Awkward....
At the end of today's engagement shoot in New Bern, this well-dressed lady in her 40's stopped by me as I was crouching down for the last shot (the couple and Jeff were across the street from me). She said, "You always take the BEST pictures!" And I thought, okay... somehow she knows me. Maybe from a wedding... or from the website. You just never know. I've been told I have stalkers. Anyway... then she says, "And you've got a cute new cut!" So... sure, maybe she hasn't seen me in a while and this look is a bit different than the last time. I was just polite and said, "Thanks!" She asked if we took pictures at a certain place and I told her we hit another area instead. She said that was a great location, too. I'm ready to head back to where Jeff and the couple are, so I say something like, "Good to see you!"... and start walking across the street.
Then it happens...
Apparently, she really didn't know who I was... and thought I was someone else. Cause then she calls out as I'm walking away, "Have you seen my husband?" I don't know this lady from ADAM... she looks really "fancy Southern". Like the women who own antique shops... tons of make-up and jewelry... big, blinking eyes with lots of mascara. Her foundation is thick cause she thinks she's hiding her "laugh lines"... and she has a REALLY dark tan. The more I size her up, the more I'm thinking she may be a little coo-coo. Of course, in the South, we call it "eccentric". Anyway, before I could say that I hadn't seen him (because I'd come too far to admit that I wasn't who she thought I was), she adds in... wait for it...
"He's been missing THREE WEEKS as of this past Sunday. And his court date is tomorrow.
If he's so much as a minute late, the judge will give him five to ten. So if you come across him,
tell him to get his tail to the Courthouse on time! I'd like him to stay out of prison!"
Yep... coo-coo. She's practically YELLING this across the street now. It would have been hysterical had I not been with clients. Clients who didn't know that I didn't know this woman. Of course, they know NOW. But for a minute, I'm sure they were quite intrigued at my choice in friends. I just called back something like, "Oh, wow! I'm sorry!" and then turned to Jeff and the couple and whispered, "No IDEA who she is". We all laughed.
Then it happens...
Apparently, she really didn't know who I was... and thought I was someone else. Cause then she calls out as I'm walking away, "Have you seen my husband?" I don't know this lady from ADAM... she looks really "fancy Southern". Like the women who own antique shops... tons of make-up and jewelry... big, blinking eyes with lots of mascara. Her foundation is thick cause she thinks she's hiding her "laugh lines"... and she has a REALLY dark tan. The more I size her up, the more I'm thinking she may be a little coo-coo. Of course, in the South, we call it "eccentric". Anyway, before I could say that I hadn't seen him (because I'd come too far to admit that I wasn't who she thought I was), she adds in... wait for it...
"He's been missing THREE WEEKS as of this past Sunday. And his court date is tomorrow.
If he's so much as a minute late, the judge will give him five to ten. So if you come across him,
tell him to get his tail to the Courthouse on time! I'd like him to stay out of prison!"
Yep... coo-coo. She's practically YELLING this across the street now. It would have been hysterical had I not been with clients. Clients who didn't know that I didn't know this woman. Of course, they know NOW. But for a minute, I'm sure they were quite intrigued at my choice in friends. I just called back something like, "Oh, wow! I'm sorry!" and then turned to Jeff and the couple and whispered, "No IDEA who she is". We all laughed.