tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8339250623919488760.post8935048838584901513..comments2023-05-15T05:45:19.689-07:00Comments on happyluau...exploring imperfection in 2012: The Season, Estrangements, and Unconventional ChristmasesOliviahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06058356843151306428noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8339250623919488760.post-91309015064327149692009-12-23T10:32:32.286-08:002009-12-23T10:32:32.286-08:00your pictures of child faces and smiles gave me a ...your pictures of child faces and smiles gave me a great feeling you know, like lots of happiness, how about that? thank YOU<br />you are loved, uh uh uh!!!!<br />LOLcouragetocreatewriteandlovehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06649184939312099888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8339250623919488760.post-68962512064759843342009-12-12T11:48:27.570-08:002009-12-12T11:48:27.570-08:00Yes, we are most definitely real.
I don't kno...Yes, we are most definitely real.<br /><br />I don't know where I'd be without online friendships either.<br /><br />Your post made me feel sad about what people go through...as your comment on JJL did... but also glad and happy that the human spirit continues to shine, will always shine, as it does in you xUnknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04365248029353234051noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8339250623919488760.post-85981899796892359692009-12-08T06:08:46.252-08:002009-12-08T06:08:46.252-08:00This is one of those posts that I really love. Th...This is one of those posts that I really love. The pictures, your honesty. So many times something you say touches me. It's not that we have similar lives or anything but just some of it resonates in different ways. My parents are gone... Dad 10 years, Mom 14. But I miss them soooo much and especially because my husbands parents (well, the adoptive ones) are very distant. They only liveCrystalChickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11778302473630157009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8339250623919488760.post-79656383467838099832009-12-07T10:16:53.574-08:002009-12-07T10:16:53.574-08:00I'm not real either. I'm a hologram. :-)
I...I'm not real either. I'm a hologram. :-)<br />I'm sorry to hear about LH's family situation. That must be very hard the whole year round, and especially on special "family type" holidays.<br />I truly appreciate this post. It's very hard to separate from the season, particularly if it's something you used to enjoy. I used to love Christmas. But therein lays the Sylvainhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10548448387498875213noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8339250623919488760.post-56801287341024936592009-12-07T09:10:31.504-08:002009-12-07T09:10:31.504-08:00Oh and I loved seeing those sweet pictures of you ...Oh and I loved seeing those sweet pictures of you ! Your heart and smile are so shiny !Kim Mailhothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13849980369873306402noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8339250623919488760.post-13854574900709611282009-12-07T09:09:32.988-08:002009-12-07T09:09:32.988-08:00What gives the the most hope is that so many of us...What gives the the most hope is that so many of us are finally awakening to the fact that there are so many different and better ways to BE, beautiful Olivia, just as you have. BEing true to our hearts and souls, to our need to give and receive love in whatever ways it comes and goes, and to just appreciating and celebrating each "good" moment of this precious life. Now that is a Kim Mailhothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13849980369873306402noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8339250623919488760.post-24561230954808887822009-12-07T06:49:05.504-08:002009-12-07T06:49:05.504-08:00I wish you much joy this year, too, Olivia! I hope...I wish you much joy this year, too, Olivia! I hope you both love your getaway and that you are able to do something similar to bring you joy more often.<br /><br />Thanks for posting such cool photos! I also love the second-to-last one. Such a sweet smile. <br /><br />Christmas in my tiny family is very simple: just me, my mom and dad and a nice meal at home. No decorating, no fuss. :)groovysabrinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06056737586603853731noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8339250623919488760.post-66698301556139296302009-12-06T17:20:53.350-08:002009-12-06T17:20:53.350-08:00Okay, okay, okay...I am actually a 'bot based ...Okay, okay, okay...I am actually a 'bot based in some undergrad's computer at Stanford.<br /><br />You, though, my dear friend, are as real as can be, and I'm grateful to have the chance to know you!Rick Hamrickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09621981388013851089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8339250623919488760.post-25854751910961876322009-12-06T14:53:19.552-08:002009-12-06T14:53:19.552-08:00Hi Olivia,
You are more real to me than some frie...Hi Olivia,<br /><br />You are more real to me than some friends I see everyday. LoveHubbie really can't understand that because he hasn't had the experience. I love those pictures of you. Loved hearing your story too, I do seem to hear a little more each year. This romantic getaway sounds great to me. I slowly change my traditions year after year. This year my ornaments and decorationsKate Robertsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08369818854597534304noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8339250623919488760.post-12344103881187783302009-12-06T09:03:58.045-08:002009-12-06T09:03:58.045-08:00For me, Christmas is highly overated with expectat...For me, Christmas is highly overated with expectations so unrealistically high that it's almost impossible for it not to be dissapointing in some way. I've come to terms with it but it's not a holiday that I have great anticipation for. I much prefer to celebrate the solstice - the return of light - which has great meaning for me regarding hope and love and spirit. <br /><br />Yes, kate ihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06090535919537300999noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8339250623919488760.post-35868179585123029932009-12-05T21:50:21.422-08:002009-12-05T21:50:21.422-08:00Yes I am real, real, real! And you are real to me...Yes I am real, real, real! And you are real to me too O! One day, we bloggers will all converge on one spot on the globe, stand in a circle and hold hands - We do this now, virtually, each time we gather on another's blog to leave our comment. We support each other and keep an eye on each other. We care.<br /><br />Your pics are so beautiful Olivia -I love the shape of your face and your pattihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06293378341445115577noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8339250623919488760.post-78697993769968374502009-12-05T20:03:40.672-08:002009-12-05T20:03:40.672-08:00We are so real!
This is a beautiful post and I'...We are so real!<br />This is a beautiful post and I'm SO glad you put in the photos. You look like a movie star in the one Chani likes. I think that inventing your own rituals is a wonderful idea. I love watching people rush around and get all stressed, knowing that once upon a time, I was one of those crazy people rushing around. Now I smile at them and wonder how many more years it will Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8339250623919488760.post-26691846992840403362009-12-05T19:32:13.650-08:002009-12-05T19:32:13.650-08:00*Love the pictures*! (I especially like the one wi...*Love the pictures*! (I especially like the one with the straw fan behind you.) <br /><br />It's always made more sense to build our own meaningful rituals instead of blindly following cultural customs. There is so much baggage attached to Christmas in its traditional practice. It's really hard for *most* people. <br /><br />I like to retreat during that time. <br /><br /><br /><br />~*thailandchanihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10171731740204067889noreply@blogger.com