I have known my friend Julie for about five years since the time we got chatting at the gym. I had always been under the impression she was six months older than me and I was therefore concerned to learn she would be spending her birthday working and had nothing at all planned to mark her birthday. This was after all a significant birthday and it didn’t seem right that anyone should do absolutely nothing on it so I suggested she came out last night for a drink with me and Reidski.
I got her a card – not a nasty in your face ‘You are 50!’ type card but a nice tasteful one for me to write my own message in. I wrote ‘Happy (50th!!) Birthday (surely some mistake)’. My brackets – and most unfortunately - my horrendously embarrassing mistake too.
Julie is not, as it swiftly transpired, six months older than me – au contraire.
Will she ever forgive me I wonder?
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A second foray into our secret cupboard and another random photo wallet
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8 comments:
no- she won't!
Oh bugger!
Hopefully she will see that you meant well.
Would it be mean to ask just how wrong you were (ie, Julie's actual age)? No problem if you'd rather not say.
Yes, I think it depends on the magnitude of the discrepancy - probably one year is allowable, any more than that and you are definitely in trouble.
Messalina
It was hilariously embarrassing - I am so glad I witnessed it!
I fear you may be right there gill!
Trousers, sadly she is not six months older than me but six months younger. That probably matters more to me than it does to her!
Messalina - you remind me it could have been worse.
Reidski - glad you at least enjoyed the moment. I went a glorious red didn't I?
Oh well thank goodness you weren't 5 years out...
Trousers - what a horribel thought!
oh! only 6 months out- she might forgive you then.
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