A favorite movie from my teenage years was "A Man From Snowy River." That scene where Jim rides his horse down the vertical side of of mountain...so steep that he is practically laying horizontally on the back of his horse??? Oh my, that is my all time favorite scene. Another favorite is of the horses "dancing" in the snow. Because of this movie, there were a lot of baby girls named Jessica. It definitely was a contender when Steve and I were expecting our first baby . It was my choice, in fact. Jessica, or Jess for short, Mordue. Steve really wanted a Jordan, so that he could call her Jo. Because we weren't willing to give in on our individual choices, we kept searching for the perfect name. We heard the name Kelsey for the first time when we were in the hospital after having our first baby girl. Yes, I was still in a somewhat drug induced stupor, but we both thought it fit her perfectly and we liked the idea that it would be unique enough that she wouldn't be one of many Kelsey's in her Kindergarten class (which was a worry with the at-the-time trendy names of Jessica and Jordan.) We were somewhat disappointed when her first day of Kindergarten came and she had to go by Kelsey M. because she was one of THREE Kelsey's in her class!
Fast forward from 1989 to 2011, and it looks like I finally got my Jess! We have been missing Elfins, but really have not seriously considered getting another dog. Until last week. I'm not sure why we felt we were ready, but the whole family came together on this decision and we started looking and we found her. She is sweet and adorable and it is a wonderful addition to our family.
