tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2487616434221255778.post184292422918271944..comments2024-03-25T02:48:32.119-04:00Comments on HEY NATALIE JEAN: LADIES WEEKEND IN THE CITYNataliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13698804808966036834noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2487616434221255778.post-38403545072198394502014-03-26T15:29:12.382-04:002014-03-26T15:29:12.382-04:00Was it hard for you to give up the last name Lovin...Was it hard for you to give up the last name Lovin? Cause that name rocks! ;) Eric and Jillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11934370649147369907noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2487616434221255778.post-3443959808345098012014-03-24T18:00:26.432-04:002014-03-24T18:00:26.432-04:00Natalie, you just put into words exactly how I hav...Natalie, you just put into words exactly how I have been feeling about some girlfriends I have had/have in my life. Overly high expectations = disappointment ... I was always asking myself why won't she open up more, talk about her life in more depth, with more honesty? Why can't she share intimate things with me? I thought we were better friend than this superficial feeling relationship...but then I realized, some friends might not be capable of a relationship like that. Maybe all they can do is superficial. And once I accepted that, I was ok with the friendship we had. I think when we are lucky enough to find a true kindred spirit ... they are the ones that become like family, and the ones we hold tight and cherish the most! I have a few girlfriends like that, and they are just like sisters to me! :)More Than Denimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13025636733929949802noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2487616434221255778.post-25704785713838720702014-03-21T13:53:06.080-04:002014-03-21T13:53:06.080-04:00Ah I'm moving to new york in 2 weeks and your ...Ah I'm moving to new york in 2 weeks and your blog is getting me so excited! Beautiful photos (insert like twenty heart eyed emojis)Amandahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15530266785343704956noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2487616434221255778.post-85898880497971646622014-03-21T11:01:02.450-04:002014-03-21T11:01:02.450-04:00gorgeous, gorgeous photos. Happy Friday! gorgeous, gorgeous photos. Happy Friday! JCP Eats, www.jcpeats.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00298578229920396934noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2487616434221255778.post-92064042875760220652014-03-21T10:25:14.371-04:002014-03-21T10:25:14.371-04:00My theory about cannoli is that a lot of people cu...My theory about cannoli is that a lot of people cut their teeth on cannoli made with sweet, dessert cheeses like mascarpone, which is delicious but not exactly traditional. Then, when they eat cannoli made with the more traditional ricotta, and with pastry dough that isn't super sweet, they don't like it very much. Maybe this isn't accurate. It's just my theory.<br /><br />Anyway! I never learned to really cultivate friendships for the long-term, I always just kind of moved on to whatever friendships my new environment (school, school again, church, etc) brought to me and let the old ones fall by the wayside. Now that I don't have any of those ready-made environments to fall back on, I just cannot seem to connect to anyone in a real way. I really want to, but I just never learned how to navigate all those deep, craggy bits of friendship that turn them into family. So I feel ya. It's a tough world out there. amanda jeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06358891361275577115noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2487616434221255778.post-56455554335602764912014-03-21T05:36:18.366-04:002014-03-21T05:36:18.366-04:00I gots two things to say!
1) Cannoli. I don't...I gots two things to say!<br /><br />1) Cannoli. I don't get it. I've tried because it is totally the type of thing that I should be completely obsessed with, but I can't do it. Please teach me your ways of cannoli eating. <br /><br />2) Totally on the same pagina (!) re: friends. I grew up with 2 sisters nad 2 brothers and lots of childhood friends, but in adulthood with my 'real' friends, I've simply found it is easier and more immediately fulfilling for my family to be my friends (and my man of course). It's like you never even had to do the small talk and the 'getting to know you' phase becaues they're just always been around, there's that constant level of backup going on and they get you without any weird ingenuine layer of weird. I don't know. Am I even making sense anymore Hmm. <br /><br />jemima xAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2487616434221255778.post-51268554759787655412014-03-21T00:50:36.264-04:002014-03-21T00:50:36.264-04:00women need women..i can't said much about this...women need women..i can't said much about this,and totally agreed with you.sometimes i had those feelings too,i need woman to give me wise advice, to compliment each others..well,i did got a few women in my life (my mother & sisters) and they're superb great persons!! thanks for sharing your post and opinions.i totally love and addicted reading your blog.