Growing up I never really had any nicknames, and I was always kinda jealous of people who did have them, especially if they had more than one. I don’t really know why this was always such a fascination for me. I think it also falls into the same category as always wishing that I was not the tallest person in my class, or that I had blond hair, or a sibling. It’s just one of those things that you notice about other people when you are young and want for yourself. I was friends with one girl in elementary school named Katrina, and everyone called her Kiki, even her parents, now that was cool. As I got older, people started calling my Li, or Lili, which I liked, but I wondered why no one thought of these names earlier. Keith and I have given Ellie lots of nicknames, so many in fact that we pretty much only use the name Eleanor when she is in trouble. Here are some of those nicknames:
Ellie
Elle
Elle Mae
Ellie-bean
L.L. Bean
Elzebub
Elbow
Elbow Macarroni
Elmer Fudd
Elmer’s Glue
Elephant
Peanut Butter and Ellie
Elvira
El Toro Air Force Base
El Torito
bElle and Sebastian
Elmo
John Elway
Prell
Pharell
El Camino
El Nino
Elbenezer Scrooge
Elmont Shore
…and the list goes on
i’ll start calling you Lanna from now on
Not on your list but, I like “the bean”
I tired to call you lili chinatown for a while and you weren’t having it… ungrateful!
I remember that Mandy, and so does Keith which is funny because he remembers nothing. We miss you TONS!