I loved Cassi at Bella Dia's idea for August and thought I'd join the fun.
My first entry is A is for Army, which is my maiden name. I've heard every joke you can imagine from "that's enough food to feed an Army" to "As in Navy?" and, by the way, my dad was in the Air Force with a man whose last name was Navy! Also, my sister just up from me (I'm the youngest of five kids--I'm the tie breaker) is named Maureen, which if you say it just so, sounds like Marine. None of us kids have been in the service, though.
When I got married at 21, I took my husband's last name, but felt strange. It finally struck me: I missed my Army. I started to use both names (not hyphenated, though) and felt much better. Last October, after being divorced for two years, I changed my name back again. Since my recent marriage, I've been living in a no-name land. Some things are in my first married name, some are just Army, and some are in my new two-not-hyphenated names. Slowly they'll all get to the new name.
Tomorrow...B is for? In the meantime, I want to remind you to leave a comment on the previous post. I'll select winners tomorrow morning and post pictures of the pretty stash they'll be getting. I'll also talk about my own private UFO August. It worked so well for me last year that I'm doing it again!
Hey I'll join you in that UFO August! I've got so many WIPs that I've got to finish.
Posted by: Kirsten | August 02, 2007 at 08:37 AM
I'm doing Cassi's meme too. I found it hard to come up with 26 things about me!
Posted by: lorinda | August 02, 2007 at 12:06 PM
Great post! I have similar last name issues from being married and divorced. Sometimes I just wish I could go with my first name only and forget the rest. Thanks so much for joining in!
Posted by: Cassi | August 02, 2007 at 01:16 PM
Your interesting post has inspired me to try the meme too!
Posted by: Geo | August 03, 2007 at 02:32 PM
My maiden name is Louie. I had to listen to people sing the song Louie, Louie throughout my childhood. I was annoyed when I was a kid, but grew to like it as I got older. I even had the song played at my wedding. I took my husband's name when I married, but I still look on my maiden name with fondness.
Posted by: Jennifer | August 03, 2007 at 09:14 PM
It reminds me of one of my favourite Aussie jokes:
Q: What are armies for?
A: For hanging your handies on!
Posted by: Meg | August 04, 2007 at 01:14 AM