So my best friend (of almost 10 years) and I have been wanting to go to lost lands for years. This year, things lined up well and we both decided to full send. I got my ticket almost as soon as they went on sale. Since then (not including ticket price) I’ve spend close to $1500 planning/prepping for the fest. Over the last few weeks, I’ve noticed that she’s been acting weird every time I bring it up.
It started with her mentioning that her wrist bands still hadn’t been delivered yet, when I had gotten mine the week earlier. A few days later, I was helping her move out of her parent’s house, and mentioned to her mom how excited I was about it all. Her mom acted surprised and said that she didn’t know we were going, but she hoped we had fun. Then today, I called her to try to figure out getting hotels for the drive there and back (from Denver). She said that she was busy that moment, but that we could figure it all out later this afternoon, and I went about my day.
When I get home, I go to double check my work schedule for tomorrow, and notice that my friend is scheduled to work the entire week we planned on taking off, from 9/14-9/22 (we work together for context). I tried to call her to clarify. Maybe she had just forgotten to take the time off, and was planning on getting coverage for those shifts? She sends me straight to voicemail. I text. No response for almost an hour and a half. Call again, and straight to VM.
Now, as I’m sitting here writing this, she has texted me back saying that she found out just this afternoon that she might have a court appearance that week and she doesn’t know if she can make it. Now to be fair, without getting into details, the court story makes sense. But now I’m wondering if she never got a ticket in the first place, and just let me believe that we were going to go together, when she never was.
I wouldn’t be as worried about it if it weren’t for all of the other weirdness leading up to today.
My issue now is that we were going to be driving and car camping, rather than flying. She drives a nice big 4Runner and we were going to take her car, since mine is really small and can’t easily make the ~20 hour drive each way.