Reflections 1: Favorites

Favorites for me are really hard to say--there is a certain fluidity to things that I like and dislike, as there is with most people, but I will try and answer these now (since they are posed first):

Favorite Flower: Carnations, Irises

Favorite Perfume: Faith Hill

Favorite Color: Gold

Favorite Song: "Iris" by Goo Goo Dolls

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NdYWuo9OFAw

Favorite Book: "Little Women" by Louisa May Alcott and "The Baby Name Wizard" by Laura Wattenberg

Favorite Author: Jude Deveraux, Laura Wattenberg, Jodi Picolt, JK Rowling

Favorite Bible Verse: "This is the day that the Lord has made; let us rejoice and be glad in it"--Psalms 118: 24

Dessert: Ferrero Raffaello's and Buttermilk Pie

Vacation Spot: Littleton, Colorado

Type of Food: Mexican and BBQ

Sport: To watch, Basketball; to Play, Soccer. But Mommy is terrible. She really, truly is...just awful.

Leisure Activity: Reading, Onomastics

Refections from a Mother's Heart

I have these books...
One is "Memories of a Mother's Heart: A Keepsake Journal to Treasure";

the other is "Reflections from a Mother's Heart: A Family Legacy for Your Own Children. Your Life Story in Your Own Words".

The purpose of both of these books is fairly obvious: to provide a picture of who one's mother was and is, so that they may better know them.

For all I know, my children will find these complete garbage. They may hate me and want nothing to do with me and will therefore chuck the books in the bin without once cracking it open. But I like the idea of someone wanting to remember me. For all I know, my husband would be interested in this, or my friends, or my siblings, parents...someone may one day be interested in the little details of my life. So, in an act of ego alone, I begin these books.

As it is, I cannot tolerate my handwriting. I am working on it--my Granny always told me how much she practiced so her handwriting was so nice--but journals frustrate me because I look at them and think less of myself for how illegible it is, the misspellings or antiquated information. In blog form, I am able to go back and add to or correct the entries without having to locate the pen that I had used to write the original entry (it looks terrible when you switch them).

So, the subsequent posts--for as long as this endeavor can hold my attention--will be answering the questions posed by these books. Hopefully I won't divulge an excess of personal information so that some creeper can look at these and use it against me. Surely no one reads these that does not know me, but you can never be too careful.

~Andie~

Japanese Names

Aimi: Beautiful Love

Akiko: Bright Child

Akira: Bright and Clear

Ami: Beautiful or Second

Emi: Beautiful Blessing

Hana: Flower

Kaede: Maple

Keiko: Celebrate Child

Ken: Healthy and Strong

Kenji: Two

Kenta: Healthy, Strong, Thick, Big

Kiku: Chrysanthemum

Kokoro: Heart, Spirit

Mika: Beautiful Smell

Misaki: Beautiful Blossom

Naomi: Honest

Nori: Ceremony

Noriko: Law Child

Ren: Romance

Riko: Jasmine

Sakura: Cherry Blossom

Sora: Sky

Yori: Trust

Yuri: Lily

Latino/Latina

Girls:

Adriana

Alicia

Amaris

Amaya
Ana

Angelica

Araceli

Arely

Beatriz

Belen

Bianca

Blanca

Brisa

Camila

Carmen

Carolina

Catrarina

Consuelo

Dolores

Elena

Eliana

Esmeralda

Esperanza

Estela

Estrella

Francisca

Gabriela

Galilea

Genoveva

Giselle

Graciela

Iliana

Isabela

Josefina

Julissa

Liliana

Lisandra

Lourdes

Luciana

Maria

Mariana

Mariela

Mayra

Mireya

Natalia

Noelia

Noemi

Rafaela

Rosario

Roxana

Selena

Shakira

Silvia

Thalia

Valencia

Valeria

Viviana

Yazmin

Yuliana

Boys:

Abdiel

Adan

Adrian

Agustin

Aldo

Andres

Angel

Antonio

Ariel

Aurelio

Carlos

Cristian

Cruz

Diego

Edgar

Elian

Eliseo

Emiliano

Ezequiel

Felipe

Francisco

Gael

Gonzalo

Gregorio

Guillermo

Hector

Hugo

Ismael

Javier

Joachim

Joaquin

Julio

Leonel

Lorenzo

Marco

Mariano

Mateo

Maximo

Moises

Nicolas

Nuno

Orlando

Oscar

Pablo

Pedro

Rafael

Ramon

Rene

Ricardo

Rolando

Vicente

English Names

Girls:

Agatha

Alethea

Amabel

Amelia

Anthea

Araminta

Beatrice

Beatrix

Briony

Camilly

Cecily

Charlotte

Chloe

Christabel

Cordelia

Dahlia

Daphnie

Dulcie

Eliza

Enid

Felicity

Fiona

Flavia

Gemma

Gillian

Glynis

Henrietta

Imogen

Isla

Jemima

Jessamine

Jessamy

Lettice

Nicola

Penny

Petula

Philippa

Phyllida

Pippa

Poppy

Portia

Prudie

Romilly

Sidony

Sukey

Tamsin

Thomasina

Venetia

Verity

Victoria

Winifred

Zara

Boys:

Alec

Alfie

Alistair

Alwyn

Ambrose

Auberon

Barnaby

Basil

Carleton

Cecil

Clive

Colin

Corin

Crispin

Davy

Denham

Denholm

Dobbin

Dudley

Dunstan

Edgar

Edmund

Gareth

Garrett

Giles

Godfrey

Graham

Hugh

Ivor

Jem

Jolyon

Jony

Julian

Kip

Kit

Neville

Nigel

Niles

Oliver

Pelham

Percival

Piers

Pip

Robin

Roderick

Rupert

Sebastian

Simon

St. John

Stuart

Tad

Tarquin

Terence

Trevor

Tristan

Tristram

Celtic Names

Girls:

