Did I Pick the Right Name?

When I found I was pregnant with my son, my grandmother told me that when I pick his name I needed to stick my head out the door and yell it really loudly down the street to see how it sounded. I never did that, but I did say all of the names out loud several times using different tones of voice or while making all kinds of faces because undoubtedly at some point in his life I would use one of the tones of voice or be saying (yelling) his name making a ridiculous face. I knew what I wanted to name my son as soon as I knew he was a he. Adrien Michael. That would be his name. If he had been a she, then his name would have been Lily Ryan, which is what I will name my baby this time if our baby is a girl.

I named my blog Where Ever You Hang Your Hat because in the last nine months I have moved A LOT. I have moved my whole life, except not as frequently as the last few months. When Seth and I met, we were both in Nebraska City. After his job in Nebraska, Seth was assigned to a plant in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, for a YEAR... While he was in Canada he came "home" to Nebraska City when he could, we got married in Massachusetts in June and when his year was up in Canada, he moved to the next job in San Antonio, Texas. I quit my job as a Police Officer and Adrien and I moved to Texas with Seth. We decided that "home" was wherever we all lived together. Wherever Seth takes his boots off after work is our family's home. In May of this year, Seth moved to Hastings, Nebraska for the next job. Adrien and I stayed in San Antonio for a few more weeks so that he could finish school and football. From there, I flew Adrien out to my mom and dad (Nana and Pap) for summer vacation. On the Sunday that I left New York, my dad and I got up at 4:00am, he drove me to the airport for my 6:30 flight and I landed in San Antonio at 1:30pm. At 3:30pm I got in my car and drove to Hastings, Nebraska. I was ready to be home and at 4:00am on Monday I was there. I suppose I could have named my blog "Wherever you take your boots off" but, I didn't think of that til now. I read another blog (www.practiceofmadness.com) that posed the question "Why Did You Give Your Blog a Particular Name? What Does it Say About Your Blog and You?" This is my answer to that.

Home has always been where family is, whether that is your actual blood family or friends or a lovely combination of both. Call it whatever you like but Where Ever You Hang Your Hat is where home will be.