Perna, you do make a good point (I hadn't considered) about keeping a boundary on what you will allow your anxiety to control. That puts the anxiety in the driver's seat and a loss of control on our part. I can relate to that. Every time I've pushed through my anxiety in a situation, I felt a victory. Thanks for that.

BBT7 - Better consider your motives in this situation. Is it based more on anxiety than anything else? Maybe you could skip the limo, meet them for dinner and then excuse yourself from the bars.