Nicknames.

I love them. I really do. and I have quite a few of them... but the most recent one of my favorite. My sweet friend has been calling me Lyss for the past few weeks. I don't know why I like it so much... maybe because it's endearing and no one else calls me that. When she's telling me something, she'll say, "Seriously, Lyss, it was the best thing ever..." or whatever she happens to be telling me about that day. I love it. Anyway, today I didn't enjoy school too much. Everyone was crabby and kinda rude and mean. But I guess I have those days, and can't complain.

Other nicknames I have would be the following~ Lyssa (Elyse), Kate (Emilee and Ash), nutmeg (Sarah and Nathan), nanydram- pronounced nanneedraaam (my uncle- it's a cross between nanny and drama queen in his mind, I suppose!), and lots more random weird ones that people use at different times.

But here's the thing... I like my real name, too. Nicknames are endearing and sweet and fit your personality, but real first names... you become like that name. I see it every day...

So... I make sure to call my friends by their names, even when they don't like it.

~Poppins