On February 6, 2016, at 11 AM, I became Belinda Long.  Belinda Dianne Long.  Belinda Dianne McKenzie Long.  Belinda Dianne McKenzie Plsek Long.  Doesn’t that sound plumb royal, with all those names?!  And yay for a last name like Long!  Having Plsek as a last name for over 40 years has been a challenge.  When I say it, no one can spell it, and when I spell it, no one can pronounce it.  If someone needed to write my name down, I’ve always said P as in Paul, L as in Larry, S as in Sam, E as in Edward, K as in Kenneth.  Then inevitably, I would have to respond with ‘yes, I do need to buy a vowel haha.’  Of course, I always knew when sales people called when I had a land line.  I would hear ‘Is this Mrs………uh…….plssssk?’  Kinda sounded like a quick ‘psst’ with an ‘L’ thrown in there.  One time, Kenn and I were going somewhere and valet parked.  I was driving and when the valet asked for the name, I decided to give the name Long. So, out of habit, I said ‘Long L-O-N-G’.  I really doubt the guy needed me to spell it.

On Sunday, we disembarked from our honeymoon cruise.  We sailed out of San Juan, Puerto Rico and went to St. Thomas, St. Kitts, Aruba, and Curacao.  We swam with the dolphins, went snorkeling in the southern Caribbean, and did a couple of bus tours.  We had a fantastic time!

Oh yeah, I mentioned in a past blog that I told Kenn I wouldn’t marry him until we had an argument to see how we weathered it.  Well, I changed my mind.  After dating for two and a half years, we still haven’t argued.  I’m sure it will happen at some point.  We both know what marriage is like…..between the two of us, we have 70 years of marriage experience.  But right now, we are on a newlywed high….and I hope it never ends!  I LOVE being Mrs. Long!