The Cherokee blood is to blame that it took so long and is kinda thin, but it also gives it its strength.
DJ, know the feeling! Huron(Wyandot to you Michigan types) blood here. Has taken me forever to grow a 'stache, now the wife says grow a beard! I told her if she doesn't mind me looking like a pre-pubescent guy, then no problem. Gonna make me look like Arafat or Castro for awhile, always looking like the face needs a good vacuum. :-)