<br /><br />xo josephine<br />www.joselovincolors.comAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06628124796303168775noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2487616434221255778.post-7057599611798889902014-03-20T20:36:18.814-04:002014-03-20T20:36:18.814-04:00So many times I have read your blog (or Naomi/Love...So many times I have read your blog (or Naomi/Love Taza's, because you two are awesome) and have thought that I wish I knew you and that we were friends, and not in a creepy stalker way, but in a "man, what she says really just resonates with me" kind of way. And again, on the subject of finding and keeping true and loyal female friends, I am right there with ya. All throughout my childhood I had friends that were girls but it was always so much easier to be friends with guys because, for the most part, they're drama free and more loyal. Now I have my husband, who is the best friend I ever could have asked for, so he's taken over the role of pretty much all male friends, but I still find that I struggle with my female friends. Two years ago, he got seriously ill, almost died and spent 3 1/2 months in the hospital. It started when I was just over halfway through my pregnancy with our daughter and our son was 17 months old. I lost a lot of friends during that time because stuff like that really weeds out the non-true from the true and it shocked me to see how little these "friends" cared, when I would have been by their side through something tough like that. But then I later realized that maybe it was just too much to ask from those friendships, because it did last a long time and maybe it just wasn't meant to last. So in a way, it was a good "weed out," if you will, and it's allowed me to focus more on the friendships that actually do matter (new trust issues aside), on both ends. Anyway, I'm sorry for writing you a novel and I hope you know that you're not alone and some of us think that you're pretty much amazing, like the popular girl at school you want to be friends with but can't. You're that cool.the Rogers' Neighborhoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00916515745188708943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2487616434221255778.post-32898807328277716622014-03-20T19:08:58.714-04:002014-03-20T19:08:58.714-04:00Oh, so jealous of you ladies. If there is one thin...Oh, so jealous of you ladies. If there is one thing I love, it is walking around the city. But these cold days keep me at bay. Thankfully, Spring is here and I'll stroll around the city like crazy! haha<br /><br />Beautiful round of photos! :)Kelly Britohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05153606023299048222noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2487616434221255778.post-47410555866792485392014-03-20T18:16:33.044-04:002014-03-20T18:16:33.044-04:00I feel you girl, only on the opposite end. Like yo...I feel you girl, only on the opposite end. Like you, I grew up with family BFFs-- cousins and aunts, in my case-- and since we never lived super close to each other, carrying on those relationships now that we're adults has been easy because we've always been close despite the distance. My problem is rather that in trying to make non-family friends, I'm extreeeeemely private and reserved, and it's hard to forge meaningful relationships if you don't allow yourself to be vulnerable. Teach me the secret to being a "one-paged book"! ;)Vanessahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00729988541128967938noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2487616434221255778.post-1782942777152364512014-03-20T14:41:59.665-04:002014-03-20T14:41:59.665-04:00Ah! I find myself nodding my head or thinking '...Ah! I find myself nodding my head or thinking 'that is exactly the way I would have said that if I were awesome' at basically anything I read from you. I feel the same way about woman-friends, but don't have the family to take their place or make the sting any less painful. I try to be open and honest and the kind of friend that I want in a woman and I usually just feel like a dork and that woman doesn't feel the same way. It's a bit like dating really, which was never really fun if we're all honest. My husband really is my best friend, which is awesome and stuff, but I'm still holding out for those lady friends I've always wanted. Or just one lady friend will do.