The Name Game
First it was just all about labels. Now it's all about the name. I was really amused when Guia mentioned in one conversation that she'd miss her last name once she got married. At that time, it was about a month before the wedding and I was excited as hell and couldn't imagine anything funnier. How can one miss a last name? Well. Not that I seriously miss my last name. I'm just still not quite used to not seeing it attached to my first name. In fact, at the moment, I'm still hyphenating. I guess it's some sort of weaning. :) When salespeople here ask for my name while ringing up a purchase, there's this miniscule of a pause before I say my new last name. Just cause I'm still not used to it. But yes, there is a thrill to attaching my husband's last name to my first name. :D The other day though, I happen to check my work mail after a week of not logging on and saw an email about the new assignments. I had to take a double-take. My boss used my...