geeze, calm down, we aren't trying to attack you, okay? D:
It's just that you guys could have said something more about that earlier when everyone was trying to decide the actual date, we could have figured something out, it's just that Luvan1me raises a good point, they have already asked for that day off of work, and the holidays are coming so it's hard to get away from family.
I'm having a similar problem with my meet. I might not be able to go to it, but I'm trying hard, and I have put a second in command up if I can't go, being Kristi, and Ashley.