Have you ever shown up on the totally wrong DAY for an event?

[Kimberle]

(Inspired by todays Blondie strip where Blondie/Dag showed up on a wrong Sat for a party to find their host's in pj's.)

I haven't, but I wonder if anyone is brave enough to confess. Or, maybe you've had guests show up at your home on the wrong day.

 

[mtemm]

dh and I went to his aunt's wedding this past september. we all had a great time but were surprised when a cousin of theirs didn't show up even though she had rsvp'd that she was coming.

fast forward to the next day, dh and I are driving back to upstate from Boston and we get a call from his mother. she had just received a call from the cousin wanting to know what was going on..she was at the wedding but didn't recognize anyone. OMG, she was so upset, had looked forward to the wedding for a while. she was milling around, had a drink, everything, looking to see if she could at least see the bride. trouble was, it was a gay wedding she was at, there wasn't a bride! LOL!

so while not quite finding the hosts in pjs, still pretty funny.

 

[Lisa loves Pooh]

I've shown up at the airport on the wrong day--pre-9/11...so they let me on a whole day early.

No big events that I showed up on the wrong day for though.

 

[Tigger&Belle]

One time we showed up a few hours early for a Harvest Festival/Halloween party at a friends house. For some reason I had it in my head that it was an afternoon event. We got a good laugh out of my mistake, we stayed and helped with some setup and then one of my sons got to stay the rest of the day and play. Worked out ok and at least we didn't come late.

I'm sure that there are other events that I have just put out of my my mind...

T&B

 

[winniedapooh]

I was helping out a friend while she was away. I was to go in and procter her final exam. I had a mental block and thought her class was an hour later than the original time. I went in all ready, dressed neat and professionally, books to read for myself, and to top it off what I thought was a half hour early! Ugh I have never panicked so much in my life when I had to call her and tell her that I had totally messed up her last class! Thankfully she was so understanding and was able to post from where she was to her class website.

 

[MUFFYCAT]

About five years ago my DD was invited to a Halloween party from a girl in her Twirling class. We showed up on Saturday afternoon, the mother answered the door and said it was the next day!

What's even worse my DD who was about 8 kept asking me "Are you sure it's on Saturday?

 

[gallaj0]

Went to the wrong funeral once, but it was on the right day. A friend of DW's grandfather passed, and we were going the the funeral home for the traditional Jewish funeral. We got a little lost, and wound up about 15 minutes late. We ducked in, sat in the back and ended up waiting a little while, since it hadn't started yet, go figure.

So the ceremony starts, a lot of people speaking hebrew, and we haven't seen any of the family my DW knows yet. So eventually, someone gets up to speak, and it turns out to be the deceased's daughter; who was not from DW's friend's family, who begins to speak about her dead departed grandmother!

So by this time, we realize we're in the wrong funeral, but don't want to get up and leave during the funeral. So we satyed to the end, bolted out figuring there was another funeral going on there around the same time, for the right person, and maybe we can catch up. They were already off to the cemetary, so we get in the car, and get stuck in the procession to the cemetary for deceased person grandma. So leaving the parking lot, the procession takes a left, we take a right past the funeral home working directing traffic, and dissapear.

DW's friend and family got a real kick out of the story, and figured granddad would have too, so it was OK.

 

[meeshi]

Almost..... We were getting ready to leave for a party and thought we'd call our friends to make sure we had the time right. As it turned out, we had the day wrong, it was the day before!

 

[leahannpen]

I went to the doctor on the wrong day once. Ugh...what a pain...drive there, find parking, walk, check in...OOPS! Wrong day! DUH! LOL...oh well.

 

[pixiemomma]

Yes a birthday party. It was extended family so it wasn't a big deal.

 

[The Mystery Machine]

Went to a baseball game with a friend on the wrong day! DUH!!!!!!

We had FANTASTIC SEATS and invited a friend we hadn't seen in awhile and when we got up to give them our tickets it was for the NEXT DAY! How embarrassing....

Needless to say the baseball stadium was WONDERFUL and said it happens all the time. They had a special seats for such an occasion. The seats were comparable to the seats we had on the tickets.