<br /><br />Also, I snort-laughed so hard and choked on my coffee as I read the lobster story. I don't know why I think that's so funny, but it is.Andrea @ The Long Way Homehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00805520094927154723noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2487616434221255778.post-85401336975047712632014-03-20T13:59:25.359-04:002014-03-20T13:59:25.359-04:00I really like your thoughts, and seem to find myse...I really like your thoughts, and seem to find myself perhaps on the opposite end? I didn't have good girl friends growing up; I felt like I was living in Mean Girls. So most of my friends were guys, and even though they were genuine friendships, I was quickly pegged as one of "those girls." Now my expectations for adult relationships with women are so low. I have my husband, my best friend, and then my friends are people that I DO things with--not necessarily a deep, vulnerable relationship. I guess I've sadly allowed myself to be conditioned into NOT expecting that. But I would like to think about things differently, and I would like to find that friendship where I'm on the same page with another woman.sarahannnoelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14995650703360274929noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2487616434221255778.post-12837791565401497762014-03-20T13:39:55.361-04:002014-03-20T13:39:55.361-04:00I always felt it was harder to become really good ...I always felt it was harder to become really good friends with girls who had sisters - they didn't need me like I needed them with two older brothers. It's probably why after 15 years my best friend (who always had two brothers) and I are still close despite moving away and starting our own families. Catherine Shorthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16300150489229270098noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2487616434221255778.post-63311821051710419562014-03-20T13:39:37.794-04:002014-03-20T13:39:37.794-04:00i totally relate. i grew up with a house full of s...i totally relate. i grew up with a house full of sisters (one of them, my twin) and always go into the "meet new friends" arena with huge expectations - like they're supposed to get my quirks off the bat. but they're deep-seeded quirks and need loads of unearthing, which is a lot of work. the least i can do is prvide a shovel as a sort of "welcome gift"? meh!<br /><br />www.currenttempo.comAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07065759890847736380noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2487616434221255778.post-7137573364288812212014-03-20T12:34:58.664-04:002014-03-20T12:34:58.664-04:00I hear ya. I often find myself getting let down by...I hear ya. I often find myself getting let down by friends and you're right, you can't put expectations like that on friends. That's lovely your family is so close! Looks like a lovely adventure was had!<br /><br />xo<br />RachelAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2487616434221255778.post-83627586707948612722014-03-20T07:15:27.432-04:002014-03-20T07:15:27.432-04:00Lovely college wearing. You can buy college papers...Lovely college wearing. You can <a href="http://www.globalwritings.com/college-paper-writing" rel="nofollow">buy college papers</a> online with trust of payment. Ir will give you best quality. Ridahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02405619882350094230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2487616434221255778.post-66912572876496594442014-03-20T05:35:41.890-04:002014-03-20T05:35:41.890-04:00That's so nice that your aunts are your age! I...That's so nice that your aunts are your age! I just have the one sister (and two brothers but brothers are different) who I thought until recently was a close friend too but I've realised that she is in fact everything a friend should never be, and it has bummed me out big time. Families eh! x<br /><br />Katie @ http://whatyoudoingkatie.blogspot.co.ukAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11315713017325823058noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2487616434221255778.post-76945064333786789512014-03-20T04:26:06.127-04:002014-03-20T04:26:06.127-04:00Welcome back Natalie Holbrook! Welcome back Natalie Holbrook! my name is kasia.https://www.blogger.com/profile/08201898376161897315noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2487616434221255778.post-42361747573963652292014-03-20T02:42:04.674-04:002014-03-20T02:42:04.674-04:00gosh you always give me new places to visit when i...gosh you always give me new places to visit when in new york city! i should be writing these all down! and i get what you mean about friends. so hard. i have a wonderful sister so i've come to find real good friends are a gift. they aren't really given now a days. we're lucky when it happens. :) nanette gonzalezhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02203893264891193295noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2487616434221255778.post-2134527547030882202014-03-20T02:25:56.064-04:002014-03-20T02:25:56.064-04:00Looks like a lot of fun -Hanna LeiLooks like a lot of fun -<a href="http://www.hannamarielei.com" rel="nofollow">Hanna Lei</a>Hanna Leihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11925400078034072749noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2487616434221255778.post-72974252905712645402014-03-20T00:53:06.552-04:002014-03-20T00:53:06.552-04:00I thoroughly enjoyed the comment about the Soprano...I thoroughly enjoyed the comment about the Sopranos because the two times I've eaten at Il Cortile I've seen Soprano's cast members. It must be a requirement.danihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12728211313865642056noreply@blogger.com