another point for rankin. we aim to outnumber the smiths one day.

there is another creature walking (no. not walking. at all. she’s 3 days old) gracing this planet, carrying the [sometimes] double-take name.

anne rankin barbara yonchak came to be on monday and i couldn’t be happier for adele and tom. (and rebooking a flight to the cack. stat. i want to SEE her.)

wear it proud, anne rankin! you have joined an elite group of card holders who quite like the uniqueness of a name that no one seems to have ever heard more than twice. it’s okay, we’re used to it. you’ll find it’s like a little secret we’re keeping from everybody.

[we’ve discussed this, but rankin is not a pen name, even though i’ve been asked that more than once. it’s my middle name (and practically everyone else’s in my family) and despite the fact that you can pummel it with an assortment of spin-offs, we really like it around here.]

own it, little lady!

and then you too can completely geek out and take pictures of it when you see it written in random places like doctors offices or ad agencies.

see?

geeked out.