tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6934122631054104275.post2956193138303594655..comments2024-03-28T22:53:48.586-04:00Comments on From This Side of the Pond: Life And StuffJoycehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16727615822243830106noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6934122631054104275.post-44209190719947113832017-10-17T13:57:24.632-04:002017-10-17T13:57:24.632-04:00You sure do have fun. I'm glad you got to get ...You sure do have fun. I'm glad you got to get together with your sorority girls. I'm still in touch with my high school friends. I didn't attend college. I definitely need to blog more but I just can't seem to get it together these days. Always thankful for Wednesday Hodgepodge!!Debby@Just Breathehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11685398064340027809noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6934122631054104275.post-77249242854828736462017-10-17T10:18:52.219-04:002017-10-17T10:18:52.219-04:00Thanks for sharing this, Joyce. So enjoyable to r...Thanks for sharing this, Joyce. So enjoyable to read (and much more enjoyable for you, living it!). Yes, that is why I blog too. My blog truly records slices of my life.<br /><br />We have some old friends we've known for decades, but as far as college or high school friends, neither my hubby nor I have really kept up with them.Mrs.Thttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00392321745556290343noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6934122631054104275.post-21066369950839010622017-10-15T12:25:58.148-04:002017-10-15T12:25:58.148-04:00All those smiling faces in your post just make me ...All those smiling faces in your post just make me so happy. Thank you.Breathing Lifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02482981001235740285noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6934122631054104275.post-91662972368357382722017-10-13T15:04:33.482-04:002017-10-13T15:04:33.482-04:00That is why I blog as well. It keeps a record of o...That is why I blog as well. It keeps a record of our everyday doings and blessings and I so enjoy looking back at where we were, who we were with and how we are today. Nonniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13020639587130083388noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6934122631054104275.post-91234457214493167762017-10-13T08:50:18.128-04:002017-10-13T08:50:18.128-04:00Love love love this post - this is why (and how!) ...Love love love this post - this is why (and how!) I blog so this was affirming to me!!Lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00181034688965864601noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6934122631054104275.post-79315965453017710152017-10-13T03:24:22.856-04:002017-10-13T03:24:22.856-04:00No college memories for me sadly but loved hearing...No college memories for me sadly but loved hearing your slice of life and oh yes baby posts needed!Wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01103884780854638066noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6934122631054104275.post-73351320735294977332017-10-12T19:49:25.003-04:002017-10-12T19:49:25.003-04:00Yes, that is exactly why we blog. I really enjoyed...Yes, that is exactly why we blog. I really enjoyed this post, Joyce, and look forward to photos and stories about that adorable child!! I went back to college as an adult, so did not have the campus experience. I am still in touch with and enjoying high school friendships of 50 years (or more). Can't beat those 'old' friendships!Terri Dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15333024343069943295noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6934122631054104275.post-42869375388689428432017-10-12T18:28:12.678-04:002017-10-12T18:28:12.678-04:00My daughter said I should blog because I wrote and...My daughter said I should blog because I wrote and wrote, that blogging was a good way to share my writing. Your photos are so wonderful, and the stories who share. Susan Kanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09834094675218254410noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6934122631054104275.post-73720070214783580062017-10-12T13:40:47.617-04:002017-10-12T13:40:47.617-04:00It seems that blogging has gone away for so many o...It seems that blogging has gone away for so many of us. I like sharing my life and keeping a record for my family. To me that is what it is all about!Paulahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17406717262345866373noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6934122631054104275.post-17771034144756634372017-10-12T10:40:55.190-04:002017-10-12T10:40:55.190-04:00Yes, Joyce, this is why we started blogging - to s...Yes, Joyce, this is why we started blogging - to share our lives and goings on. I so enjoyed how you involved us in your times. I stay in contact with only one college friend who was also a middle and high school friend. I wish there were more, but we went our separate ways early on and no way or reason to try to pick something back up now. I did do a search of an old boyfriend who was an outstanding campus leader with a very bright future in politics who is now on the sex offender registry. That broke my heart and quelled any desire to search further.<br /><br />Can't wait to see all the hundreds of baby posts. We grandmothers appreciate that.Elizabeth "Libby" Dayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17145264016754286426noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6934122631054104275.post-55605542049838564162017-10-12T09:18:13.738-04:002017-10-12T09:18:13.738-04:00Oh and, YES to baby boy needing his very own post!...Oh and, YES to baby boy needing his very own post! :)Empty Nesterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14060983954463697344noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6934122631054104275.post-19008503023164342592017-10-12T09:17:47.248-04:002017-10-12T09:17:47.248-04:00I am in contact with my college friends and I'...I am in contact with my college friends and I'm so grateful! Those gals are the best. One of my closet friends from that era lives a mere 10 minutes from my front door---30 if there's traffic-- so I see her weekly. I love my time with her until she starts sharing stories with the lovelies. LOL I kid, I kid. My MIL used to go read to my girls' kindergarten classes when they were little. They remember it to this day. At the same elementary school (which is where TeacherDaughter- Molly- teaches 1st grade) they have a group of grandparents who come in and read each week. The kids LOVE it! I know how it feels when that sun is blaring down on you in a stadium. This weather has got to go. We're all getting sick now. :( So glad you had that time with your friends and enjoyed time with your MIL!Empty Nesterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14060983954463697344noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6934122631054104275.post-84157248956008316692017-10-12T08:59:51.238-04:002017-10-12T08:59:51.238-04:00Loved this. I agree I so enjoy reading about ever...Loved this. I agree I so enjoy reading about everyday life. But you lady have such an interesting, GOOD, writing style, it is all that much better. Hubby is still friends with several of his college buddies. So is my daughter (though she's only been out 9 years, lol) I only went 1 year before I began working so not me. But still very close to my high school ones. Nothing like life time friends. Enjoy your day! Debbiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09836655708421528876noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6934122631054104275.post-2765504501424692972017-10-12T08:53:21.004-04:002017-10-12T08:53:21.004-04:00We do the same thing when we walk around MSU's...We do the same thing when we walk around MSU's campus. The memories are strong and you really feel that why we fell in love connection. It's like the 30+ years have passed in a blink of an eye :-)Vicki @ lifeinmyemptynesthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06357792268386608831noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6934122631054104275.post-60624256665232585222017-10-12T07:38:33.651-04:002017-10-12T07:38:33.651-04:00I enjoyed reading your post and "catching up....I enjoyed reading your post and "catching up." I had a similar experience recently with a dear friend in Charleston, SC: lots of laughter, shopping, food, and life adventures. Glad all is well with you and your family. Your watercolor layout is beautiful. ThisDaybySusanDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15954418762417519522noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6934122631054104275.post-26145133370715200472017-10-12T07:23:16.642-04:002017-10-12T07:23:16.642-04:00When I first started blogging there were loads of ...When I first started blogging there were loads of bloggers sharing their life, ups and downs, good ideas, what didn't work, good books to read, pretty vacation pictures, recipes, and lots of funny, inspiring, stories that could make you laugh or cry or both! I miss it! I always called them "slice of life bloggers". <br />It's becoming a lost art, glad you are still at it!!! And very happy to have been following you for all these years <3 Capri Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15538098719897163457noreply@blogger.com