Cecelia Carolyn Aspin. A few folks have asked, "Where did her name come from?". Cecelia comes from Matt's grandmother, Celia Corr. Celia was quite a character and lived 94 years. Matt spent a great deal of his childhood with his "Gram" while his mom worked. Gram was a feisty, no nonsense lady whose love was as delicious as her apple pie. We have a feeling our Cecelia will share not only the name but Gram's trademark big belly laugh and probably a bit of that stubborn, New England farmer practicality.
Carolyn Moore was one of my best friends. We met in LA working as store managers for Starbucks in 1994. I was lucky enough to share a number of great years with Carolyn before I moved to Boston and Carolyn fell ill. I was in awe of Carolyn for so many reasons and could hardly believe someone of her strength could be taken by cancer. Carolyn had unbelievable confidence and courage. I hope giving Cece her name honors this amazing woman and reminds me to pass on some of the lessons Carolyn taught me ... like don't buy anything that needs to be dry cleaned because you wind up paying for it over and over again.
And that's what is in Cecelia's name.
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