I know my grandmother was trying to the do the right thing but

I am so annoyed. Her nephew's son and family (my 2nd cousins) live about 10-15 minutes from me and have twin boys that are turning 1 in March. My GM keeps bugging me that we should get together with them because we live close.
Just some background info for you..growing up we were never together. I only remember going to his HS graduation party and I was like 10 at the time then I went to their wedding in 2003 and I invited them to my wedding on 2004. My dad barely speaks to his dad.
Well my GM just called and said she was on the phone with her nephew and they were talking and he was saying that they would like to invite us to their kids 1st birthday so my GM gave them my home number with out asking me first!! Now I have a feeling she asked them to invite us because that is how she is and I am sure my cousins didn't come up with idea on their own. I mean he barely reconginzed me at their wedding. So now they are going to call to invite us and how can I say no. I know my GM was just trying to get me some friends and since family is close to us that she was trying to help and she feels it is important to be close to your family but I just wish she went about it a different way.

Man, I feel like I am being set up on a blind date

Re: I know my grandmother was trying to the do the right thing but

When they call you could just say thank you but we have already accepted another invitation on that day.

Or... you could play like you know nothing about it already, say yes and see how it goes. You may realize that you enjoy one another's company and it would be great for the kids to meet their cousins.

Can you tell I miss having my family close by?

Re: I know my grandmother was trying to the do the right thing but

Re: I know my grandmother was trying to the do the right thing but

My cousin that I'm not close to invited us to their dd's first birthday out of the clear blue. I'm pretty sure it's that my aunt wanted us to become closer since we have kids close in age but we are just so different, always were. We haven't spoken again since the party, that was 2 years ago.

I didn't want to go, but we went. It went pretty much how I expected it would, but at least I don't have to hear that I didn't try.