Names

My parents named me "Cynthia" and I've never liked that name. Fortunately they called me "Cindy" and that was acceptable. At the end of my 8th grade year I went through an identity crisis and decided to change it to "Cindi" and filled out forms for the following school year with the new spelling. Well, quite frankly, I got over the identity thing and sort of forgot about it until I went back to school in the fall and saw things that I had filled out using "Cindi."

Okay, it's a done deal then. I'll be "Cindi" from now on.

In looking for the baby picture that I needed for school today, I found a few in a small brag book type album. When I took out the ones that were marked "2 months old" and turned them over, I was surprised. My name was on the back, BUT it was spelled differently.

Not Cindy.

Not Cindi.

Not Cynthia (thank goodness).

But Cyndie.

Cyndie.

Cyndie.

I like it. I like it a lot. I like it MUCH better than Cynthia. I like it a lot better than Cindy. And I even like it better than Cindi.

I wish I would have known about this spelling as a child....I would have kept it.

I wonder if it's too late to change the spelling of my name again?

What do you think?

Names Can Be So Important

I read a certain blog on a daily basis. I enjoy the humor that it contains and the woman is an absolutely fabulous photographer.

She occasionally mentions her best friend...Hyacinth.

When I first read that name, I thought to myself, "How goofy is that for a name?"

That lasted about 5 minutes, because then I fell in love with it. Eventually we found out more about Hyacinth, and there was a finally a picture of her.

She looked exactly how I pictured she would...refined. She has short, dark hair, very fashionably cut. She wears dangly earrings and has a neck that is at least 24 inches long. She has gorgeous eyes and a beautiful smile. She has children that she homeschools. In fact Hyacinth and Ree (the author of the blog) both homeschool, and at least once a week, they do it together. I know Ree has four kids and I believe Hyacinth has three, but I could be wrong.

Hyacinth. What a gorgeous name...it just exudes confidence.

Recently there was a link to Hyacinth's blog, and when I clicked on it, I just froze. I couldn't believe it. I was devastated.

Hyacinth isn't her real name.

Her real name is Cyndi. Imagine that. I wonder what her middle name is.

Maybe her online persona is Cyndi and Hyacinth IS her real name.

Hmmmmmm.......

She'll always be Hyacinth to me.