Long before I decided to marry my current husband, I knew that I would not be taking another person's name after we were married. I could say that I decided to keep my own name for the sake of "girl power!" or because I just didn't want the hassle of having to then change everything I own (which to be honest was pretty kick ass). I may not have a sense of my Korean heritage, but I feel as if my last name - Giancola - is the last thing I have that gives me a real connection to my own history. My parents did not have a son. My sister took her husband's name. So I am it, the last Giancola standing (well, the last within the world I care about). I hope that as our son gets older I can teach and expose him to how special being a Giancola (as well as a Conklin) is - and also let him know that it will be ok if he falls in love with a girl who, for whatever reason, decides to keep a part of their own personal history.
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