After about 90 minutes of visiting three-ish stores located
at the Courthouse Square (a Square full of charm), we departed. We wanted to make a fast stop at a precious store called Cherished Heart, located about two miles from said Square.
One really needs a good, solid hour to browse the exquisite and unique little
trinkets in this shop. We had about forty minutes before we were certain
Princess LL would crash.
I was carrying LL around the shop when we came upon a Cute
Little Lady (CLC ) who appeared to be 33ish
years of age and a Pretty Little Angel somewhere near LL’s age. The Cute Little
Lady and I locked eyes and smiled. She, also, was holding PLA .
LL and PLA noticed each
other and stared. LL then got excited. (Because, of course, we all know babies
and toddlers have an innate ability to be fascinated by other babies and
toddlers.) LL
waved and waved and was saying something to me I wasn’t quite understanding. I
think it might have been:
“Grammy, please get me close to that little girl that I know is my age
and could be my friend!”
ELC: This is my
granddaughter and she’ll be sixteen months next week.
Let me pause to tell you PLA
had more hair than me, TLC and LL all put together. Well, it was short—but VERY
thick. Auburn
ELC: What’s her
name?
At this point, with my mouth opened wide in complete
surprise, I looked over at TLC (who was standing nearby). Her mouth was also wide open. We smiled. Then
laughed. CLC might have thought we were
acting a teensy bit rude.
ELC: Do you spell
it “Leighton?”
ELC: It’s because
that is all three of our middle names! It was my grandmother’s maiden name. She
was born in England
ELC: Seriously!
What are the odds? Is that a family name for you or your husband?
CLC: No. My husband and I and our other two girls all have names that begin with "L." So that's what we were looking for when I found Leighton.
ELC: One of my dearest friends, Drew (see my “Ane and Drew” post on October 1, 2012 ), gave her daughter (she’s a few months
older than TLC) the middle name of Leighton and now her granddaughter has it,
too. Also as a middle name. We need to start The Leighton Club!
At this point, both Baby Girls were getting heavy and we all
instinctively knew it was time to move on.
I couldn’t wait to text Drew and tell her what had happened!
The Three Leightons have decided our Club will include two Honorary Members:
Ms. Drew…
…another one of my most dearest and cherished friends,
Lizzie. When she was pregnant with her second child, over thirty years ago, she
was going to name a girl Leighton! She’d learned of my name after we met
in college and loved it. As fate would have it, she had another boy. (She did
give him a first name that starts with “L!”) But her intention shall now be rewarded!
We’re sure she’ll be thrilled. (You can see what Lizzie looked like 40 years
ago in the picture in the above post. She's the lovely young gal who is standing, to
the far left, with a classy hat on and toasting with a Coke. That's my story and
I’m sticking to it.)
ATTENTION: If your name is Leighton—contact us ASAP. We'll happily reward you with membership in this exclusive (As you read exclusive, in your mind, please say it with a heavy British accent. Because, at all of our meetings, everyone will be required to talk that way. British-y. 'K?) Club.
Smooches,
ELC
(President/CEO/Oldest
and Wisest Leighton At Least In These Here Parts Because I Thought Of It And I Said So—ha!)
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