My husbands name is LYNN... What kind of mother names her son Lynn? I don't know because she passed on before I met him. But I have an idea how the delivery room on May 24, 1943 went.
"Mrs. Larson you have a boy"....
"Are you sure its not a girl???... because I felt certain it was a girl I was carrying, considering I was wide at the hips and I wanted to name her Lynn. So just type LYNN on the birth certificate and I will deal with it later."
Last night LYNN suggested we get an early start and drive to Prescott, two hours from Phoenix, and have lunch.
Really???? I am thinking.... we've never done that...almost romantic... that he would suggest that when he loves to play golf or at the very least watch it ALL DAY on TV. But ok....lets get an early start I think....
Then the other shoe dropped..."Yes....I will play 9 holes or hit some buckets... hurry home..shower and we will be off."
We ended up driving 30 minutes away and going to the outlets to a sale at Polo..30% off anything in the store. For $36.48 we walked out with slacks for him and 2 tops for me. Not exactly romantic but I do appreciate a good deal. We continued on to Cave Creek, a cowboy town with stores that sell GIDDY UP stuff as I call it.
After a great Mexican lunch at a place that I suggested I took him to a place called the TOWN DUMP. Its hard to explain all the crap they sell. Do you remember the TIN MAN in the WIZARD OF OZ? They had him for sale there. Lynn said,"Wow, what do you think of this?" I said,"We don't need him. The Tin Man is not getting into our car." Then he asked me how I knew about all these places? The Mexican restaurant and the Town Dump. Damn I had to admit that when my girlfriend is in town for 6 months we take off all the time on wild trips.... It is so much fun to just jump in the car and just drive... Sometimes we just pick a town we never visited before and go...go.. In Arizona it can be a real adventure.
Lynn seemed a little quiet but maybe that was a little lesson..because he said he had a great time today....and wants to go for another drive real soon.... Maybe Prescott next time????
4 comments:
Poor Lynn - lol!
At least she didn't name him Sue. I knew a man named Lynn once ... a sort of adopted grandfather. Great guy. Love your writing, btw :)
I have encountered it occasionally in Scotland as a man's name - but mostly among older people - I think it has pooped out these days with the younger generations. It might actually be a Celtic name? I had not heard it used as a male name until I went over to those parts...
LOL! You crack me up! I could never understand boys who shared my name "Lauren"--I thought that was just wrong!
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