To be irritated about my birthday?

[kellihay]

I understand that coronavirus is still a threat but I'm hoping the corona police don't take this the wrong way.

It's my birthday this weekend and I always like doing something. I've found lockdown mentally challenging and my anxiety has been awful. I've really looked forward to seeing friends.

I decided to have a socially distanced food/drinks. We have an outside toilet which makes this all work perfectly.
My best friend lives in a home county the other side of London, I live in another home county. It takes about 2 hours max to drive from theirs to mine.

They've just decided they will not do that, not even considered coming, ignored me on it. I'd understand if they were at fear of Corona but they travelled the same journey to see her SIL and husband which is in London but close to my HC a week ago. They travel between the parents house and their new house every single weekend (2 hours). So this is nothing to do with coronavirus but more to do with effort.

So AIBU to be irritated? She just can't be bothered can she?

I think if they are doing the two hours regularly they may be sick of it, but more than that they may feel it will be more difficult to socially distance at yours.

Yabu how can you expect them 2 to travel 2 hours to you just for a drink which they cannot drink to sit in you're garden. I think it's different visiting family and not comparable in the slightest.

YABU. Their family could be in their safe bubbles which they don't want to expand for the sake of a few nibbles in your garden.

They have no issue with corona. They aren't worried about it, they aren't socially distancing from people they are visiting - in laws and friends. Them not coming is nothing to do with corona.

They also love driving, they do it as a fun activity as he is very into his cars.