:24 GMT
Seems fishy to me. She says she’s too busy to watch the Super Bowl, yet she’s taking time on Sunday to go to lunch. Maybe her house is a big mess, and she thought she would have time to clean, but she just hasn’t and is embarrassed to have you over.… I think the game is (okay seems) about 12 hours long.  My guess is that she is planning the meal out to celebrate her husband's birthday and that is something she is committed to doing. |
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Post by Deleted on Feb 2, 2019 18:53:41 GMT
You don’t have to stream it. It’s on CBS. If you don't have cable or an antenna, then the only way to see it would be to stream it, but there are a lot of free one week offers for all of the different streaming services. I don't think that CBS will allow you to stream without a subscription to one of them. |
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Post by Deleted on Feb 2, 2019 19:31:06 GMT
What it sounds like is the friend made it sound like Sunday was a lunch invitation, but then commented that she's excited to spend the "afternoon" with her which might cause the OP to miss some of the Super Bowl. I would just be honest with your friend and tell her that you are looking forward to lunch, but want to be home by 3:30 to watch the kickoff.
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My guess is that she is planning the meal out to celebrate her husband's birthday and that is something she is committed to doing.