Bunny,
Originally Posted By: SpyBunny
I really thought that waiting was the better option
Go eith your instinct, your inner voice: wait.
Originally Posted By: SpyBunny
but the tickets seem like a good, natural lead-in
You could always give him the tickets, and say "Happy early birthday. I won't be going with you, so you've got an extra ticket to do with what you please." whistle


Gardener

"My soul, be satisfied with flowers,
With fruit, with weeds even; but gather them
In the one garden you may call your own."
Cyrano deBergerac