tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22472965.post848802419503881133..comments2023-10-31T04:33:30.335-06:00Comments on The Life of Bon: The green eyed monsterbonbonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13580532603443802313noreply@blogger.comBlogger47125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22472965.post-588689879983859772013-09-29T10:36:23.436-06:002013-09-29T10:36:23.436-06:00I'd travel to Florida to see my great grandpa ...I'd travel to Florida to see my great grandpa who isn't going to be here much longer.Amberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10030025985802181092noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22472965.post-59914982900217472042013-09-27T18:42:26.049-06:002013-09-27T18:42:26.049-06:00There are these two conversations I had with peopl...There are these two conversations I had with people in their seventies that always stick out to me. They said they were envious of me because I didn't know how my life would turn out yet. It was still a question mark. Whereas they, being of an advanced age, knew there wouldn't be many surprises left. They wouldn't start new careers, have more children, relocate. I feel like to know where and what you'll be for the next thirty years would be pretty boring. While I understand the anxiousness to settle down and solidify your situation in any number of ways, it's the question mark that keeps things exciting. You're so young. Enjoy it! Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13576165811041400723noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22472965.post-3538722153104922732013-09-27T15:15:10.387-06:002013-09-27T15:15:10.387-06:00it happens to the best of us, and back to Califor...it happens to the best of us, and back to California :pRealHouseWifeOfNOVAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14964568049562872807noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22472965.post-9417808404723224262013-09-27T12:44:11.503-06:002013-09-27T12:44:11.503-06:00Chicago (I seriously can't get enough). <3Chicago (I seriously can't get enough). <3Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03467830556833343284noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22472965.post-88483709745983684532013-09-27T12:11:05.900-06:002013-09-27T12:11:05.900-06:00Australia to see platypus!Australia to see platypus!Erinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15343933866101288659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22472965.post-8524195529974171882013-09-27T06:17:53.570-06:002013-09-27T06:17:53.570-06:00I am the same way... I feel as if I should be some...I am the same way... I feel as if I should be somewhere else, farther in life when i see people my age that are married with babies and big houses. But things happen to us at different times. It is hard but it is worth it to have your own life. I would totally travel to Europe to visit myfamily! Samm_AnaMariehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02964663199445941376noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22472965.post-60100103126232322692013-09-26T23:22:25.911-06:002013-09-26T23:22:25.911-06:00Interesting all around - just read tonight's p...Interesting all around - just read tonight's post and then went back to this. Grass is always greener but it's shiny and sparkly and magical when covered with gratitude, which you nailed in the updated post. If you had any idea how most of the people in my world are living like (all in your age group and many much older), you would feel like a queen. You just come visit NYC some day and I'll show you! Now if I won said trip giveaway? California, of course. Always California :)Kerryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18437528870366919736noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22472965.post-33673727315370369322013-09-24T12:54:40.489-06:002013-09-24T12:54:40.489-06:00girlll aint it the truth. we moved to california, ...girlll aint it the truth. we moved to california, and unlike other people who it just works out or they end up managing an apartment even though they already have loads of money and get free rent, we looked for two months to find a place. haha. and ryan has a job that takes up so much time and i can't find a job. its ok that my friend spent her whole summer in europe is home one week, got her dream job and an apartment, right? oh well i guess. at least i've got a cute husband.K&Rhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16429220716943927946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22472965.post-26985044208397946122013-09-24T10:11:00.789-06:002013-09-24T10:11:00.789-06:00I was recently laid off. I'm jealous of everyo...I was recently laid off. I'm jealous of everyone with stable jobs and incomes. It happens. I'm trying to stay positive though. Misty, Handbags + Handgunshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11039392750949958185noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22472965.post-84096500260676588612013-09-24T08:08:17.832-06:002013-09-24T08:08:17.832-06:00i agree. new york. we went for just one day a coup...i agree. new york. we went for just one day a couple years ago and it has been calling my name ever since. i also really loved chicago, but again - that was only about a 3 day (work) trip. and then there's boston, miami.....and those are just the state-side places. how do i choose??Mara and Jaehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18340573034861221481noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22472965.post-80098611941185543792013-09-23T15:48:13.312-06:002013-09-23T15:48:13.312-06:00I would go to one of two places; my dream destinat...I would go to one of two places; my dream destinations. Either Florida for the wizarding world of Harry potter or to machu pichu in Peru.