A is for...

So, apparently I need a new motivation to write stuff. I can't get clever about my day to day activities and make it interesting to read about, so I'm trying something new. I've read a few blogs that are doing an entry a day in their own Encyclopedia of an Ordinary Life. I thought maybe I'd give it a try. I'm not promising I'll get my butt doing it everyday, but I'll give it a shot. I'm also not promising wit or panache, but I do see you learning something new about me....for whatever that's worth.

Let us begin.

A is for...

Andrea

I've always loved my name. When I was little, I thought I was so fortunate to have a gorgeous flowing name like Andrea. It is unique, but not strange. And it begins with a vowel....which is very cool.

I hate it when people pronounce it like AUNdrea. Sounds too pretentious.

Although, my Albanian friends in Kosovo always called me AunDREa (with the stress on the 'dre', if you couldn't tell). That, for some reason, was ok.

Speaking of pretentiousness, I did go through a stage when I was a kid that I thought I should change my name to Penelope. Why? I have no idea.

My family has always called me Andi. With an 'I', not a 'Y'!! Andy is a boy's name. Although, I have always considered attempting to change the spelling to Ande. Like the mountains....and the mints.

Jerod calls me Andi too. I love it. Growing up, only my family was allowed to call me that. I was always Andrea in school or less-familiar settings. So, when he calls me Andi, it's a very intimate thing. Did I mention that I love it?

Ok, that's all I got. That was kind of fun. I think this could be cool....at least on my end, anyway Anyone want to join in with me? I'm not going to "tag" anyone, but you all know you wanna do it. Leave me a comment with a link to your first A post! Ready? Go!