A case of mistaken identity

Ever think you know someone and then take a closer look and realize that person is NOT who you thought they were? Like in the store- There have been many times I see a friend and my face will brighten up and I'll wave like a mad woman and be like "Hey! Hi! How are you?," and then realize that it wasn't them. Then I have to pretend that, no, I wasn't waving at you, I was waving at the person who was behind you. The person that isn't there anymore. I never get too embarassed at stuff like that. Except one time....

My family used to own a convienent store in Arkansas, this was when I was 10 or 11. We actually lived on top of the store, it had been turned into an apartment. Well, we had made friends with this one family that we went to church with. The man was this guy with a really big gut. I mean, he looked almost 9 months pregnant. What I would do when I saw him was bounce off his stomach. (It really was bouncy and wouldn't hurt him at all) I would throw my body into his stomach and promptly bounce back in the opposite direction. Fun :) (I know, I was/still am a dork).

One day I was walking out of the store and there he was at the gas pumps getting some gas. I waved and went over to say hi. When I got to him I did my usual greeting of "bouncing" off of his big belly. I looked up at him to talk and then realized that this guy was NOT the family friend of ours. Instead, he was just some random stranger. So, I continued walking and crossed the street (it was out in the country) and stayed until the man had left.

I wonder what he thought of me. I bet he was really scratching his head over the strange girl who came over and plunged her body onto his stomach, bounced back, and then walked across the street....

Yeah- sounds like something I would do..