My name is Callie Beth Thurell. I was born Callie Beth Cluff. I was named after my Great Great Grandmother Callie Catherine Cope.
I've always loved my name, and to know that I was named after an ancestor makes it even more special. I think that is why I am so insistant that my children have a family name.
Growing up my nickname was Bu (like "hey Bu Bu" from Yogi Bear). Not everyone called me by my nickname. Only my parents and brother Kyle. They still call me it to this day.
That is a good nickname. I've had worse in school. In elementary school I was Smelly Callie. Only they said Smelly with an "a" to make it rhyme with Callie. I was Smally Callie. I HATED school. Kids are cruel and not very creative, now that I think about it. In high school I was Keebler. Like the Keebler Elf. I never understood that one. Like I said, not very creative.
Even though I grew up with horrible nicknames like Smally Callie and Keebler. I am blessed that the only name that follows me through life is Callie.
