norman and morgan...it's hard to say.

hi, i'm {insert name} and this is my wife, {insert common name that goes well with first name mentioned}.

 

hello, i'm norman and this is my wife, morgan.

 

....

 

are you serious? morgan and norman?

 

....

 

that is often the reply norman and i get when we tell them our names. because yes, they kind of rhyme in a slantish way. and yes, they are really hard to say and it feels like there is a lot going on in your mouth. it's not convenient...by any means.

 

in fact when my niece, london, was small she used to call us the same thing. we were both called "meh-yeh".

she thought we had the same name. it's fine.

 

i grew up with norman, so it doesn't seem like a weird name to me, because i've always known him. but it is an older generation's name.

 

his grandpa is norman.

his dad is norman.

he is norman.

{and no...i won't be naming a future son norman...sorry to disappoint...we have some other plans to keep the tradition going}

 

but the funniest reactions to norman's name ... are children's reactions. and this is why i write this post today.

 

so here's a short story for ya.

 

i teach primary at our church. 6 and 7 year olds. it's pretty great. and gets pretty funny.

 

well there's this girl in my class named Evelyn. she is so spunky and sweet and likes me a lot {she even so cute-ly said "i know my teacher, sister reece, loves me" in her testimony a couple months ago}. anyway..she was sitting next to me in primary and norman walked by and waved to me.

 

evelyn: "was that your husband?"

me: "yes, it was"

 

evelyn: "what's his name?"

me: "norman..."

 

evelyn: "NORMAN?!?!"

me {laughing}: "yes, norman."

 

evelyn: "well, that's a weird name."

me: "it is a little bit different isn't it?"

 

evelyn: "yeah......{long pause while in deep 6 year old thought}......it kinda sounds like he should be a smurf....."

 

i started laughin pretty hard. was not expectin that one. i went home and told norman and he thought it was pretty funny...after he gave me, what we call, the sardine face.

 

 

that's me doing "the face" on the left.

{pretty cute}

 

 

 

anywho.... just so you know....i do have some new years resolutions and i want to share them on this here, blog, but.... haven't been in the mood for it. :) it'll come soon enough...

 

p.s. bachelor starts tonight! WOOT WOOT!
p.p.s. finally made a new header that i like!{for now}
whatdya think?