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22472965.post-21570312426185926152013-09-23T15:23:58.705-06:002013-09-23T15:23:58.705-06:00I was nodding my head right along with you, especi...I was nodding my head right along with you, especially the part about the jealousy being fleeting and also sneaking up out of nowhere. Meghanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05110006374562684746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22472965.post-1703636600650614962013-09-23T12:28:31.498-06:002013-09-23T12:28:31.498-06:00Oh I don't want to be the one to break the new...Oh I don't want to be the one to break the news to you... but we all get that green-eyed monster about life. The hubs and I bought our first house at 22, flipped sold and bought our second by 25. We were married at 24 and we are 27 and expecting our first baby! YAY!! Right? Not so much... life throws the, what if I don't like this job? It's my career but can I really do it for the rest of my life? Oh and should we really be raising our kid in this town? We got a smoking deal on our house and we love it, but should we trade it in for the "perfect" family home we've always wanted? Oh and it gets better.. how come we work so hard and make above average money (no we're no rich, but we're doing good for our age)... yet we can't have the fancy cars, house, life style like others our age that don't seem to work as hard. It never goes away - I'm telling ya! Anyways, I didn't mean to bring you down... more up. Just remember, all those people you see that "have it together and figured out"... I'm betting they really don't! :)Martha Sloanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14670837801047136515noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22472965.post-68867687951876498092013-09-23T11:10:35.694-06:002013-09-23T11:10:35.694-06:00Truth be told we married folks with homes and kids...Truth be told we married folks with homes and kids definitely do not have all things figured out. Enjoy the blessings that are in front of you and look forward to what is to come. If we all had it figured out and lives were perfect, we'd be boring!! ;)s|davishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04417629339760652397noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22472965.post-15038981107084864052013-09-23T10:15:07.166-06:002013-09-23T10:15:07.166-06:00I tend to feel the same way often and while I'...I tend to feel the same way often and while I'm happy with my little life most of the time, those fleeting pangs of jealousy can be difficult. I get really jealous when I see the traveling that some people get to do and we aren't in the position to do that. I also don't think having it "all figured out" is all it is cracked up to be.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10929294898350206763noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22472965.post-74332019850168992722013-09-23T09:33:01.673-06:002013-09-23T09:33:01.673-06:00Don't worry--no one has it figured out. Even ...Don't worry--no one has it figured out. Even the people who have a house and baby don't have it figured out. You may think they do, but everyone is on their own track and their own time table. Just enjoy where you're at now, because you'll look back on these days (when you have a baby and a house) and think about the wonderful carefree life you were living:)Karihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04482703385103047136noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22472965.post-4692818985662518322013-09-23T09:30:58.288-06:002013-09-23T09:30:58.288-06:00Oh dear Bonnie. You'll get to deal with uncer...Oh dear Bonnie. You'll get to deal with uncertainty your whole life. It's really fun! Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00028697187891090555noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22472965.post-41015900280003056772013-09-23T09:09:24.606-06:002013-09-23T09:09:24.606-06:00Girl..i hear ya! Almost everyone i know from high ...Girl..i hear ya! Almost everyone i know from high school bought a house and here I am..renting. We are HOPING to purchase a home in 2.5-3 years. Ashley Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00219831692387163184noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22472965.post-30074281284904668362013-09-23T08:30:13.250-06:002013-09-23T08:30:13.250-06:00Those people who have homes, husbands, and kids do...Those people who have homes, husbands, and kids don't have it all figured out! Life can change at the drop of a hat. They could be on their way to divorce court. All you can do is live your best life and let them live theirs. There is beauty in the uncertainty. Because certainty is a myth.