Look-a-likes

Someone told Asher that he looked like Lil Wayne the other day. I swear, is it just because of the dreadlocks? My man is 10, Lil Wayne is down there with the 1s and 2s.

People used to tell me I looked like Drew Barrymore or Melanie Griffith both of which were flattering in 1994 (pre-plastic surgery Melanie). But I think it had more to do with our voices being similarly youthful sounding, more than by actual looks.

Where did Ashondie come from?

Ashondie is the celebrity couple name for Asher and I. See it is part Asher, part Blondie.

When Asher and I were a new couple, I took advantage of my free time and free copy machine at my old job. I spent time re-sizing both of our heads so that they would fit over Heidi Klum and Seal's heads in an ad. They were the best photo I could find with an interracial couple and our heads ended up fitting perfectly. I mailed the picture to Asher, stuck inside of a People magazine.

I remember when he got it, his friend and his friend's girlfriend were there and they were like, "she's kinda crazy." And his friend was like, "why don't you do stuff like that for me?" to his girlfriend.

One of the best things about meeting someone and having a long distance romance is that you have an opportunity to surprise and delight them in unexpected ways. We had ridiculously long telephone conversations and lots of packages sent through the mail. I got creative and once sent him pumpkin bread via priority mail. The post office lady loved it (and so did Asher)!

Now that we are newly married, we are the Loctors but I still like the sound of Ashondie. It reminds me of where we started.