tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36513923.post2897667508445194433..comments2023-09-01T03:37:31.410-06:00Comments on marta writes: random sampler.martahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15027406340527614561noreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36513923.post-6724332207641056692009-12-18T19:37:31.298-07:002009-12-18T19:37:31.298-07:00this sweet post is exactly what I needed to rememb...this sweet post is exactly what I needed to remember in the midst of all the "unglamourness" that I am lucky, here and now! <br />Thanks!Rosa Riverohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01146201779427790692noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36513923.post-40786740663646333892009-12-16T15:36:35.248-07:002009-12-16T15:36:35.248-07:00You know how to put the glam in reality. That'...You know how to put the glam in reality. That's a secret of life!Travelin'Omahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18415472674768977723noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36513923.post-19471697657533645472009-12-15T15:54:18.156-07:002009-12-15T15:54:18.156-07:00You may not think that your life is glamorous but ...You may not think that your life is glamorous but I think you are a wonderful person. You don't know me; I stumbled onto your Blog a few years ago when I got back from the war. I started to feel as though all of my years of service, 20+, were all for not. People bad-mouthing the president, puttingdown America, forgetting about the Constitution on and on... Reading your posts helps me beleive in America. You are all that is good about our country. Semper FiAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36513923.post-64368708725176556342009-12-15T11:03:29.909-07:002009-12-15T11:03:29.909-07:00i love dave matthew's song "you & me&...i love dave matthew's song "you & me" and had it playing while reading your love letter about dan...it fits perfectly! listen and reread if you have timethe dibershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06131146940838220525noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36513923.post-44640322153277818752009-12-15T10:29:26.045-07:002009-12-15T10:29:26.045-07:00Glamour. That's the word to describe all my ad...Glamour. That's the word to describe all my adolescent plans. I wanted to be someone whose name would go down in the history books for future generations to ooh and aww over. <br /><br />Now I want to settle in quietly into my life and have enough to live a satisfying life, but never enough to just jet off to the Bahamas without warning. Simple and sweet with some change in my pocket for that candy store on the corner.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00237226117256231780noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36513923.post-32638546565289912022009-12-15T07:49:11.123-07:002009-12-15T07:49:11.123-07:00Your post felt like an answer to a prayer for me. ...Your post felt like an answer to a prayer for me. Four kids, 11 years of marriage; I'm still waiting for the glamour, the adventure, the fabulousness that I imagined in my over-imaginative youthful mind. Somedays I realize I'm missing everything wonderful right in front of me as I stare out the window, longing for more.<br /><br />Your words really touched and inspired me today. Thanks.Amandahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07661333151535289209noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36513923.post-11040582107097493852009-12-14T22:39:34.120-07:002009-12-14T22:39:34.120-07:00such a sweet, adorable postsuch a sweet, adorable postlenihttp://leni.typepad.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36513923.post-43539286746155843532009-12-14T19:59:51.999-07:002009-12-14T19:59:51.999-07:00my husband says smart wools are the best socks -he...my husband says smart wools are the best socks -he has worn army boots almost every day for 10+years and says they have saved his feet. i steal his socks as often as i can, and i would have to agree they keep me so warm and toasty. even though his are too big for my feet. i wouldn't mind trying those you like --warm feet are so very worth it. <br /><br />thank you for your post today. i have a similiar glamorous life, throw in 3 kids, 2 dogs and a husband who spends most of our days away in service to our country. i choose this life, but sometimes every so often i forget that i love it and want it more than anything, and blessed beyond measure to be who i am, and have the family i have...so thank you for sharing your story, so that i am reminded to embrace my own. :)Sherry Williamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08554405410687243616noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36513923.post-31555030982558514332009-12-14T18:39:14.021-07:002009-12-14T18:39:14.021-07:00this happens to me! when i went to write about som...this happens to me! when i went to write about some new gadget and instead, wrote a letter to adele confessing my love for her. <br />oh and you have no idea how wonderful it is to see people who are happy with their lives the way they are, never seeking something they can't have/won't get/whine and complain. you seem so grateful for the little things and that's admirable. <br />i was so happy to read this today:)Laurenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00183741482941078855noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36513923.post-75873562607549662922009-12-14T18:22:10.701-07:002009-12-14T18:22:10.701-07:00Thank you for your openness. I needed to here that...Thank you for your openness. I needed to here that sometimes other people think their life is un-glamorous too. Especially someone like you, who is oh so glamorous/charming/wonderful in my eyes.P.S.https://www.blogger.com/profile/06411187071469804776noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36513923.post-54041144224351787952009-12-14T16:41:28.476-07:002009-12-14T16:41:28.476-07:00i am always left feeling inspired about the things...i am always left feeling inspired about the things that you write about...so true & real. <br />i believe in a love that last for always and falling in love with someone more and more each day! <br />i believe in finding the joy in simple pleasures and celebrating the everyday moments that count! <br />thank you for reminding me to love today...<br /><br />happy monday sweet marta!<br />xo.