Re: Happy Birthday and Invitation from Gail re: Don's Birthday Party (fwd)

[Noelle <noelle>]

 > From: Lizzie <http://www.sbcglobal.net/~l>
 > Date: Wed, 3 Dec 2014 19:38:48 -0800
 > 
 > Hi  Noelle,
 > 
 > Let's  plan  on  seeing  each  other  on  the  2nd,  3rd  of  4th.   We're  
 > open  so  why
 > don't  you  pick  a  time.   And  I'd  love  to  reach  out  to  your  dad 
 > and  Gail  so  if
 > you  could  share  their  email  addresses,  that  would  be  great.
 > 
 > Looking  forward  to  it!
 > 
 > Lizzie
 > 
 > On  Dec  2,  2014,  at  6:49  AM,  Noelle  <
 > http://dummy.us.eu.org/noelleg>
 > wrote:
 > 
 > >  PS  this  birthday  dinner  has  transformed  into  this  fancy  thing  
 > >  I  didn't 
 > >  think  would  happen.  My  dad  said  he  took  himself  out  of  the  
 > >  planning  and 
 > >  Gail  didn't  want  a  potluck  type  of  dinner  instead...oh  well.
 > >  Robert's  parents  are  invited  too,  but  they  might  just  come  out 
 > >   to  visit  us
 > 
 > >  Xmas  week  instead...
 > > 
 > >  On  Mon,  1  Dec  2014,  Lizzie  wrote:
 > > 
 > >>  Hi  Noelle,  and  Happy  Birthday!
 > >> 
 > >>  I  want  to  know  if  you  did  or  will  be  doing  something  extra  
 > >>  special  to
 > mark  the  big  day.   Did  Robert  give  you  a  gift  or  do  you  guys  
 > even  exchange
 > gifts?   We  sometimes  do,  sometimes  don't.
 > >> 
 > >>  Did  you  have  a  good  holiday?   I  like  the  Thanksgiving  holiday 
 > >>   because
 > it's  restful,  did  you  relax?
 > >> 
 > >>  Thanks  for  forwarding  along  your  Dad's  birthday  invitation.   
 > >>  After
 > seeing  it  I'm  wondering  if  there  may  have  been  a  
 > misunderstanding.   It  looks
 > to  be  an  intimate  and  catered  affair.   I  didn't  want  to  respond 
 > without
 > checking  with  you  to  see  if  perhaps  you  and  Gail  had  spoken  
 > about  me  coming. 
 > I  haven't  spoken  to  her  directly  and  now  in  retrospect  I  
 > realize  I  was  wrong,
 > and  I  feel  badly  for  not  having  not  done  so.   I  think  perhaps  
 > I  should  let  it
 > lie  unless  you  think  she  is  expecting  me  in  which  case  I'm  
 > happy  to  email  her.
 > Thanks  Noelle,  and  apologies  if  there  has  been  a  
 > misunderstanding.   How  long
 > will  you  be  in  Santa  Barbara?   Another  option  is  to  come  see  
 > you,  Robert,  Gail
 > and  your  Dad  later  that  weekend.   I  would  almost  prefer  that  as 
 > it  would  allow
 > a  nicer  visit?   Let  me  know  your  thoughts.   Thanks  so  much.
 > >> 
 > >>  Lizzie