The Land of 10,000 Lakes
Just like some people win the adoption lottery, other people wind up with kickass last names. Case in point, my friend Carolyn, who already has an awesome surname and is gaining an equally-fantastic last name this September. She’s decided to go the path of least resistance and take her husband’s last name, keeping her maiden name in the middle, where it will share space with her actual middle name. I would tell you all of the names, but then I might as well give you her social security number and home address. Kids, the Internets is a scary place to give out personal information. And, remember, don’t use drugs.
Carolyn is the reason for the season, namely, why half of Wedding Road Trip is traipsing through the land of ten thousand lakes: Minnesota. Last night we wined and dined at Northcoast, with Carolyn’s mother and her sister Margaret, who got married this past May in Carmel.
Words that don’t describe Margaret: quiet, reserved, boring, and expressionless.
Words that might describe Margaret: off-the-wall, animated, and endlessly entertaining.
When dealing with the whole name change thing, Margaret got creative and added her middle name (Mary) to her first name. She then moved her super-cool surname to the middle slot and took her husband’s name to finish the whole thing off. I really respect her attachment to all four names and the logical way she put it all together. When Carolyn and Margaret have kids, they are planning on using their maiden name as their sons’ first names. While our friend Colleen thinks this might confuse some people, I think it’s kinda cool for these future cousins to share something so important to both Carolyn and Margaret.
Totally not related, but worth noting: Northcoast offers blankets to guests, which they can use throughout the duration of their dining experience. If only a certain foggy city (cough, cough San Francisco) would do the same, dining in the great outdoors might be possible during the summer months.
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Aw, thanks. I like my last name too. As for the last name to first name transition, we shall see….
Northcoast has an advantage that SF doesn’t have. The ability to dine outdoors without attracting 50,000 vagrants who already have their own blankets. That and bigger sidewalks.
Congrats on your wedding!
Almost died laughing reading the comment left here.