WHAT DO YOU MEAN YOU DONT KNOW WHAT A MONOGRAM IS!!!!

Growing up in the South, I had monogrammed EVERYTHING… shirts, dresses, bows, you name it it had my initials on it. When I moved to Oregon, this was something I just assumed that was a universal fact..WOW was I WRONG!

Now that I have lived in the PNW for 2 years, I have finally accepted that NO ONE knows what a monogram is.  I wore my Moon and Lola monogrammed necklace one of the first days I lived here, and I had someone stop me and ask me why I was wearing letters around my neck. After I picked my jaw up off the floor from pure shock, I politely (in my best southern accent) explained, that I was wearing my initials, or what we call a monogram.  I then had to explicitly explain what a monogram is composed of, as well as WHY I was wearing it.  This instance is not isolated... it has HAPPENED many times since I have moved here. It used to shock me, but now, I just politely explain to  him or her that it is my monogram, that I am from the south and that is how we roll!  Its interesting how fascinated they are about this…I almost feel like a panda bear at the zoo being stared at as I explain what a monogram is.

Moving here has been quite the education, for myself and the local Oregonians. If they were shocked by my monogram necklace what on EARTH are they going to do with I have a monogrammed wreath on my front door…..and just so you know..I am the ONLY person on my block that has a monogrammed wreath.  If you are coming to visit me…my house is EASY to spot…

Until next time y'all,

Emily