Sketch Looks Nothing LIKE Me

November 27th, 2013

One day in approximately 2003, shortly after Gen Y and I were married, General Yeager got a package from Australia.

An Australian fellow had written that he had commissioned an artist to do a pencil sketch of General Yeager’s lovely wife. The reason was two-fold. He wanted to patronize and help the artist and he wanted to honor Gen Yeager and his wife.

As GCY unwrapped the framed sketch, he hesitated. It was a beautiful sketch of Glennis. And GCY just wasn’t sure how I would react.

I looked at it, paused, and exclaimed: “Well, that looks nothing like me!”

GCY’s look was priceless – I think in a nanosecond, it went from uh oh/wincing for what might come from a typical second wife, to incredulous – does she not see – to great mirth as he saw me unable to contain a big smile.

He gave me the greatest compliment in our family: You’re weird.

c. GCYI

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