To feel irritated by weekend plans

[NorthernLass50]

I’m naturally an introvert so possibly feeling this more.
I work full time Mon-Fri in a busy job.
DH also works full time and tends to go fishing for a couple of nights at the end of the week unless we’ve got plans. We both get time on our own and then spend Sunday together which works well. No kids, one dog.

We’ve got plans every weekend now until the middle of September - due to family BBQs, birthdays (his family, not mine - both my parents are deceased).
I get on really well with his family but feel a bit drained by the social expectations. I don’t like leaving our dog for more than 4-5 hours and the upcoming bbq is bound to be most of the day. I tend to drive as not fussed about drinking so DH will have a few beers and then be over relaxed, making me feel like a bit of a nag about getting home.
We can’t take the dog with us.

After a week of non stop talking to people, I want to switch off a bit at the weekends.

Is it just me being unsociable? I prefer small groups of close friends every now and then, not weekend after weekend.
Bah humbug 🫣

YABU - there’s nothing wrong with those plans, get on with it
YANBU - yes it sounds full on, I’d be irritated too.

I won't leave my dogs longer than a few hours either, so if I want to go out for an afternoon or evening I pay my dog walker extra to walk the dogs, then spend an hour at my home with them.
Is that an option?

Unfortunately our dog walker is on holiday and doesn’t usually work Saturdays anyway. Thanks for the suggestion though x

In that case you have a perfect excuse not to go. You can't leave your dog for the entire day.

I'm a huge introvert, and can only cope with one social plan per weekend. That could be dinner out with friends or a bbq or my inlaws coming for lunch etc. But I can't handle more than that.

Luckily DH is the same, otherwise I'd happily tell him to go and have fun and we would jointly make up a white lie that I had other plans.