Amber

30 December 1997

My parents did a really amazing thing when they named my brother and I, and I'm not so sure they even realized it. See, we both have amazing initials. My full name is Amber Mae Raggie, making my initials AMR. I used to joke that, if I had two more middle names, I could spell my entire first name in my initals. When I was younger those two names were Brianna and Emily. Now that I'm older and wiser, they're Bursztyn (if I spelled that right) and Elektron, which are the Polish and Ancient Greek words for amber, respectively. I also like the fact that my name is actual stuff. How many of you can make that claim?

My brother's name is Jeremiah Edward Raggie, making his initials JER. Maybe someday when he's older and wiser he'll figure that out and do something cool with it.

For now the only thing you need to remember is that, unless your last name begins with an R, I won't marry you. Now quit wallowing in your disappointment and go to My Pages.

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