<br />kkatrina laurenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14752201184136250360noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36513923.post-5931559028609054842009-12-14T16:32:44.375-07:002009-12-14T16:32:44.375-07:00Love this post--Dan is a funny guy and you guys ma...Love this post--Dan is a funny guy and you guys make a perfect pair.<br /><br />I should buy myself those socks as a gift to Sam this year. He screams like a girl every night when I put my icicle feet on his legs to warm up. And the scary thing is, I just pulled off socks to get into bed. I just have terribly cold feet all the time. <br /><br />Thanks for the tip. Where do I buy? REI?brookehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15114483651100368830noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36513923.post-63908326545063991262009-12-14T16:06:11.748-07:002009-12-14T16:06:11.748-07:00ditto on the first half. i love my life and all it...ditto on the first half. i love my life and all its craziness and kids and especially all its fun with tom. tom and dan are definitely brothers and learned some great things from elbert and shanna. Ton is every bit as selfless as shanna and it makes my life the best amidst all the craziness.<br /><br />ditto on the second half. Tom got a pair at powderkeg once and they were a bit on the small side for him, so sometimes he lets me borrow them. basically they are mine but i always feel bad so when i wash them and put them away they find themselves in his closet until the next time i need them. they are the best for winter road rides, (along with knee warmers, bike shorts and tights-double layer all the way). they are awesome for cross country skiing and downhill skiing - just the right amount of warmth without all the bulk. but i guess i until i get my own real pair, i feel they are only worthy of tom-type adventure and not the type we endure every day. i save my costco cashmere ones for those adventures.Dansie Familyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18282069189602375918noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36513923.post-54406753565658259482009-12-14T16:05:17.696-07:002009-12-14T16:05:17.696-07:00oh my goodness -- yes! how i do adore a nice pair...oh my goodness -- yes! how i do adore a nice pair of thick, soft and warm socks. my feet thank me every day i pull on my pair of smart wools -- so worth the money. i'll have to try out these darn tough socks!<br />and what a lovely person you are. always cheery and reminding me of the things i should be grateful for.<br />thank you!<br />merry Christmas and happiest of holidays!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17915162777172406434noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36513923.post-54676142585136812232009-12-14T15:57:30.960-07:002009-12-14T15:57:30.960-07:00thanks for the tip about the socks. i live in idah...thanks for the tip about the socks. i live in idaho, too, and my hubby has to work outside for part of most days (installing fireplaces.) he needs some really really warm socks, i think i'll put these in his stocking this year!johttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06903144540678766411noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36513923.post-91241155893944171662009-12-14T15:41:33.534-07:002009-12-14T15:41:33.534-07:00am in love with this post-you said everything that...am in love with this post-you said everything that I'm looking forward to when I get married in May.Amandahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09082544337347129322noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36513923.post-64197783799655675812009-12-14T15:18:42.018-07:002009-12-14T15:18:42.018-07:00Such a sweet little post! I MUST have these socks!...Such a sweet little post! I MUST have these socks!Jennihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08530282580447976845noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36513923.post-77290533842338219682009-12-14T15:11:01.806-07:002009-12-14T15:11:01.806-07:00I had big plans for myself, as well. But instead o...I had big plans for myself, as well. But instead of a life of glamour I'm living the life of dirty diapers, potty training, tantrums, fighting, little kisses, tiny hugs and bright, loving smiles. It's not the glamour I had planned or hoped for, its not even remotely the life I had imagined I would have. But I wouldn't change it or trade it for anything.<br /><br />Thanks for sharing.<br />And thanks for the recommendation on those socks. They'd be a perfect gift for my big sis. :)crissy // mama bosshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17988909961418937385noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36513923.post-986345218395075522009-12-14T15:06:45.516-07:002009-12-14T15:06:45.516-07:00I too live and love a 'simple' life. Never...I too live and love a 'simple' life. Never thought I would, either, and never thought I would love it and that THIS IS IT.Liznoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36513923.post-27979601318647070962009-12-14T14:48:25.515-07:002009-12-14T14:48:25.515-07:00i'd like to be in a love like that (:i'd like to be in a love like that (:sarah chonghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09829970323737524394noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36513923.post-38073970726810930172009-12-14T14:45:30.230-07:002009-12-14T14:45:30.230-07:00Such a lovely tribute. And so true - I think the b...Such a lovely tribute. And so true - I think the best thing about being in love is that you grow together and you both change and you learn new things about each other and about yourself and it all just makes you love each other more, and differently, than you did in the beginning. <br />If that makes any sense at all...Rachelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10211797571405802312noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36513923.post-78393784681480494552009-12-14T14:27:32.795-07:002009-12-14T14:27:32.795-07:00Hey, we're living the same life. Except I live...Hey, we're living the same life. Except I live in Walland, TN, have 3 kids, am a lot older than you appear to be, and I keep my feet warm with a pair of men's UGG houseshoes. Couldn't make it without them. I have cold feet all year, and even wear them in the summer when it's about 90 outside! Try them, you'll like them.Monika Wright | I Love It Allhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08359256107280909108noreply@blogger.com