Sunshine and Bubbles
Recently, a girlfriend and I decided to go for an impromptu late breakfast, and ended up at a cute little outdoor place we could enjoy the beautiful summer morning. One of the specials of the day was listed on the menu as Sunshine and Bubbles. The name alone got our attention.
For some reason, I am one of those girl that seems to be given nicknames, and throughout my life I’ve had many. Some of which I don’t think I’ll ever lose. Take for example my family nickname of Buzzy, I’ve had that name since I was a small child. When I was a baby and toddler, my hair stood straight up by its ends….LOL. Yep, I looked like I just received an electric shock of sorts. My family and close friends still call me Buzzy. As a funny side note, both of my children inherited the electrical shock look as babies too…..HA!
I also remember when my sister and I were young girls we were called Pixie and Dixie after Mom asked her hair stylist to give us short pixie cuts, which we both hated. In grade school I hung out with two other girls, and the three of us were inseparable. Our teacher nicknamed us the three stooges, and I was Larry. Even though we didn’t do anything really naughty, we probably chatted and laughed a lot. I remember my Mom and Dad learning about the nickname at a parent/teacher conference in sixth grade, and left a note in my desk that began: Dear Lawrence.
In high school one of my classmates and varsity football player dubbed me Bubbles. He said it was because of my sparkling personality. It was fun being called Bubbles, even though people thought it sounded like a strippers name….LOL. Bubbles followed me into my college years, and my best girlfriend and a few random people still call me Bubbles today.
About ten years ago, I was invited to a girls weekend and birthday celebration for one of my best friends, and she had shirts made for a bowling event. Since she knew I liked the color pink, my brightly colored fuchsia pink bowling shirt was embroidered with the nickname of Pinki in black piping. The group of girls still call me Pinki today. As another side note other nicknames of my fellow bowlers also embroidered in black piping included: Trixie, Lainey, Frenchie, Poodle, Babs, Kelly-girl and Flo…….haha.
Another random nick name given to me by a friend was Sunshine. They told me I always spread sunshine wherever I go. So, when I saw Sunshine and Bubbles on the menu, my eyes were drawn right to it. My girlfriend and I each ordered one, and toasted to our life-long friendship. What fun nicknames do you have or do you call your friends and family? I bet they each hold memories no matter how the name came to be.
xoxox…..Sheryl (aka: Buzzy, Bubbles, Pinki and Sunshine)