How'd you choose your name?

[DeAnna Montgomery]

I was ordering some clothes from JC Penney catalog. The only thing was that when JC Penny called to tell me the order had arrived, my wife answered and was told there was an order for her. We were going to the mall anyway and have Saturday lunch at our favorite restaurant. The store was in the mall. So when we were seated and ordered, I excused myself and told her I was going to check on something. I left and quickly walked to the store's catalog pickup and picked up the order of shoes in my wife's name . I paid and left. Then I quickly walked to the car in the parking lot and placed the sack in the trunk and walked back to the restaurant. My wife did not inquire about what I did. Of course, we went to JC penny and she said she had come for an order and the clerk told her there was no order in her name. We left and she didn't say anything other than maybe it had been a mistake since she had not ordered anything. I then thought about adopting a name for my feminine side. I chose Deanna. I had seen a photo of a pretty cheerleader in a sports magazine with that name and thought it would fit me. That was in 1986 and I have used it since. Many men like the name and I use it when we go on a date.