Thank Goodness!

 

[Winka]

Flight out of London-the itinerary said one thing, BA's computer said another. Said that they could try to put me on the next available but actually decided to stay on a few more days until the departure date BA's system had for me. It was a nice trip ultimately.

 

[piglet too]

We (DH and I) went to a wedding reception on the wrong day. We had my folks babysit and got all dressed up to go to the fancy affair. We got there and could not find his co-workers name on any of the rooms. We were able to ask someone who works there and they told us the reception was the next day. (on a Sunday!) So we went home, searched for a last minute babysitter, and went through the whole process again the next day. When we got there, we found out why it was on a Sunday, they had so many guests that they took up the whole place!

I also showed up a week early for a doctor's visit. This was to be the first time my DS got to hear his brother/sister's heartbeat, but I was early. Luckily, they were able to squeez me in, so it all worked out.

 

[twinmomplus2new]

I had a cousin from Boston getting married to a girl from Jersey. So the wedding shower was in Jersey. I also have other cousins who live in Jersey themselves. Anyway.... They went to the shower. Showed up at noon. ANd were horrified to find the house was a mess, no food set out and the hosts in raggedy sweat pants running around straightening up... Noone looked happy to see them. they said they sat there for about 20 minutes, whispering to each other. What kind of people ar ethese? This is the weirdest shower I have ever been to? Well my other cousin Male came in and had just gotten out of the shower and asked them would they like to go with him to get a coffee. They said sure whatever. And when he got them in the car. He couldn't stop laughing.... The shower started at 2pm. They had arrived promptly at noon. They were mortified. But its a funny story now...

 

[mtemm]

I just thought of something else. When dh and I first started dating he got tix for us to go to a Sox game...my first. we were all fired up. anyway, we went, were seated, enjoyed I think 2 innings, when suddenly people showed up with tix for our seats! lots of confusion until we realized ours were for the next day. thankfully we just found empty seats nearby and used those. then dh gave the tix to 2 of his buddies for the next day. as much as they say no reentry, those 2 had no problems whatsoever going. It was very funny at the time, still makes me smile.

 

[janette]

I was late for vacation one year. My SIL called me and asked when I was going to get there. I was due there in an hour and I at home 6 hours away. I called work and told them I needed to change my vacation to the next week instead of the week after. Packed and was on the road in an hour and met them on the route.

Everyone makes sure I know what week we are going now. I get it from relatives & work

I've had other instances but that was the worst.

 

[Microcell]

I went to the doctor on the wrong day once. Ugh...what a pain...drive there, find parking, walk, check in...OOPS! Wrong day! DUH! LOL...oh well.

We had to get DD a hearing test because of my sisters being deaf, and she was 4 months old and they suggested we keep her awake to be sure she slept during the test. We did, sprinkling water on her or shaking (gently- no flames here) her awake when she would fall asleep. I even sat in the back seat of the car with her so not car ride snooze either. Lo and behold, we go there and it was scheduled for the next day! Poor kid tortured two days in a row!

 

[Tasha+Scott]

I have never shown up on the wrong day, but I did make a huge mistake on timing once. One of my best friends got married several years ago. I thought her wedding was at 3:30 so I arrived around 3:15. Turns out it was at 3:00! I went into the church and tried to push open the doors to the sanctuary but they wouldn't budge. So, I gave them a really hard shove. Turns out the lady taping the event was leaning against them! I knocked her down...and EVERYONE turned to stare at me! The worst part for me was that I was originally supposed to be the Maid of Honor but backed out b/c I didn't want people watching me walk down the aisle (I have long outgrown that fear btw) and instead everyone saw me knock down the camera woman! To this day, whenever my friend watches that tape you can see when the camera loses focus and hits the floor! Hey, everyone has to make an entrance somehow...

 

[Tigger&Belle]

Tasha+Scott, that is way funny! Thanks for sharing.

Microcell, your poor baby! She'll sue you for sure when she is an adult...

T&B

 

[Nancy]

Dh and I were driving to a concert and I glanced at the tickets to see where our seats were and saw we were a day too early! I had taken off work, but was working the next night so we missed it all together.