My name is spelled odd... I blame Hippie Parents

Searched my first name on wilkipedia, and found my name is also the name of a J.R.R. Tolkien character. She is described briefly before her death in the passage below:

"Túrin counted Aerin fainthearted and that she was "made for a kinder world"; but Asgon rebuked him: "Many a man of arms misreads patience and quiet. She did much good among us at much cost. Her heart was not faint, and patience will break at last." Aerin presumably died in a final act of defiance against the Easterlings, by setting on fire the hall built by Brodda, which Túrin, on fleeing, saw in flames behind him."

My father was into Tolkien's novels... maybe that's when it came to them!

-OR-

They argued for hours as to what my middle name should be, then agreed on the name and not the spelling. One wanted an a, one wanted an e, but they both wanted a feminine spelling... Really- who knows what they were thinking??

They were a young married couple who moved to Austin, Texas after they fell in love with the city on their honeymoon (and it always was my dad's favorite place). They rented the farm main house of a large farmland off some rural route in Kyle, Texas. When I was two, the parents came back to their senses, quit being hippies in Texas and moved home to Memphis. They were both born and raised here, tried to get away, but ultimately came back for good.

This city has a magnetic pull on it's citizens. Memphis, Tennessee sure is a one of a kind town. Sometimes I'm in love with the city. I've spent days wandering the streets just to see new things and some old things. Sometimes, I pack my car in fits and hit the 240 loop headed to anyplace but here! However, in the end, I always come home, somberly driving until my radio picks up a familiar DJ who mentions something memphis-ey. Then, I'm home, home of elvis, bb king, rock-n-roll, blues and me, Memphis,Tennessee!

So, my parents, my name, my city. They all have their quirks. I'd rather have an interesting story than no tale at all!

until then ya'll!

-ae