no wine, no erin

Remember this post, where I talked about how shy I got at my horseback riding lessons, and how it actually makes me a worse rider?  And how I wanted to go to the Thursday night group lesson/wine drinking?  Well, I had planned on attending this week, which gave rise to this email exchange:

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From: Equestrian Center
To: Erin

SUBJ: Thursday Lesson

Due to school closures/religious observances we are moving lessons up.

The Thursday 6:30pm lesson will be at 3:30pm
Please let me know if you can/can not make it.


Thank You.
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From: Erin
To: Kathy
 
FWD: Thursday Lesson
 
I think I am going to say I have a conflict and go next week.  The point was more the hanging out, less the extra lesson, right?  No one is going to be drinking wine at 4 in the afternoon.
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From: Kathy
To: Erin
 
RE: FWD: Thursday Lesson
 
LOL. NO WINE NO ERIN.
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From: Erin
To: Equestrian Center

RE:  Thursday Lesson

I have a conflict at 3:30 but I will come the next week -- Oct 6 -- at 6:30. Thanks!

Erin
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From: Erin
To: Kathy
 
RE: FWD: Thursday Lesson
 
That's right!  NO WINE NO ERIN.  It's supposed to be FUN, right??
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At least, that's how I thought it went.  Today, I got an email back from the Equestrian Center, assuring me that it would be a blast.  In response to that last email, which I thought I had sent to Kathy.  But had actually sent back to the woman who works in the office at the Equestrian Center. 

So.  The people at the place where I am totally shy, now mistakenly got an email that says that I refuse to come if there is no wine.  I immediately turned bright red, called Kathy, and said I was quitting horseback riding because I could not ever go to the barn again.

In Kathy's view, this is good, since it "breaks the ice."  I can think of 100 ways to break the ice that do not involve me appearing as though I refuse to attend any event without alcohol, or that I am an inept email user.  But maybe she has a point.  I wrote back.

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From: Erin
To: Equestrian Center

RE: Thursday Lesson

lol - that wasn't supposed to go to you!  That's so embarrassing!  I am always being accused of not going to things unless there's wine.  Now, I had a conflict, and of course, can't go.  So I was trying to send it my partner, who always says, "No wine, no Erin."  I'm totally looking forward to it.  See you next Thursday.
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In case you're wondering, YES, I still want to crawl into a hole and die.  Hopefully they will respond soon, and put me out of my misery.