Light-What and Decker?

It has come to my attention that it might be needed to explain why in the world the title of my blog is what it is.To fully understand it, you need to know what my Maiden name is. To all of those who already know it, if you do not understand the title, shame on you. But since we are coming up on 5 WHOLE years of marriage now, the amount of people I have met and now associate who never knew me pre-marriage is rising.

So. There is a brand that sells appliances and tools and such called Black and Decker. I used to assume everyone knew this, but have recently come across some who didn't.

Obviously, our last name is Decker. And my Maiden name is Gray, which is soooo close to being black, but just not quite there. It's almost like Black and Decker were united with our marriage, but actually it was a Light-Black (Gray) and Decker that were united. I know it's not that funny, but it is. Whatever.

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Light-Black And Decker

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