I am prepared for a flaming but I'm actually feeling very upset about it all.
I have recently got engaged. Friday night I had drinks planned with a few friends, and then Saturday a BBQ with a different set of friends.
As far as I knew, Friday was just a few drinks in town and I would get the train home, my friend even said she had booked a table in a bit of a grotty bar so I wasn't really expecting anything too much. When I got there they surprised me by taking me to a really swanky exclusive place and buying champagne to celebrate, which was really lovely (although I wish I'd known as I hadn't even really dressed up!). We got into the swing of things and ended up going somewhere else to dance. I drank a fair amount (about half a bottle of champagne and 3/4 of a bottle of white wine) before getting a taxi home. I was drunk, but I knew what I was doing and I remember the taxi journey.
I woke up yesterday morning feeling OK, a bit rough but not too bad. BBQ was starting a 2 so plenty of time to recover. However as the day wore on I started getting worse and worse, I was throwing up constantly and couldn't even keep down water. DP called them and said I was rough but to still come, however just after I collapsed on the bathroom floor and couldn't get up. My friends had already got on the tube so DP left message saying to call him ASAP as I was really awful and there was no way we could have people over. He got hold of them and explained, but at that point they were nearly here.
To make matters worse, one of my friends had to use a wheelchair yesterday so the journey wasn't that easy for her. I feel terrible I left it so late to cancel, but I was really looking forward to seeing them and just kept thinking I'd start to recover, until it really became apparent that just wasn't going to happen. They had a nice day at a park on the Southbank before heading home, but they are obviously really pissed off with me. My friend's DH wouldn't speak to me, and after I spoke to my female friends I sent them all a message apologising and explaining why I left it so late to cancel. Despite knowing they have read it, no one has replied. I've even sent them all gift boxes in the post to arrive tomorrow so I don't know what else I can do. It's really hurtful that they are not talking to me as I thought they would know me well enough to know that I would NEVER ordinarily do that, it must have been bad for me to let them down.
As a disclaimer, I had no reason to think I would be so ill. I was puking until 6pm and I could barely walk most of the day. Also had a weird rash all over my arms and chest. I have drunk way more on occassions and been fine the next day, I'm not usually an irresponsible drinker. I feel like a prize twat, but surely I have been punished enough. I've namechanged out of shame and embarrassment.