Yesterday we went to our friend's DD's 5th birthday party. We have known this family since we moved to Australia 18 months ago and we get on really well (same age kids etc). They are lovely, bit eccentric in a nice loony way, which I love.
For a long time she has been talking about all her other friends and "Oh, you must meet so and so, she's just lovely, you will get on like a house on fire" and "I can't wait for you to meet X and Y, he's from England too and you will love them" etc etc.
So yesterday, at the birthday party, she introduces me to 'Sue' (made up name) with a "This is Sue, do you remember I've told you about her, her husband is from England too etc etc" and so 'Sue' said, "Oh yes, I've been dying to meet you, I've heard all about you blah blah".
So Sue and I hit it off with lots of chats etc and she introduces me to her DH who seems lovely, we get cosy with my DH and share bottle of wine and all is a bundle of laughs. When we left we exchanged phone numbers and DH and I suggest that in a couple of weeks we will have a BBQ and invite them and our mutual friends over for a get together.
As I said goodbye to my friend and her DH I told them that was the plan and they reacted a bit strangely about it (faces falling and some, "Ah, yes, maybe, possibly" type stuff). I thought it odd but didn't think much more of it until this morning my friend rang up at 8.30am (on a Sunday ) to 'fill me in' on 'Sue' and her husband and that actually they have pretty much fallen out and I need to know that they won't be able to come to a BBQ with them . So I have stumbled on some politics and I hate politics!
I asked my friend why she invited 'Sue' and her DH to her DD's party and why did she introduce me if they are that bad ... she mumbled something about the fact they go a long way back and couldn't NOT invite them.
WWYD?
What will I do if 'Sue' rings me?
[pissed off emoticon]
Gah!