Adair: Noble Spear

Aine: Radiance

Alannah: Little Child

Alys: Of a Noble Kin

Anwen: Very Fair

Blair: Field or Plain

Brenna: Sword

Bridget: Exalted, Lofty

Bronwyn: Fair Breast

Brynn: Hill

Carys: To Love

Catriona: Pure

Cerys: To Love

Ciara: Black

Davina: Beloved

Deirdre: She Who Chatters

Eileen: Beautiful Bird

Eirlys: Snowdrop

Eleri: River Name

Emlyn: To Strive to Excel

Fiona: White, Fair

Flannery: Descendant of the Red Warrior

Gladys: Country

Glenda: Holy and Good

Glynis: Pure, Holy, Valley

Greer: Watchful Guardian

Gwendolyn: Blessed Ring

Gwyneth: Fortunate, Blessed

Iona: From Iona

Isla: Island

Kathleen: Pure

Keelin: Fair and Slender

Keira: Black Haired

Kelly: Bright-Headed

Kendall: From the River Kent

Kennedy: Ugly Head

Kerensa: Love

Kiara: Dark

Lowri: Laurel

Madigan: Dog

Maeve: Intoxicating

Maire: Sea of Bitterness

Maisie: Pearl

Maura: Sea of Bitterness

Mckenna: Son of Kenneth

Moira: Sea of Bitterness

Morgan: Great Circle

Nia: Bright

Niamh: Bright

Nora: Honor

Rhian: Great Queen

Rhiannon: Great Queen

Riley: Descendant of Roghalloch

Riona: Queen

Roisin: Rose

Rowan: Rowan Tree

Saoirse: Freedom

Seren: Star

Shannon: Old

Sheila: Heaven

Sian: God's Gracious Gift

Tamsin: Twin

Tierney: Lord

Wynne: Fair, White, Blessed

Boys:

Aidan: Little Fire

Alec: Defender of the People

Alistair: Defender of the People

Angus: One Strength

Baird: Minstrel, Poet

Brendan: Prince

Brennan: Tear, Sorrow

Brian: High, Noble

Brogan: Badger

Cael: Slender

Callum: Dove

Camden: From the Valley of Camps

Cameron: Crooked Nose

Carson: Christian

Carwyn: Fair Love

Casey: Vigilant in War

Cian: Ancient

Ciaran: Black

Colin: Victory of the People

Colm: Dove

Conan: Hound, Wolf

Connor: Wolf Lover

Conor: Wolf Lover

Conroy: Detachment of Troops

Cormac: Destroying Son

Craig: From the Crag

Declan: Full of Goodness

Desmond: From Desmond

Donal: World Leader

Donovan: Brown Black

Dougal: Dark Stranger

Douglas: Blue Black

Doyle: Dark Foreigner

Duncan: Dark Skinned Warrior

Dylan: Son of the Sea

Eamon: Rich Protector

Egan: Little Fire

Evander: Good Man

Ewan: Born of Yew

Fergus: Man Strength

Finian: White

Finlay: Fair Warrior

Finn: Fair

Finnegan: Fair, White

Forbes: Prosperous

Gareth: Spear Rule

Garrett: Spear Rule

Gavin: White Hawk

Glenn: From the Wooded Valley

Graham: From the Gray Homestead

Gregor: Watchful, Guardian

Grieg: Vigilant

Griffin: Fabled Monster

Hamish: Supplanter

Ian: God is Gracious

Kane: Battle

Keir: Black

Kelly: Bright Headed

Kelvin: River

Kendall: Valley of the River of Kent

Kendrick: Bold Ruler

Kennedy: Ugly Head

Kenneth: Handsome

Kermit: Descendant of Diarmuid

Kevin: Handsome, Beautiful

Kian: Hill

Kieran: Dark Man

Kyle: Narrow

Lachlan: From the Land of Lakes

Liam: Strong-Willed Warrior

Llewellyn: Leader

Logan: From the Hollow

Lorcan: Silent, Fierce

Lyle: From the Island

Magnus: Big, Great

Malachy: My Messenger

Malcolm: Follower of Saint Columbus

Mervyn: Great Lord

Morgan: Great Circle

Murphy: Sea Warrior

Neil: Passionate

Niall: Champion

Owen: Desire Born

Patrick: Noble

Ramsay: Raven's Island; Island of Wild Garlic

Reid: Red-Headed

Rhodri: Wheel Ruler

Rhys: Running

Riordan: Royal Poet

Rohan: Ascending

Rory: Red King

Rowan: Rowan Tree

Ryan: King

Seamus: Supplanter

Sean: God is Gracious

Shane: God is Gracious

Shannon: Old

Shea: Hawk

Sian: God's Gracious Gift

Sullivan: Dark Eyed

Tam: Innocent, Honest, Naive

Tavis: Twin

Teague: Poet

Tiernan: Little Lord

Trevor: From the Big Settlement

Vaughn: Small

Wynn: Fair, White, Blessed

African Names

Aaliyah: Sublime, High

Amani: Security, Trust

Amari: Unknown

Ashanti: Tribe name

Ayanna: Beautiful Flower

Diara: Gift

Imani: Faith

Kamaria: Moon

Nakia: Pure, Faithful

Neema: Young

Nia: Bright

Boys:

Barack: Lightening, Spark

Chima: Bluebird

Emeka: Smiling Child

Femi: Love Me

Jabari: Fearless

Jali: Clear

Kwame: Born on a Saturday

Neo: New

Odion: Divine Creative Inspiration

Omari: Speaker, Chief