We had the christmas conversation in october and offered to have everyone here for Christmas dinner - mil, husbands sister and husband and their children.
We were told that sister's family were going away so planned everything just for the 3 of us - ordered the turkey crown, have done a meal planner for the next couple of weeks and have done all the food shopping apart from the veg. Was feeling nice and relaxed that it was all done and can enjoy next week knowing that everything is sorted. Told today that they are not going away now and they are coming to ours - not even in an apologetic, our plans have changed and are we still ok to come way. It was only because we rang them that we found out so we are also wondering when they were actually planning on telling us?
Don't get me wrong -if they said we were coming earlier we would have loved to plan it all but now have to rush round to get ready. We can stretch the turkey but I love having the leftovers the day after and were planning on having Jamie Oliver crispy turkey pancakes which are lovely. We do need to get more turkey, christmas pudding, drinks etc. and the whole day will now just be stressful doing a massive meal and not the relaxing day we were looking forward to. I am being unseasonable aren't I?