Hairitage

Heritage.
–noun
1. something that comes or belongs to one by reason of birth; an inherited lot or portion: a heritage of poverty and suffering; a national heritage of honor, pride, and courage.
2. something reserved for one: the heritage of the righteous.
3. Law.
a. something that has been, or may be inherited by legal descent or succession.
b. any property, esp. land, that devolves by right of inheritance.

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Origin:
1175–1225; ME < MF, equiv. to heriter to inherit + -age -age; see heir
Synonyms:
1. estate, patrimony. See inheritance.


This past weekend my family and I took off to the big ole' state of Pennsylvania where most of my relatives reside. While there I found out that my grandmother was not the only beautician in the family, and I heard some interesting stories. As it turns out, my grandmother's brother, Uncle George, married a beautician...two of the in fact.

My great Uncle George was married three times. His first wife, Milly, was a hairdresser and is just now getting out of her practice. While we were there she gave me rolling trolley that has lots of shelves to hold curlers, and clips, and towels, and a hot iron, and such things. Uncle George's third wife, Franny, was also a beautician and on occasion still does hair. As time went by quite a few more relatives popped up in conversation who, at one time or another, had been in this profession.

While we were visiting, my cousin , Elissa, and aunt, Julie, told us they visited a beauty school and were looking in to applying. Two more of my mother's siblings have professed a desire to go into hair, but don't think they can now because of their age. Another aunt went to school for aesthetics(nails). Until this visit I had no idea just how much of a family business this was. It wasn't just my grandparents and I, but a good chunk of my family who has gone before me who have invested themselves at one time or another in this profession.

It's in my family. It's in my blood. This is my profession. This, is my heritage.

....or should I say Hairitage ;)