[Bishop's Fantasy?]

A friend of mine invited me to spend Saturday night at her house, sans kids.  My son will be "hanging" with his dad this weekend and going to some kind of Renaissance festival in Sioux City.  I hope he has a good time - and I actually mean that.  It's an activity that would normally be right up my alley and one my husband would be dragged to under protest (if he went at all), but he actually offered to take my (our) son to it.  Since he was taken care of and I didn't want to intrude on the "guy" plans, I made arrangements for my daughter to spend the night with my mom in Lincoln.  I figured I could drive the kids to Lincoln tonight and spend the night there, then take my son up to Sioux City and hand him off to my husband there, leaving me free to spend time with my friend.  

Unfortunately, my friend's husband made other plans without consulting her.  He's normally gone because he's a trucker, but apparently he invited their grandkids to spend the night at their house Saturday night.  She'll be expected to clean, cook, and entertain, but he didn't even have the decency to clear it with her before issuing the invitation.  That means our plans are nixed.  I'm a little pissed because I'd already made these complicated arrangements for the kids and it's all for nothing.  I understand she has no control over the situation and she's definitely not going to turn her grandkids away, but damn it!  I was really looking forward to watching a movie, talking for hours, having a nice relaxing drink, and maybe getting a good night's sleep for once.  I love her house and I love spending time with her - something that's become much less opportune now that I've moved.  I can't back out of the Lincoln thing because I know my mom is looking forward to it, too.  I also can't throw a big giant tantrum because it's pointless.  What kind of deal is that??

OK, so I can be really selfish and short-sighted.  I'm sure I'll find something else to occupy my time this weekend.  It just won't be the same.  It never is when you get excited about something and it ends up getting cancelled.  Still, I wouldn't want to be the kind of person who refuses to get excited about anything because they're a chance they MIGHT be disappointed if it doesn't work out.  No, I'll roll with it.  It could turn out to be one of those situations where I'm pleasantly surprised by something unexpected.