It is sometimes strange to hear someone call me by name or wave to me when I can't place where I know the person. I struggle with remembering names anyway, but it's worse when I don't recall how I am acquainted with the person addressing me. I often find myself stalling for time until I can pick up enough clues to figure out how I know the person.
The funny thing is that Janelle has also achieved a level of minor celebrity as a cashier. Sometimes, when people flag me down, it's because they only know me as Janelle's husband. Those encounters usually take me the longest to figure out.
Still, I am the type of person who likes to engage with others. Thus, I enjoy getting flagged down by a variety of people while I am out and about. Today, I ended up in at least three conversations with people I know just during my 45 minute trip to Freddy's (not counting talking to Janelle). Honestly, I feel a little off whenever I take a trip into town and don't meet someone that I know.