That's awkward....

I constantly tell Joe about all the awkward thing's I read/hear about during my day.
Normally it is via Facebook or blogs.


Like, reading a post about a new "fur baby" and getting confused because the children have dog names. Really?

Or when people cut you off, but wave. Like that just made the whole thing ok. I bet they don't do that when they cut off a police officer. 

Or when your wonderful husband forgets the dog leashes at the dog park one night, and when you go back the next day- they are gone. (Note the awkward part). Then a week later, you see a person at the same dog park- with your leash (and you KNOW it is yours because you MADE them yourself), just dragging on the ground, still connected to their dog. Awkward and irritating.

When you are checking out, and are buying gum/candy, but not for yourself- or not to be consumed soon, but the checked sets it on the counter for you anyways. And as nice as the thought is, you wish they had asked- like the used to. Then you just have to take it and awkwardly place it in a bag yourself.

(Ok, so far I have realized that only one of these things was actually on a blog/Facebook.)


Like when you see people post a normal statement as their Facebook status, and then ruin it with an ellipsis (You know, the dots, like these ones: ...). Such as: "My aunt gave me the new Wii..." or "I made the best quesadilla for lunch..." or another, "My daughter just woke up and said "World Domination" as her first word so I will go to Disney Land today..."
These are awkward. Can people not see that? (Of course, they are more awkward when I read them, but I can't remember how to make them awkward right now).

This picture really doesn't apply to much, but it is really super amazing. 

When people are like, "I'm Pregnant! I am due in 9 1/2 months!".
I gotta admit, when I first found I was pregnant with Sariah- I knew nothing about it all, and announced at being about 6-7 weeks pregnant. I soon learned better and wish I had waited till I was in the 2nd trimester.
And I love that so many people are pregnant- I really do, and I don't mean to discourage anyone, it is just kinda funny. You are just so darn excited you don't want to hold it in- you want everyone to know and celebrate, and I get that.






So, yes. I of course wish I could remember all those awkward encounters I had, but, alas, I do not.

What are some of your favorite awkward moments this week?

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"My name is 77bluebirdlane. You know, like the singer Cher?"

Yesterday I was reading some article somewhere in this vast expanse of universal internet...trending baby names.
Does anyone else get upset by these lists?
Lists like this, or this, or even this one.

I read them, because, I don't know. I am a women? I have a baby, and plan on one day having more, and so the forces of nature compel me to read. But I hate it the moment I open the list up.
Inevitably, it is filled with a name that I like. But is now "popular" or "trendy" and it irks me to no end that my baby may end up being another Mary/Sarah/Megan/Ashely in a sea of others with the same name.
Then, there are those CRAZY, WACKY names, that make your cringe. "What! People are actually naming their daughter Harper?" That isn't even the wackiest. It's more the made-up names, or the new names that combine to old names to make a new name. (Like Brianna-Amanda, but one name- just an example), that irritate me.

Maybe this is a personal problem I need to face. People will continue to name their children Apple, Champion, Sunset, Diamond, whatever. I just wish people could put some meaning into a name.
I know that some people may not understand why we named Sariah, Sariah, and might thing it is a strange name. (Although, I think personally it is a very pretty name- whether you know where it came from or not.)  Ultimately, her name is a religious name. As members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, we read and believe in the Book of Mormon. Sariah was the wife of a faithful man in the book of mormon, who faithfully followed her husband into the unknown wilderness. So, the name has a lot of meaning. It is special to us. Her middle name is Elizabeth, which is a family name. Her name MEANS something to us. I hope it does to her as well.

We have a few other names picked out for our future children as well- all names that we have talking about, thought about, and given consideration to about the meaning. I don't want my child being told, "Oh- we just named you Sasquatch because it sounded cool".

My dad always tells me he always wanted a Mary. I find it comforting that while my name may be common, that the heritage holds a lot on its shoulders- and that it was always wanted (Although I have two older sisters and always wondered why my dad waited...for another day. =]). My name feels special to me.

I think that is what ultimately annoys me about baby name lists. It makes these special names that parents choose for their children, a statistic. And how lame is that? Who wants to be just another number?
Just saying.

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