Is it really the thought that counts ?

Since everyone is off tomorrow, we are thinking about going to an amusement park.Because of this we decided to go to mass tonight. Mike gets home about Thirty minutes before we have to leave( to be there comfortably early ) when we go to Saturday night mass so the kids and I were all ready to go so Mike could come home hop into the shower, get dressed and be on our way. All went especially well and we were out the door with time to spare. Cindy had even changed the time of her date until an hour after mass so that everything would work out. Well we got to church in plenty of time but I forgot that the church was doing Saturday night mass outside. This has been done every Saturday, weather permitting, every summer for many years but I just didn't think about it. Since we didn't have lawn chairs , or even a blanket with us I told Mike to just go home. We got some odd looks from friends as we pulled out but tonight just wasn't a good night to stand for an hour or set on the ground. There may have been an empty picnic table that we could have used but I didn't even look because once I was out of the car in the "outside alter" area I would have committed myself to stay even if there were no available seats.I don't know if we will go back tomorrow morning for inside mass or just chalk it up to a we had good intentions but....
Isn't that just how life goes sometimes ? We have the best of intentions but things just get in our way. This reminds me of a saying I have heard. The smallest deed is worth more than the largest of intentions. Hmmmmmmmmm makes you think. How many people say Oh I intended to call, or I intended to cook a meal for, or I intended to whatever. Is telling of your intentions just a form of excuse ? Yes sometimes I think it is. I still don't know what we will end up doing tomorrow but I sure have given myself some food for thought !