Thanks cessna, for your reply

I'm not as sad about not making it now, then I was before. And to make it up to not being able to go to the Gathering I will try to convince my family to go to Scotland one more time (you just cant get enough of Scotland) and drive across the Highlands and visit atleast one Highland Games/Gathering (though it wouldn't be in the near future because of the economy here and all that, but then I just have something to look forward to!)