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http://herewhereihavelanded.blogspot.com/ : Wrapping up 2015

Fri, 29 Jan 2016 15:23:54 +0000

Hi Marlene! Thank you for your note. I've been so behind on blogging lately that I've not even been checking my comments. So glad I finally did though, because here you are, as sweet as usual. I've missed you and your family, too, but thanks to Facebook, we can at least have a cross-country glimpse. I hope you're enjoying 2016 so far. A lot has happened here, and while I hope to capture it for the blog, let's not count on it either. Haha. But we're all doing well, and my young ladies, as you say, are growing by leaps and bounds. Which is both a beautiful and heartbreaking thing to behold, as you know.

Here Where I Have Landed : The thing I don’t want to talk about

Sun, 7 Jun 2015 14:26:46 +0000

Lilly, thank you so much for reaching out with this, because I hadn't even considered this. The symptoms do sound familiar and if it's just a matter of blood test, then yes, I really should ask the doctor to test for it. What's the harm in that right? That 100% recovery part sounds wonderful so we'll see what they say. Thank you again! - Justine

Here Where I Have Landed : The thing I don’t want to talk about

Sun, 7 Jun 2015 14:24:44 +0000

Ayala, I'm sorry it took me so long to respond, and thank you so much for your offer to talk.The truth is, I don't even know where to start because I have yet to uncover what's ailing me right now. Thankfully I found an earlier appointment with the rheumatologist and will see him tomorrow. Yay! It's been a month-long wait and I hope to finally get some answers soon. Having arthritis from so young an age must have been difficult, but from what I can see, you have a full life, which gives me great encouragement that whatever it is, we can, one way or another, overcome this. For that, I thank you too. XO

http://herewhereihavelanded.blogspot.com/ : A birthday letter to my four-year-old Pickle

Sat, 30 May 2015 14:44:38 +0000

Thank you, Ayala!

http://herewhereihavelanded.blogspot.com/ : The thing I don’t want to talk about

Tue, 26 May 2015 19:57:11 +0000

Thanks, Cathy. Answers would be GREAT. Living in pain *and* in the unknown sucks.

Here Where I Have Landed : The thing I don’t want to talk about

Tue, 26 May 2015 16:43:32 +0000

Angela, you and me both; I hope something works and fast, too! Thank you for your kind offer. This rain hasn't made things easy either, but glad Lake Travis is at least over 63% full now. I just hope the flooding stops.

Here Where I Have Landed : The thing I don’t want to talk about

Tue, 26 May 2015 16:41:53 +0000

Thank you Marlene; it means so much to hear from you. Trying my best to not let this get me down, but man has it been tough!

Here Where I Have Landed : The thing I don’t want to talk about

Sat, 23 May 2015 16:06:05 +0000

Thanks so much Jessica. Some days are better than others; the rain doesn't help. Ha ha. I will keep your offer in mind. I really appreciate it.
- Justine

http://herewhereihavelanded.blogspot.com/ : The thing I don’t want to talk about

Thu, 21 May 2015 19:36:27 +0000

Between now and the appointment, I have a feeling I'll be going in with a long list of possible diseases, so yes, Lyme will be on that list. N is no longer allowed to leave me alone at night because that's where my mind wanders - all the things that could go wrong - and I fall apart. Thanks for thinking of me, my friend.

http://herewhereihavelanded.blogspot.com/ : You can’t always get what you want

Thu, 16 Apr 2015 16:09:04 +0000

I have to admit biking/spinning doesn't really appeal to me because it always felt especially hard when I tried before. But then again, running was difficult at first too, so maybe I should really give it a chance again. They do have spin classes at my gym, and I'm seriously considering it because of you, so thank you, Cathy. :-)

Here Where I Have Landed : You can’t always get what you want

Thu, 16 Apr 2015 16:05:42 +0000

Thanks, Rudri. I love yoga and have been practicing regularly for many years, so there's that. Wish I could find another cardio exercise that's fun but doesn't break me though...

Here Where I Have Landed : You can’t always get what you want

Fri, 10 Apr 2015 13:44:24 +0000

I do love swimming, but it does get pretty chilly here in the winter. I've never seriously tried making swimming my go-to cardio, but I should to give it a shot, because, well...I don't have much of a choice do I? :-) Thanks for the support, Kitch. It means so much to me.

Here Where I Have Landed : One Year in Austin

Tue, 24 Mar 2015 14:20:45 +0000

Me too, Rudri - hope there's more good surprises in store for us. :-)

Here Where I Have Landed : One Year in Austin

Tue, 24 Mar 2015 14:20:03 +0000

Thank you, Ayala. Here's to hoping!

Here Where I Have Landed : Our wedding day

Wed, 18 Mar 2015 15:56:04 +0000

Thank you, Kristin. :-) I hope you and your boys are well! Happy Spring!

Here Where I Have Landed : Best laid plans

Wed, 18 Mar 2015 14:38:04 +0000

Thank you, my friend. As I'm now fighting the germs that brought them down, I'm not feeling so rockstar-ish. We're still going to see that movie though. :-) Priorities! (Also know as we need to GTFO!)

http://herewhereihavelanded.blogspot.com/ : An afternoon’s magical surprise

Sat, 7 Feb 2015 02:05:04 +0000

Thank you, Priya! I think we preserve our favorites because something inside us knew that we would someday love to share them with our little people. And when the time actually comes to do that, the feeling is just indescribable. To share our joy with ones we love is one thing and to relive that joy all over again through their eyes? Magic!

Thank you for reading my posts, Priya, and even more so for commenting! Hope we get to hang out again soon.

Here Where I Have Landed : Inside and outside

Fri, 6 Feb 2015 14:30:05 +0000

But Cecilia, you own and run your own company! I think that's pretty amazing. You have no idea how much I look up to you, both professionally and personally. However, have you considered that the drive in your 20's and 30's that you described might have been an \"overdrive\", so compared to that, everything feels a little less ambitious, even though, hello, you have a successful business, your son is doing well in school, and your family is happy? That's wonderful, if you ask me.

As for the mother-daughter relationship, it's a tough one to navigate. I so long for a close one with my own mom, but we're such different people, living in two distinctly different cultures that causes a deeper divide. I wish now to be that mom I've always wanted for my girls, but without that experience myself, I'm sometimes at a loss as to how I should achieve that with them. But I guess it's second nature to always doubt ourselves. I'm hoping that just means we're always trying, and that can't be a bad thing can it?

I do highly recommend \"Lit\" - Mary Karr's talent for writing prose is quite impressive. Raw and honest, funny and gritty, it's all there.

http://herewhereihavelanded.blogspot.com/ : Inside and outside

Thu, 29 Jan 2015 14:52:03 +0000

Is this where we hug each other and sigh or high five? See? I can't even figure that part out, let alone my frickin' dreams...

Here Where I Have Landed : Inside and outside

Thu, 29 Jan 2015 14:42:38 +0000

I think, with motherhood, no matter our destination, we all travel along this same path at some point... XO