wow this is so awesome! i just got married and am struggling with the name change - my mom still calls me by my maiden name - and tonight i had a test and started to write it! oops!!
also wanted to say i saw a very cute thing done with that same leaf punch in this april's CK!!
I created this layout for glory4him's "Book of Me" Challenge, topic #1 (title page or dedication page). I chose to use the 8x8 format, which is a first for me. The hidden journaling reads:
What’s in a Name?
I’m struggling at the moment in choosing my true last name. I was born on July 5, 1978 as Colleen Alyson Herstad. As I progressed through childhood and the teenage years, the name “Herstad” was a significant part of my identity. It was a reflection of the Norwegian heritage on my father’s side of the family, and it always invoked a sense of belonging to the Herstad side of my family, even as my relationships with them grew distant.
On April 20, 2002, I was married to Adam Wayne Lawson, and my name changed to Colleen Alyson Lawson. Our marriage was short-lived, and we divorced in January 2003. I chose to retain my last name as Lawson, but I no longer felt any connection to the name. I secretly hoped in my heart that Lawson would be a temporary name, and I would find love again and remarry.
I was blessed enough to discover a soulmate in Christopher Lee Naviaux, and in the first moments of New Year’s Day 2005, he proposed to me. We will be married on October 29, 2005, and my name will become Colleen Alyson Naviaux. The name “Naviaux” brings to me a sense of finally coming home after a long and challenging journey.
So who am I? Herstad, Lawson, or Naviaux? All three of these names are part of my life and part of who I am.
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