I have a friend Kerry. When my MOH asked me in January for a list of ladies I wanted invited to the bach party she wanted to throw me, I left Kerry off the list. At the time, we weren't really in a good place. I was upset at the way I had been treated during her wedding and afterwards. We've since worked some of our issues out and are getting along a lot better.
Once things improved, I thought of inviting her. However, she's got 3 young kids including a newborn. Her husband works 6 days a week and the only day he gets off is Thursday. We're going away upstate (3+ hours) Saturday to Tuesday. She's never left her kids before for longer than a few hours. I knew it would be impossible for her to come and I didn't want her to feel pressured or bad that she could join us.
I was out with a mutual friend of ours and she mentioned that Kerry feels a little left out. And I feel terrible! I should have invited her 2 months ago when we were back on better terms. But I didn't. The bach party is next weekend. I want to call her and discuss it, but I really don't know what to say or even how to begin the conversation. Help!