In just over a week my Big sister is going to be married. I will be the sole female in the family bearing the surname Lord. I will wear the name with pride! Not that I hadn’t before. The great thing was, in the end, that I was completely uncertain if she was going to change her name or not.  She’s been engaged for some time, and it was only a couple of weeks ago that it occurred to me that I should ask her if she was going to stay a Lord like me, or cross over the line. In the oh-so-formal way of communication, I texted her to ask if she was keeping her name. To be honest, I thought she would. It’s only the precedent set by my mother. I guess as logic follows, if she was following precedent, I wouldn’t have a wedding to go – as our parents eloped.  

I guess I could see it either way. It feels like there’s a bit of solidarity that will be lost, but I guess gaining a couple new family members, in the end, is well worth it. My sister will always be my sister. And really, I never actually use her last name unless I’m sending her a piece of mail of some sort. Hell, I rarely use her first name… typically we use the general “sister”.  Now this ensures that if I were to ever get Alzheimer’s – I would likely have less of a problem and wouldn’t need to worry about hurting her feelings. 

So, that’s that. In two weeks, I’ll be the one and only Miss Lord (yes, there are others, and yes, I have one aunt, but let me mourn the falling of a great name). This change in her life is nothing short of fantastic. I’m more than excited to see this happen for her – so I certainly revere this change. She has bigger and better things to go on to, I guess I get that. I won’t put up a fight, but apparently it warrants a post…

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