This birthday is extra special for Brianna...
she’s celebrating her first birthday as a
married lady…
and
DBC ...
“Dorchester By Choice.”
Anywhoooo…..
I remember 3 decades and one year ago…
trying to come up with a girl name for my 3rd bambino.
I hadn't settled on a name
(whoops, meant to say "we")
until I first heard it at a
"Newcomers group" craft demonstration.
The instructor mentioned her daughter "Bri" and
told me it was short for "Brianna."
I scurried home (with my crafty craft in hand),
looked it up in my Book of Baby Names…
and found the name was
Irish Gaelic for "strong one."
"Brianna" seemed like the perfect name
to go with her Irish last name.
WE loved it.
Little did we know,
that Brianna would fit her name to a "T."
With each year that Brianna grew…
she grew
to resemble
“strong one” ...
strong in
her convictions,
her will,
her loyalty,
her love of family, love of friends
her compassion,
her empathy,
her party planner, thrower and goer skills,
physically strong…
(that time Brianna and I
went to get a wardrobe closet in a huge and heavy box at IKea,…
and I may have whimpered out loud to get someone to take my end.)
If you are looking for someone who will
have your back,
keep a secret,
be a sounding board,
mediate a problem,
stand up for you,
be a loyal and trusted friend,
work hard,
play hard,
attend a concert with you,
party with you,
AND
take your end of an extra heavy IKEA box,
Brianna is your girl.
If they could bottle Brianna….
Brianna would be a
Bourbon Old Fashioned...
Strong
and
Sweet.
"Bartender,
I'll have the BriBourbon Old Fashioned, please."
Cheers to Brianna on her
BriDay.
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