Child's Birthday party - how would you handle this situation?
My neighbour invited our family to her son's second birthday party yesterday. The day before she asked me what kind of pizza my 4 and 6 year olds would like. I suggested cheese as its simple and most kids will eat it. Several hours before the party I called to say that we would be about 15 minutes late arriving as my youngest son (8 months) was just waking up from his nap. She was fine with that. When we made it over, it was 1:15 and the party had begun at 1:00. Three out of the four boxes of pizza including the cheese pizza had already been eaten by guests that seemed to have arrived much earlier then we (more than 15 minutes at least). The remaining pizza was cold and there was nothing my children would eat. We decided not to say anything but we felt a little awkward (my husband and I) sitting down to eat when everyone else had finished (and all evidence of the pizza was gone) and there was nothing for my other kids. When I asked if there was any other food, my neighbour had nothing that was really appropriate. We were finishing our pizza when my neighbour and the guests went into the next room to sing happy birthday and hand out cake. Needless to say my husband and I felt very uncomfortable and I am a little offended. I'm not sure if it's worth it to say anything but I was just wondering how you might feel in this situation. Do you think I am justified in being offended?
I guess the point I'm making is that a good host might have reserved and kept warm some pizza for a guest who may not be able to make it exactly at 1:00. I have a young baby that has a set nap schedule. I didn't think 15 minutes would make that much of a difference. But what about the fact that guests seemed to have arrived much earlier then we did?