I am having a fantastic time arranging a charity do. Not. It has brought out the worst in people that I previously thought were okay. A couple of weeks ago it was my neighbour eyeing my Husband up about making comments about how pasty and dumpy I was. This weeks meeting brought a couple more corkers.
We are a week away from the date and last night one of the committee pipes up that she didn't realise there would be a 'pay' bar. She then went on into a tirade about how tacky pay bars were etc etc. And how it embarrassing it would be to inform her guests. I wouldn't mind, but we are not organising a High Society Ball. The tickets are £12.50, and we have a live band and a DJ. 100% of ticket sales are going straight to Cancer research UK. I cannot believe that she thought that we were chucking in booze as well. She then wanted to know what the DJ would be playing as she would like 'some African Music' (she isn't African).
The discussion did not get any better when my MIL then piped up that the worst thing in the world was weddings with pay bars, and how 'cheap and nastry' such weddings were. I reminded her that our wedding was a 'pay' bar in the evening (might not have been had Mr J and I had any parental contribution, but there you go). She has every right to hold that view but I think that it was a little crass to air it with me sitting next to her.
I am going to have to drink A LOT of alcohol to get through the event aren't I ?
