Oh no! I'm drinking Marian's Gingerbread latte!!!

: )

For some strange reason, my name has always been difficult for some people to get right. I understand the people at Starbucks, it's busy, they are doing a bunch of stuff, they really don't care what your name is, they just need a name to call out when your drink is ready!!.. (*smile*) But I have had teachers fight with me about my name!! When I was a child, I had a Nun who insisted my name was Mary. When I corrected her, very politely because I was a very polite and shy little girl (hard to believe from me now, but I was!!!) she told me I was wrong... about my own name!! She made a big deal about it in front of the whole class. Well, she learned that she had made a big mistake! You see, while I was very polite and shy, I was (and AM still) very stubborn and headstrong, and from that day on if she chose to refer to me as Mary, I ignored her until she used my whole name. "Why didn't you answer me Mary?" "Sister, my name is Mary Ann. I don't know anyone named Mary. " She got the point rather quickly.

Anyway, Christmas shopping today. I am finished and it only took one extra coffee today!! Merry Christmas!!

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