July 22, 2013
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Memory Lane – I’m ready for different.
I don’t want to write about Xanga… but it was a very important part of our story. We didn’t meet here, but during our dating years we recorded a painful season when we were separated.
We watched an adorable movie last night: “The First Time”
I saw myself in both of the characters. I saw him in both of them as well.
I look at our children and marvel at how beautiful they are. How amazing being together has been so far. Memory Lane has a way of over-shadowing any pain or difficulties we’ve faced.
I’m so glad that the end of Xanga for me is going to be a time in my marriage where things are beautiful again. I will be able to let this site go and move forward onto the next phase in my life. I’m so so glad I came back here and blogged again during one of the toughest seasons in my life. I’m thankful I had somewhere to turn when my feelings needed validation, when my perspective needed enlightening and when I just needed somewhere to let go of pain.
I don’t know if I will find another place like Xanga. I don’t think that the change we are moving forward to will be conducive to such a community that we had (which is already split). I don’t want to jump on the gloom and doom train. I have hope for those of you staying, but I think for me… it’s a clear sign to move on and let go of some things. I figure if I stay, I will have to rebuild a reading base again with so many parting. I won’t have those just coming and going because its free and easy. I won’t say another other blog space is going to be better or worse, just different.
I’m ready for different.
Comments (10)
That sounds awesome
Congratulations for working everything through between you and your husband!
May your marriage be a role model for other people to follow, since there aren’t too many good examples anymore.Marriage is not all smiles, and takes lots of work to get things together and going. Glad to see both of you willing to work at it. Your children will be very grateful someday about the decision.
So glad that things are working out!
How marvelous that you are working things out in your favor!
sorry got unsubscribe from you- you are far to intense but I leave you with only one question : why are you using the internet like a shrink when you should be tsalking to the man in your life ?
@celticroots - I use everything around me as a means to understand myself and others… it’s called being an ‘extrovert’.I am intense. I like that about myself
@celticroots - We also saw a counselors together, and he uses his Xanga to talk through things as well. I mean what the hell else is a ‘private’ blog for? you could have just shoved your comment and unsubscribed. You don’t have to announce it and hurt people.
Well, you’ll have to blog some place, so I’ll simply have to hunt around til I find you. Or did you tell me, and I’m having one of those senior moments. Send me a private message and tell me again. Getting old really does suck swamp water.I like that you’re so intense, but then I’m also very intense. Oh yeah, that’s right I’m an ENFP too! I think you Rock!!
@Such_are_you - You rock too! I was hoping you’d be blogging somewhere I could continue to read???summerlynnsmith.wordpress.com
I’ve got a post up with my two other blog addresses.