People often ask me if I named our boys after the other William and Harry. The answer is no, I did not. In fact, I did not make the connection until one day shortly after Harry was born when someone asked if I really liked Princess Di. I could not figure out why they were asking me that:) Our boys were named after family members. Will is named after Dave's father. Ironically, we thought of naming Harry Charles (and calling him Charlie). Charles was my Mother's father's name. I never met him as he died when my Mom was just 16 years old. She felt that it would be sad to name our son, Charles but she did tell me that one of her favorite uncles was her Uncle Harry. He had 10 children and was a really great guy. I remember meeting him as a kid and really liking his large and loving family. So, we already had the name Harrison on our favorite boy name list and thus he is Harry. We often tease him that he will probably have 10 kids too! And now we have our Kate. So, yes all three of our children share names with the royals. And if you knew our last name the similarity does not end there.
I simply adore Kate Middleton. She seems intelligent and kind and she has a gorgeous sense of style and grace. I love that the monarchy did not force William to marry an aristocrat. I love that he fell in love with a commoner and that they have taken their time to really get to know one another before marrying. I wish them the very best. I guess I am a romantic.
So, yes, I will be soaking up all the media coverage for the next two weeks. I doubt I will get up at 4 am (I love my sleep) to watch on the 29th. I will DVR it though. How about you? Will you watch? Some people (like my Mom) are having parties. Isn't that fun? Are you having a party?
