Comments on: Stupid Midwestern Winter Allergies, Man, I Swear

By: Your Aunt Becky

Your Aunt Becky — Tue, 29 Dec 2009 04:51:00 +0000

Thank you for all of your encouragement and help. Seriously. And the run-on-sentence, that was JUST FOR ME and I know it because I love them like they’re my job and it’s like Christmas and Easter and uh ALL the holidays ALL IN ONE just for MEEEEE!

By: birdpress

birdpress — Mon, 28 Dec 2009 16:09:15 +0000

I’m a week late getting back to all my blog reading, but I did just read them all backwards up to this one and now I have to comment just to say CONGRATULATIONS and I do love your blog and your family and you totally deserve that award, and you are so awesome to donate the gift card. Huge run-on sentence, just for you.

By: Kristine

Kristine — Fri, 25 Dec 2009 23:43:19 +0000

I’m going to consider this a Christmas present to myself, that just now I realized you had mysteriously disappeared from my feed reader. You are now back on it and that is the present! In case you needed clarification.

I’ve not done well this past year keeping up with my blog friends, and I am so sorry for that.

Congrats on your award!! That is wonderful!

As for defining moments I think mine are fairly typical. Meeting my husband and six short-months later uprooting myself and moving from MI to PA to be with him. Finding out we are infertile, then adopting our youngest. Hearing diagnoses after diagnoses attached to him over the last six years. Sitting in the fertility doc’s office and having him offer us 10 donated embryos. Seeing that first positive EPT test, and the first heart beat, and then giving birth to a wonderful little boy who brings me joy every day.

And this time last year “breaking-up” with my parents and all the Dramaz that has entailed.

To now, where I feel I am in a defining moment for my blog, as my parents and brother have discovered my blog and appear to be “stalking” it. My safe place feels violated and I’m not sure yet what to do.

By: kys

kys — Fri, 25 Dec 2009 03:44:35 +0000

Congrats on your win! It is well-deserved.

I can’t wait to see what 2010 brings for you. I think you are pretty terrific right now as you are. I’m sure you will find some way to become more awesome.

Smooches!

By: Your Aunt Becky

Your Aunt Becky — Thu, 24 Dec 2009 05:02:01 +0000

That’s so important. Remembering who you are. I love that tattoo. Seriously, what a great thing to remember.

And thank you so much for all that you’ve done for us. It’s helped out so much more than anyone could ever imagine. I know that sounds dumb, or maybe it doesn’t, but it means so much to me, knowing that people care.

xoxo.

So glad to know you.

By: Kendra

Kendra — Wed, 23 Dec 2009 23:56:19 +0000

I started reading you just about a year ago, and it’s been a hell of a year. I remember when Amelia was born, thinking “how can I be this concerned about a woman I’ve never met and a baby I’ve never actually seen?” But it was a statement to me about what it means to be part of something–that I did care, and I could try to help in some small way, just by being another person who cares. It was a very meaningful experience to me, and I am so grateful for every beautiful day you have with her.

Defining moments are funny, aren’t they? I think mine have been forehead-slapping moments for me, like the day when I realized that I’d always thought I was a real romantic, but the truth is, I’m deeply analytical. My life has made so much more sense since then! There was also the moment I was told a dear friend had died in a single-car accident and the next day, when I was told my dad had been having an ongoing affair, and for the second time in two days, I said “That’s not funny.” Those were the moments when you knew things weren’t going to be the same.

But there was the moment when I said to my dad, “I was born to be a mom” and meant it. There was the moment when I decided that the future be damned, we were going to have this third baby and see what came of it. (Answer: my beautiful, wonderful daughter.)

I have a tattoo of a sunflower. It’s because when I was little, that was my nickname in my family. And no matter what, or how my memories may be changed by the present, that’s where I came from. I’m a believer in physically reminding yourself of who you are.

By: Erin

Erin — Wed, 23 Dec 2009 18:00:46 +0000

Becky, you make me smile. Thank you for being you, thank you for spreading as much love as you accept.

Giant Hug your way (and this goopy “feelings” stuff is totally between us…and the internets).

Much love and all the sappy stuff to you and your fam!

xox Erin

By: Lola

Lola — Wed, 23 Dec 2009 05:06:59 +0000

You know I don’t do feeeelings, but I can say when you were my first-ever commenter, that that was a defining moment. Of course, now you’re to blame for getting me caught up in the blog world or at least the teeny, tiny corner that I have time to keep up with. My fat ass thanks you

The way my year is ending, I just want a peaceful moment, where nobody dies or gets sick. Bring on 2010!!

By: mumma boo

mumma boo — Tue, 22 Dec 2009 23:57:09 +0000

IT’S THE ALLERGIES, DAMMIT!

Congrats, Becks – no one deserves it more. Merry Christmas to you, Daver and all those adorable cheeked cherubs in your house. *smooches*

By: Coco

Coco — Tue, 22 Dec 2009 23:00:33 +0000

“I’ll fart on your toothbrush.” is the latest in a long line of Aunt Beckyisms that I will lovingly co-opt and use for all time.

Seriously, Becks…I love you more than I love Clive Owen, sprinkles, AND bacon. How’s that for devotion? Congrats on making it out of ’09 alive, baby.