Sunday, September 18, 2011

What's in a name?

Parkay's Place, the name of my blog will be understood by many and confusing to many more.  My name all my life until I got married was Emily Parker.  Yep, maiden name is Parker.  I love that name!  I'm so glad it lives on in my nicknames which will never go away.  I thought a lot about names of blogs for quite awhile.  It always came back to Parkay.  I LOVE the nickname and it's been with me for a long time. (I would tell you how long but that would date me and I wouldn't want to do that! Ha!)

So here's the story:

My childhood friend Tina (who is still a friend), started calling me Parkay Butter sometime around the beginning of 7th grade and that was that.  All through middle school and into high-school I was Parkay Butter.  Sometime in high-school is was shortened to just Parkay and it's been that way ever since.  As I sit here typing this, I cannot recall a time being called Emily by her since middle school.  We both attended BYU and lived in the same apartment complex and still I was Parkay.  She would and still does introduce me as Parkay to people.  When I met her boyfriend (now husband), she introduced me as Parkay.  In fact, I don't believe he has ever called me Emily.

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