Why “KT?”

Many of you know that KT is actually my (Karen) nickname.  In fact, so is “Tanner.”  Whether I tell people that KT is a nickname or not, somehow that is what I end up being called.  Some of my girlfriends (Erin Wise and Torrey Ray) will not even know who you are referring to if you don’t use the name “Tanner.”

So, as you can imagine, Brian has caught onto this and very often calls me “KT.”  Futhermore, we continue to use the name “KT” because we don’t want to confuse the family tree.  You see…Brian’s mom has the name Karen Elaine Byrd.  What many of you don’t know is that my middle name is also Elaine.  Karen Elaine Tanner.  So upon our wedding on July 4, 2009, I would legally also have the name Karen Elaine Byrd.  Hum…can you see where this might get a little complicated?

So, I have decided to add the name Tanner as one of my middle names.  Karen Elaine Tanner Byrd or Karen E. Tanner Byrd.  As a result, I can still keep my wonderous nicknames of “KT” and “Tanner.”  Who knows…after the wedding I may adopt a new nickname:  “T-Byrd!”  Ha ha!