Humorous Events in California: Part I

Classic mistaken identity

As previously mentioned, New Years Eve 2010 was spent in the city of angels to celebrate my little brothers wedding.  A previous blog depicts the majority of the evening, but I have to mention a specific moment in the evening that flushed my sister-in-laws face red with embarrassment.

Prior to leaving for Long Beach, I borrowed my brother’s sweater because I failed to pack for a chilly L.A. evening.  With comfortable clothing and anticipation of a wonderful evening I joined my siblings for the night.  Wearing this sweater would create a mistake in identity that will not be forgotten by many. 

Being able to able to celebrate New Years Eve with three of my siblings is a rare occasion.  On our evenings trek, I purposefully bounced around visiting various individuals in our party.  Enjoying each others company we conversed and joked with each other as we walked the streets. 

Once we reached the large crowds of the harbor, we consolidated our group space, my sister-in-law more than others.  Wanting to feel the security of her husband, she reached out for what she thought was her husbands arm, but took mine instead.  Not knowing to whom the strange arm belonged, she shrieked out, “You’re not my husband!”  Surrounding eyes jumped to see what woman failed to recognize her husband. 

After what seemed like ages of awkwardness, she amended her statement to justify her statement with “You’re my brother-in-law.”  This feeble attempt to correct a bad situation did not impress the crowds.  Pushing our caravan away from her embarrassing moment, my sister found relief knowing anonymity would return as we lost ourselves in the crowd.

While her embarrassment brought smiles to many faces, it is semi-understandable that she could make this gross error.  Additionally, I did not help the situation by borrowing a sweater from the sibling that most closely resembles me.  Regardless of the circumstances, my sister-in-law completely humiliated herself by failing to identify the father of her children and the love of her life.