<br /><br />Akirah | akirahrobinson.comquarter-life lady.https://www.blogger.com/profile/01336429217642836141noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22472965.post-46361417018240473422013-09-23T08:18:15.716-06:002013-09-23T08:18:15.716-06:00I don't know if anyone has it figured out! My ...I don't know if anyone has it figured out! My husband and I just bought a house together, and we are raising the sweetest little goldendoodle you ever did see, but I also experience the green eyed monster from time to time, mainly when I see people who are enjoying their jobs and have their careers all planned out. At 26, I'm currently in my third full time job since college, and I still feel totally clueless (and completely panicked because I don't have my career figured out). We obvi need to stop comparing ourselves to others, and enjoy the blessings (and challenges) that make our own lives special. Katehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12615019893524085985noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22472965.post-85884139207665835912013-09-23T07:54:46.662-06:002013-09-23T07:54:46.662-06:00I feel the same way so many times. I was sending a...I feel the same way so many times. I was sending a message out to a bunch of my college friends this week and as I was tying in the names, only two of them weren't married. It was crazy! Everyone else was married, having babies, buying houses, etc. Part of me feels like I'm doing something wrong or I don't have it together. But... then when I look outside of my little circle, I am reminded that it's okay I don't know everything that's going to happen. And having babies + husband + house does not equal having it together. On the outside it might look perfect, but it might not be. It's okay to still be figuring it all out.Emily Hornburghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03517036280716456767noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22472965.post-46784286850562587072013-09-23T07:32:38.543-06:002013-09-23T07:32:38.543-06:00Personally, I think you're going about it the ...Personally, I think you're going about it the right way. Living in ambiguity, while challenging, is also fun and teaches you so much! How boring would life be if everything was just a given?! There are definitely times that I'm surfing Facebook (or stalking - whatever you'd like to call it) and I have that moment of "crap, I'm really missing the mark" but then I remember, I still have all the power to make these choices and these people have already signed on the dotted line. And I'm back to feeling AOK. I like having the momentum behind me and the power to make the choice still ahead. You and your husband are rockin' out and I bet Holly is saying to herself "man, Bon is having a great time with no kids or restrictions - that was a good time in life." The grass is always greener, right?! <br /><br />http://kelseywithdiamonds.blogspot.com/Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01214406711493471753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22472965.post-28532484132357943472013-09-23T07:15:45.850-06:002013-09-23T07:15:45.850-06:00My husband's little brother and his wife just ...My husband's little brother and his wife just bought a house and are having their first child in a few weeks--but my husband and I know that we aren't meant for the normally expected life, and I am very content with our lack-of-settled-down-ness because I know it's the best plan for us!Rachelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07894832851934334471noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22472965.post-72854720654752738032013-09-23T06:42:05.527-06:002013-09-23T06:42:05.527-06:00I'll tell you what, we're way on the other...I'll tell you what, we're way on the other side of the fence because my husband is in the military. So I know where we will be for the next year or two (probably), but then after that... who knows? I have no idea what our life will be like for the next ten, twenty, whatever, years. I don't know where we will go once he leaves the military. All I know is what I know right now, at this moment. I have a husband and a daughter who love me and I love them. We have a great home in Alabama. My husband has a wonderful job. The future is always so uncertain! I love it though.Chantalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09543581308363689982noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22472965.post-49220167281613784182013-09-23T05:44:48.742-06:002013-09-23T05:44:48.742-06:00Don't worry! I feel I'm in the same boat--...Don't worry! I feel I'm in the same boat--especially because my husband is still finishing his undergrad. I feel stuck in the transition into adulthood while the rest of my friends have moved on with their lives to bigger and better stages.<br />I would love to go back to Wales!<br /><a href="http://www.morrellfairytale.com" rel="nofollow">Our Fairy Tale</a>Tayler Morrellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15451482104180503209noreply@blogger.com