This man would surely relate to what happened to me today.
So, I am living in Rupert, the town where I grew up. Quite frequently I come face to face with someone I went to school with but haven't seen since I graduated from high school. Some of these chance meetings have been great, others not so much. I could write a long post just about the interesting interpersonal dynamics that go with moving back home to the small town where I grew up but I won't - I'll just have to save that for later.
At church today I saw a girl I graduated with that I hadn't seen in a long time. During the meeting I kept glancing over and thinking to myself how much she looked like her little sister. After the meeting was over she walked by and I said, "Hi Bobbi!" She didn't hear me. So, I tapped her shoulder and said hi again. This time she finally heard, stopped, and turned to face me. Just then, her sister also stopped, turned around and said, "I'm Bobbi."
Oops...
All I could say was something like, "Oh, well that's pretty embarrassing for me isn't it..." After a couple laughs everything was fine and we talked for a while but afterwards I couldn't help but think about how stupid that was. But really, they look a lot alike. I even told her dad about what happened and he said some of their own family does that when they haven't seen them for a while. It was about 5 years for me so that made me feel a little better...
Small confession while on the topic of Bobbi G:
Most of my years growing up I had very short hair that my dad always cut for me with a set of clippers and an attachment. It was easy and I had no reason to change it - Until ninth grade. One day I was talking to a girl (you already know who) and she said something to the effect of "I wonder what your hair would look like longer." That's all it took. She was a cute girl, I was a 15 year old boy and my hair has not been buzzed of since then. That is just funny to me. What a classic story.
I hope you enjoyed both of my stories today.
*ps - don't forget about the mystery photo just below
