Blame it on the Sangria
I have a funny story to tell. It is funny because, well, quite frankly, if I do not laugh at it, I would most certainly hide under a rock some where out of sheer embarrassment. Hey, if you cant laugh at yourself, then how can you laugh at anybody else? Right? So here is my story.
Chris and I, with the broker of our RE/MAX Office Steve O and his beautiful glowing wife Diana (who by the way is due with her second child) attended a lovely afternoon wedding party in Center City, Philadelphia. The restaurant where the party was hosted has earned the reputation of being the Best Tapas Restaurant in Philadelphia. (I can officially confirm that as the truth. YUMMY!).
All four of us were sitting at the bar. Diana, sipping at her pineapple juice and I (on my second sangria) was enjoying small talk while Chris and Steve were talking... BUSINESS as usual.
Suddenly, a very familiar-looking, tall, slim man, in a beautifully pressed suit, stepped between Diana and I to gain the attention of a bartender behind us at the bar. At first I ignored the familiar looking man and continued my conversation with Diana. "There they go again..." I said, pointing at Chris and Steve who were deep in conversation, "... talking about business !" The familiar-looking man chimed in with his now familiar-sounding voice. He must have overheard my comment and said to me, "There is nothing wrong with talking business. Talking business is what keeps you dressed in those beautiful clothes."
Whaaaaaaat? Oh No You Didn't!
Did he just say what I thought he said?
Hold on one darn minute there, Mr. Familiar-Looking and Familiar-Sounding man in a well pressed suit. You obviously do not know who I AM... THE ONE AND ONLY Stephanie Somers of THE Somers Team at REMAX Access... Super Star in my mind only apparently.
Diana saw my eyes widen and with her quick wit said jokingly to Mr. Familiar, "Yeah, she's just a shlub, sitting around all day eating bon-bons."
I replied with as much sarcasm and my best voice impression of a Stepford Wife, "Oh yes. I am a well kept woman. I could never work as hard as my husband. I don't know what I would do if I had to work with him every single day. I am sooooo lucky."
Diana and I laughed hysterically knowing that Mr. Familar obviously did not know me. I am a self proclaimed modern woman, damn it! I am a full time chronic workaholic running our Real Estate business together with my husband. Bon-Bons in my dreams! Further more, Mr. Familiar had no clue that my MOTHER (another self-proclaimed modern gal), not my husband, bought me the outfit I was wearing. So, put that in your pipe and smoke, it Mr. Familiar !
Well long story short, my curiosity got the best of me. "Do I know you?" I said to Mr. Familiar. "You look and sound so familiar to me. Have we met?"
"Well, let me think..." he said,"... you may have heard of me when I ran in '06 for the Mayoral Candidacy and in 2010 for the Gubernatorial Race under the name of TOM KNOX."
I almost fell off of my chair. My face turned red. I began to perspire. I was ALMOST speechless. Almost, I say because I went on saying a variety of other extremely embarrassing things in an effort to hide my utter idiocy of not recognizing the famed political figure that stood before me. So to further save face, I did what any other dignified, modern, hard-working girl would do in such a situation.
I Blamed it on the Sangria.
Sorry, Tom. I will never ever forget your face. Heck, if you run for office again (just a rumor and you didn't hear it from me), I may even vote for you as my way of saying I am sorry.
P.S. Tom, Ummmm... Can I friend you on Facebook ?
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