Five on Friday: What's In A Name?

The wedding planning has been so exciting even though it has both its highs and lows. Picking out pretty flowers, finding THE dress, being surrounded by your family and future in-laws that (in my case) are absolutely flipping amazing and caring people and ultimately knowing that you are one step closer to spending the rest of your life with your one and only! However...there is one thing that I am having issues with and not a fan of...and that is changing my name. There are many reasons why I'm having issues with this...

+ It's my identity!!! For the past 26 years I've had my last name...it's who I am. I feel like by changing it, I'm losing a part of myself. Sure it sounds silly, I mean jeez it was no easy feat learning how to spell that flippin' long name when I was a little ankle biter. What the hell, how am I going to do this?

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+My parents never had any boys to carry on the family name...and I was the closest thing my dad had to a son. (Hell if my mother could get me to go shopping, wear a dress or do anything outside of sports and spend time with my dad in his workshop).  My how times have changed...

+ I'm the last lady on my dad's side of the fam to change her name. I feel like it's the end of some kind of weird era that I need to keep going by keeping my maiden name...it's mine all mine!

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+ As a writer, I feel like I'd be losing not only my personal identity, but my professional one as well! All of my sweet award plaques and portfolio is riddled with my maiden name. I'll feel like I'm a secret CIA agent who is now living a new life under an alias. Okay well...that does sound kind of cool...

+ I'll have to change my email and EVERYTHING else. I have problems getting my effing car in for a regular oil change, how the hell is it going to go with me actually going through all of the trouble with changing all of these legal documents and such? And the email...oh the email...Josh will know how to handle this situation at least....

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I'm comforted knowing that Josh does understand my issues with changing my name, he doesn't take offense at all. It's not like I'm ashamed of his last name or anything. It has nothing to do with that, I just have all of these selfish reasons going on...but I'll get over them. Hyphenating my name is absolutely out of the question too. I have trouble fitting my whole name on receipts as it is....

I've done my research and apparently you can opt to have your maiden name become a second middle name. Soooo I'm technically not completely dropping my last name, and I am comforted knowing that it's still there. Happy dance.

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AND today marks the day before Josh and I embark on our little getaway from all of the stress and craziness! Hallelujah! TGIF!!