While I was at the rodeo with Gulley and her husband, Jon, a few weeks ago, they told me a story about when they were dating that I know I had never heard before because it brought me deep and abiding joy.
One night, after they had been dating for a few months, they went out to dinner. On their way home “Oh Lord, It’s Hard to Be Humble” came on the radio. Gulley turned it up and sang every single word LOUD AND PROUD.
When the song was over she looked up and realized Jon was just staring at her. She would learn later that it was at this tender moment he realized she was the girl for him. He said, “I’ve never known a girl that knows all the words to that song.”
She said, “Well, you’ve never dated a girl who grew up with a goldfish named Mac Davis.”