There I was truckin’ along in my salty, dirty minivan with Sirius XM classic rock bustin’ out my bass when Bruce Springsteen spoke to me.
“Wendy let me in I wanna be your friend
I want to guard your dreams and visions
Just wrap your legs’round these velvet rims
and strap your hands ‘cross my engines…”
The Boss was singin’ to me people. Testify! I had no idea I was “Born to Run!”
Yet here it was:
“I wanna die with you Wendy on the street tonight In an everlasting kiss”
Well, okay, Bruce but Sean might get jealous…
“Together Wendy we can live with the sadness
I’ll love you with all the madness in my soul
Oh-oh, someday girl I don’t know when
we’re gonna get to that place
Where we really wanna go
and we’ll walk in the sun
But till then tramps like us
baby we were born to run”
Maybe you haven’t heard Bruce, but I really don’t like running, unless it’s after a soccer ball, but even then I have my limits… Still, it’s hard to say no to the Boss. Maybe I was born to walk really fast? Stroll along merrily? Okay, I’ll run, but just ’til the next mailbox.
After that serenade I started to think about my name, I encourage you all to do the same. There’s something about names, after all they are the first representation of who we are. According to the Torah.org “In Judaism, a name is not merely a conglomeration of letters put together as a convenient way to refer to someone. Ideally, it is a definition of the individual – a description of his personality and an interpretation of his traits.”
So, in my own honor, I give you the many reasons why the name Wendy is simply Wonderful:
Wendy is mentioned on more than 20 albums from the Beach Boys to James Taylor to Concrete Blond.
There is a Wendy website (ALL WENDYS, ALL THE TIME): http://wendychannel.blogspot.com/ It’s not mine but cool anyway
When I meet little kids I can say “My name’s Wendy, like in Peter Pan.”
Prettiest Halloween Costume ever: blue nightgown and hairbow!
According to SheKnows.com Wendy means Wanderer. “People with this name have a deep inner desire for travel and adventure, and want to set their own pace in life without being governed by tradition.” Thailand, London, Paris, Nice, Rome, Florence, Strasburg, Geneva, Scotland, Ireland, Jamaica, Aruba, NYC, LA, Chicago…….. check check check… should I go on?
I have a restaurant named after me… tada!
Share with us here at R&R why your name fits you like a glove:)
Found out too late that Henry means “ruler of the house”. That pretty much explains it.