Though I've mused on the topic in the blog before, I have made very few decisions about my name up until now. However, it occurred to me that it's getting late in the game to not have a plan as I'll be applying for a marriage license soon. (Really, it hit when I didn't know how to fill in the box on the DJ's form that says "How do you want to be introduced?")
As previously stated, my name rocks. It's full of unique names that may die with me if I change them, and my initials are SNL. The least unique part is my first name, but that's what I'm known as at work, so changing that is out. Vader's name also rocks. And, I want our family to have a collective name where I don't feel like I'm losing part of me. So....
After we're married, I'll be Sarah Nevers Ladner Apollo. Both Ladner and Apollo will be last names*, no hyphen, and if I sign up for a conference or something I'll be "Sarah Ladner Apollo." When people refer to Vader and I, we'll be "The Apollos". Together, we're a united front. Alone, I'm still the me I've always been with a new addition. What do you think?
*When I first mentioned this possibility to Vader, his response was "How will you pronounce that?" He thought I meant literally combine the two names and become Sarah Ladnerapollo. This still makes me laugh.
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