Comments on: Here’s where the self-sufficient self falls apart http://www.thelionrampant.net/archives/2005/heres-where-the-self-sufficient-self-falls-apart/ Bryce and Ashley's Blog Tue, 06 Jan 2009 05:15:35 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: Ashley http://www.thelionrampant.net/archives/2005/heres-where-the-self-sufficient-self-falls-apart/comment-page-1/#comment-4090 Ashley Fri, 02 Dec 2005 12:38:02 +0000 http://www.thelionrampant.net/archives/2005/heres-where-the-self-sufficient-self-falls-apart/#comment-4090 Lori, thanks for fixing my spelling. :) I'm not such a great speller anymore now that I have spell check. Quite true about staying put...we might be staying put though for a while here. :) Lori, thanks for fixing my spelling. :) I’m not such a great speller anymore now that I have spell check. Quite true about staying put…we might be staying put though for a while here. :)

]]> By: Lori http://www.thelionrampant.net/archives/2005/heres-where-the-self-sufficient-self-falls-apart/comment-page-1/#comment-4075 Lori Fri, 02 Dec 2005 10:02:32 +0000 http://www.thelionrampant.net/archives/2005/heres-where-the-self-sufficient-self-falls-apart/#comment-4075 We don't have official plans to be in Edinburgh soon, but I'm sure we'll be there soon anyway. And wow, octOgenarian - what a word! (Ok, ok, so I had to look it up and that's the only reason I know it was spelled wrong....) If we could all just find a place to stay put, these friendships would start to happen. Unfortunately, that's not always an option. We don’t have official plans to be in Edinburgh soon, but I’m sure we’ll be there soon anyway. And wow, octOgenarian - what a word! (Ok, ok, so I had to look it up and that’s the only reason I know it was spelled wrong….)

If we could all just find a place to stay put, these friendships would start to happen. Unfortunately, that’s not always an option.

]]> By: Sarah http://www.thelionrampant.net/archives/2005/heres-where-the-self-sufficient-self-falls-apart/comment-page-1/#comment-4071 Sarah Thu, 01 Dec 2005 18:31:05 +0000 http://www.thelionrampant.net/archives/2005/heres-where-the-self-sufficient-self-falls-apart/#comment-4071 I completely understand the longing for old friends who have known you forever. Sometimes I wonder if I'll ever have those kinds of relationships again. Btw, nice use of the word "octagenarian"!! :) I completely understand the longing for old friends who have known you forever. Sometimes I wonder if I’ll ever have those kinds of relationships again.

Btw, nice use of the word “octagenarian”!! :)

]]> By: Ashley http://www.thelionrampant.net/archives/2005/heres-where-the-self-sufficient-self-falls-apart/comment-page-1/#comment-4069 Ashley Thu, 01 Dec 2005 12:03:31 +0000 http://www.thelionrampant.net/archives/2005/heres-where-the-self-sufficient-self-falls-apart/#comment-4069 Oh no, I didn't mean to make you sad too! :) I'm doing better but sometimes I just wish for 'the olden days' or some such nonsense -- and I'm not even an octagenarian yet either! haha. Are you and Scott coming over to Edinburgh soon? Oh no, I didn’t mean to make you sad too! :) I’m doing better but sometimes I just wish for ‘the olden days’ or some such nonsense — and I’m not even an octagenarian yet either! haha. Are you and Scott coming over to Edinburgh soon?

]]> By: Lori http://www.thelionrampant.net/archives/2005/heres-where-the-self-sufficient-self-falls-apart/comment-page-1/#comment-4068 Lori Thu, 01 Dec 2005 11:07:31 +0000 http://www.thelionrampant.net/archives/2005/heres-where-the-self-sufficient-self-falls-apart/#comment-4068 Ashley, I so sympathise. I'm feeling much the same way. I've come to identify a couple of people here in Scotland that are sort of filling in the empty places where other people were back home, but it doesn't change the fact that the new friends aren't the old friends and the old friends know me so much more fully. I, too, miss being able to say, "Remember when..." to my friends. And it's especially hard when you are pretty certain you will never move back to the exact place where home once was. Chances are I'll never live in Fayetteville again, and it hurts to see the place in everyone's life I once held being sewn up and not needed anymore. Wow, I didn't realise just HOW sad I was until reading your post! At any rate, we're together in loneliness. :) (See you soon.) Ashley, I so sympathise. I’m feeling much the same way. I’ve come to identify a couple of people here in Scotland that are sort of filling in the empty places where other people were back home, but it doesn’t change the fact that the new friends aren’t the old friends and the old friends know me so much more fully. I, too, miss being able to say, “Remember when…” to my friends.

And it’s especially hard when you are pretty certain you will never move back to the exact place where home once was. Chances are I’ll never live in Fayetteville again, and it hurts to see the place in everyone’s life I once held being sewn up and not needed anymore. Wow, I didn’t realise just HOW sad I was until reading your post!

At any rate, we’re together in loneliness. :) (See you soon.)

]]> By: Ashley http://www.thelionrampant.net/archives/2005/heres-where-the-self-sufficient-self-falls-apart/comment-page-1/#comment-4047 Ashley Tue, 29 Nov 2005 14:58:30 +0000 http://www.thelionrampant.net/archives/2005/heres-where-the-self-sufficient-self-falls-apart/#comment-4047 Jo thanks for your sweet comment. Glad you enjoyed the pumpkin pie (though Neyir made it so I can't take any credit). So sorry you couldn't make it to Thanksgiving; you'll have to come next year! Jo thanks for your sweet comment. Glad you enjoyed the pumpkin pie (though Neyir made it so I can’t take any credit). So sorry you couldn’t make it to Thanksgiving; you’ll have to come next year!

]]> By: Jo http://www.thelionrampant.net/archives/2005/heres-where-the-self-sufficient-self-falls-apart/comment-page-1/#comment-4046 Jo Tue, 29 Nov 2005 14:42:50 +0000 http://www.thelionrampant.net/archives/2005/heres-where-the-self-sufficient-self-falls-apart/#comment-4046 Ashley Don't worry those stong bonds will still be there when you get home, and you;ll be suprised at how easily you will fall back in to company,with old friends, you might even feel like you've not been away. When I came back to Edinburgh from the Canada and the States it took a while to rebuild some friendships but I was happlily suprised to fall straight back into some. You will all have had life changing experiences in the time you've been away but that doesn't have to cause divides. I sympathise with the home sickness - have a great holiday over christmas. Jo x (ps Thanks for the pumpkin pie - delicious) Ashley
Don’t worry those stong bonds will still be there when you get home, and you;ll be suprised at how easily you will fall back in to company,with old friends, you might even feel like you’ve not been away. When I came back to Edinburgh from the Canada and the States it took a while to rebuild some friendships but I was happlily suprised to fall straight back into some. You will all have had life changing experiences in the time you’ve been away but that doesn’t have to cause divides. I sympathise with the home sickness - have a great holiday over christmas. Jo x (ps Thanks for the pumpkin pie - delicious)

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