There are certain things that have to happen post-wedding.
Going over all the gifts.
Finding room for them all (not an easy feat when you don’t have a big place!).
Writing thank you cards.
And for us ladies, should we so choose, the name change.
It’s a process.
But I started the first “official” part of that process today.
Thanks to our 2-hr delay, I was able to go into Social Security first thing (because they’re only open M-F 9am-5pm, perfect teacher hours! LOL!) and take care of that part of business.
It’s a little weird. I feel like I am having a bit of an identify “thing” happening.
I’m not sure what it is or how it feels or what it means right now…
So I’ll just call it “thing”.
I mean, I have been a SMITH for my entire life. That is 37 years! A lot of my identity is wrapped around that name.
All my accomplishments up until this point are tied to that name.
And now … ROSENBERG?
Don’t get me wrong. I’m happy to to take my husband’s name. In fact, I want to. If I didn’t, I wouldn’t do it. Plenty of women choose to keep their maiden name for various reasons.
And the history behind why this started and why it is no longer relevant … fascinating!
(and I just went down a rabbit hole of articles related to various strong views on this topic … here and here and here — again, fascinating!)
I want to be a Rosenberg.
It’s just going to take some getting used to.
But the reality is, I will always be a Smith at heart. I was born a Smith. That will never go away, even if my name does change.
I will just have to go through this mini-temporary identify crisis. LOL.
And worst case, I can always change it back.
Anything is possible, right?
But I know it won’t come to that.
I’ll just be with this weird identity “thing” for a bit. 😉
Today’s upper body workout. Trying something different:
Do what makes you happy.