a minor vent - jasons birthday party

ediep wrote: I'm not sure if you all know, but I am obsessed with birthdays! I love planning birthday parties for Jason and even my neices and nephews. I love getting all the details to go along with the theme....

anyway, I planned all summer for a bicycle party for Jason. I made all the invitations on my computer and I searched online for mini bike favors, bike stickers, I made decorations (street signs that say bike lane) I am making bicycle chocolate bars from a chocolate mold that I bought, I am making a birthday cake with a candy bike on it and cupcakes that have a bike tire in them. I even thought of cute names for the food "tour de french fries" "BMX burgers"

anyway, on to my vent.....I invited the entire playgroup which is about 6 moms and their kids. That 6 includes my 2 best friends (who are also in the playgroup)and their kids that are Jasons best buds, another friend and her daughter that Jason plays with often, and my sis and bro and their kids. all in all I had about 20 or so kids....some babies, but they don't count in the head count at the place that we are having the party. We had to pay for 15 kids, no matter if we had less, but if we had more we would just pay for the extra kids. Well, unbeknownst to me, one of the playgroup moms is having a baptism party for her baby later the same day. My 2 best friends and one other mom who wasn't invited to the other party are the only ones from the playgroup who are coming. Not for nothing, but I went to all their kids birthdays.

so out of 20+ invited we aren't even going to have the 15 minimum. Not only that, some of them didn't even bother to respond, I had to email them to ask if they are coming and they responded...oh sorry we can't come we have a baptism.

In all honesty, I know that jason won't care and the important people will be there his best buddies and his cousins but I can't help but be disappointed.

kit_kats_mom replied: What the heck is WRONG with people these days? I didn't get any RSVP's either. Totally rude in my opinion.

It sounds like you went to a lot of work (tour de french fries! how clever ) and I'm sure that the people who do come will really enjoy themselves. It stinks that you had to pay for kids that won't be there though.

Maddie&EthansMom replied: I hate when people don't RSVP! Especially when you go to so much trouble. I'm like you, I go all out for birthday parties. I'm sorry they didn't call. Jason is going to have a blast and will never know the difference. You are making this a lot of fun for him.

Hillbilly Housewife replied: Oooh I hate that too. We had a guest list of about 40 people (adults and kids) and the day before, we still didn't have any RSVPs - but I'd sent out the invitations in july, and I'd called and left messages to everyone that hadn't responded...

we ended up being just us, my mom, my grandmother, and DH's parents, with prepared foor for about 30 people. We had leftovers for a week.

Zach never knew the difference.... but it kinda m ade me feel cheap - as in - nobody cared enough to bother to respond.

Whitney&Candace'sMommy replied: I hate it when people don't RSVP too...I've come to the conclusion they must think we won't reply, I'm sure everyone else will and no one will notice...then they all think the same thing..
If I can't go to a party or a wedding or whatever I either phone or send a card. Sounds like it'll be a cool party anyway, very cool names for the food too

A&A'smommy replied: OMG I would be mad too!!! I do think people should RSVP they one birthday party (besides cousins) that Alyssa has been too we did RSVP... but anyway I agree that was VERY rude!!!

mummy2girls replied: I am so sorry hun! I cant believe how rude people can be! GRRRR.

i havent experienced that yet but i may this year:( This year is jenna's first real birthday party with kids out of the family:) so i am sending out the invitations this week and we will see.

Im like you though.. I love planning parties and such. this year is goign to be a dora theme.. my mom is baking a dora cake, im doing cupcakes with dora cupcake liners for the kids to take home with them:) Im buying a dora pinata and even doing dora backpacks with goodies in it instead of goodies bags.

coasterqueen replied: (((HUGS))) I would be upset too. That just stinks. Least he's too young to know so that's good. He'll have a great party no matter what though.

Jamison'smama replied: That does stink! You said the baptism was later on in the day...not at the same time? Can they not do both? What about one parent bringing the kid to the party and the other attending the baptism---really, what kid wants to go to a baptism?

Sounds like a fun party--we'd love to be there!

amynicole21 replied: That really sucks. I think that the ones that do come will have a wonderful time, though. Maybe even more fun since it will be a smaller group?

I only got one RSVP and was sure that no one was going to come to Sophia's, but it actually ended up being a good amount. It sounds like it will be a really fun time!

gr33n3y3z replied: I'm sure you all had a great time with out those few ppl.

But they should have RSVP and let you know alot sooner

ediep replied:
well I guess they can do both but they are choosing not too....my best friend is the only on who is going to both. My party is at 11-12;30 and the batsim party is about 20-25 minutes away at 1pm. So technically, they can go to both, but I guess they are all worried that the kids will be all wired for the birthday and misbehave at the other party, or even be too tired or whatever.

anyway, the party is next Saturday, I am not going to worry about it anymore. Jason is going to have a blast and all the important people will be there.

gr33n3y3z replied:
Thats all the matters

kimberley replied: well that's lousy but you are right, the important people will be there.