HAPPY BIRTHDAY BRANDY!

Today, February 17th is SIS Brandy’s birthday! She is number 6 in the line of siblings. I remember the day she was born. I remember our poor brother, our only brother, being so hopeful that this time he would get a little brother. But alas, another girl was born. He didn’t mind though.

I was so excited. We had been tossing names around for weeks. It had to begin with a B. We were all Bs. Beth, Bob, Brenda, Beverly (B.J.), Barb, hmmmm? What would our mother choose for the next name?

I don’t even know what we might have picked for a boy’s name. But I do know that the name that I chose for a girl won! I had a friend when I was in first grade named Brandy. She was smart, sweet, pretty and popular. I always thought it was a beautiful name. So Brandy it was. I won’t divulge her middle name, but I chose it to rhyme with mine so that our names would sound the same. Hey, I was like 12 or 13, I guess I thought it was cute.

It seems that Brandy has been teased about her name over the years though. I still love it, but I think she probably would have picked a different name for herself. I think most of us would pick a different name for ourselves. Barb blogged about this topic over at SIS Beth’s blog last year and I found it interesting how people feel about their names.

But, anywho, today being Brandy’s birthday, I thought we could name her and then she could choose which she likes. Not that she’ll be changing her name, but I thought it would be fun to see what other people might choose. Choose a first and middle name. The middle name can be anything, but the first must start with a B. Oh, and you can’t choose Becky, that’s our mom’s name.

I’ll go first…. Bianca Drew

So….Happy Birthday to SIS Brandy! We love you very much and I hope your day is as beautiful as you!

SIS Bren