So her family is a lot closer to us than mine are. We get invited to a lot of different events and when one comes up at the last minute, I'm usually the one to say, nah. Nothing against her family, but I'm sorry, I have a monthly quota of meeting with them.
When I say nah, she is usually along the lines of, "What else do we have going on that is so important?"
Babe, it's simple. I have a full plan of doing nothing and that is how I want to do it. Doing nothing is something and that something is more important than going over to her family's house.
So we end up going anyway. I'm running out of ideas.