tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4250988928163509961.post4769936697173695564..comments2024-02-27T03:36:20.256-07:00Comments on Krista Van Dolzer: One Small Piece of a Love StoryKrista Van Dolzerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08830193414560232842noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4250988928163509961.post-57985597969502716562013-07-12T08:39:32.849-06:002013-07-12T08:39:32.849-06:00Natalie, I'm glad you liked it! I finished hig...Natalie, I'm glad you liked it! I finished high school and started college, and except for one day when he came back for hernia surgery, we didn't see each other or even talk on the phone (but that's another story entirely). When he came home, it was ... different but good. We'd both changed a lot in the intervening two years, but luckily, we still fit:)<br /><br />I may have to write a few follow-up posts...Krista Van Dolzerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08830193414560232842noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4250988928163509961.post-28347814853912607182013-07-11T11:38:44.316-06:002013-07-11T11:38:44.316-06:00This is such a great story but it makes me curious...This is such a great story but it makes me curious: what happened next? What did you do for the next two years? Did you see one another? Was it OK when he came back?Nataliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01286963289932055618noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4250988928163509961.post-88321139813379199582013-07-09T09:04:42.049-06:002013-07-09T09:04:42.049-06:00Hillary, that's exactly what happened to me wh...Hillary, that's exactly what happened to me when I read that scene in REQUIEM. Words are so powerful that way. (But I'm sorry for making you cry!)Krista Van Dolzerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08830193414560232842noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4250988928163509961.post-83941307246330292172013-07-09T07:03:59.857-06:002013-07-09T07:03:59.857-06:00Breath deep, and don't cry... Whew! I am remem...Breath deep, and don't cry... Whew! I am remembering and feeling what you felt in my own life. <br />Wow wasn't expecting tears this morning.Hillary Sperryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05094039530544596459noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4250988928163509961.post-25273309418816154322013-07-08T21:46:40.793-06:002013-07-08T21:46:40.793-06:00Thanks for reading (and commenting), Terri!Thanks for reading (and commenting), Terri!Krista Van Dolzerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08830193414560232842noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4250988928163509961.post-40429409880938644702013-07-06T14:42:54.828-06:002013-07-06T14:42:54.828-06:00Very vivid-and real emotion!Very vivid-and real emotion!Terri K Rowehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13907444470407490254noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4250988928163509961.post-10169794963094478622013-06-27T22:38:38.442-06:002013-06-27T22:38:38.442-06:00Amy, it must have been really cool for the DHS to ...Amy, it must have been really cool for the DHS to fly all the way to HONG KONG to meet his girlfriend's parents. Very few people can say that:)<br /><br />Well put, Julie.<br /><br />"Out of control" is a good way to describe how I felt during that time, too, Kristin. Adult me read NEW MOON and thought, "Come on, is Bella for real?" but teen me would have said, "Solidarity, sister!" (That said, I don't think Bella is a good role model for how to deal with love lost; I shudder to think of any teenage girl reading that book and thinking that reaction is okay.)<br /><br />Rebecca, it is thrilling! It makes me sad sometimes to think that I'll never been seventeen and in love again.<br /><br />Wow, ocdtalk, kudos to you and your husband on 33 years of marriage. While young love may be thrilling, established love runs deep.<br /><br />I certainly thought so, Matthew:)<br /><br />Thank you, Kimberly! Honey Bear told me that he relived that day as he read this post. I guess I wrote it right:)Krista Van Dolzerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08830193414560232842noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4250988928163509961.post-61561766805419988912013-06-27T19:18:49.211-06:002013-06-27T19:18:49.211-06:00That brought tears to my eyes - I totally felt the...That brought tears to my eyes - I totally felt the heartwrench in your words. :) Glad it all worked out though! Kimberlyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17323788304469008867noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4250988928163509961.post-85433688814468909852013-06-27T10:49:39.355-06:002013-06-27T10:49:39.355-06:00That is one powerful memory!That is one powerful memory!Matthew MacNishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03264738483763244969noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4250988928163509961.post-23569376796116571192013-06-26T09:39:55.288-06:002013-06-26T09:39:55.288-06:00Oh yes, I have a similar memory when I left my boy...Oh yes, I have a similar memory when I left my boyfriend (now husband of 33 years) for a year to study in England. Pure heartache...if only I'd known it would turn out so well! You do a great job of conjuring up those emotions.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4250988928163509961.post-45765357414199335722013-06-25T21:00:01.035-06:002013-06-25T21:00:01.035-06:00I love that you shared this! What a sweet memory.
...I love that you shared this! What a sweet memory.<br /><br />When I was writing my first YA, my mind often went back to the early days of my relationship with my hubby. How thrilling it was to be seventeen and in love!Rebecca Gomezhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06842712720778708758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4250988928163509961.post-76249483904725970152013-06-25T15:09:09.055-06:002013-06-25T15:09:09.055-06:00That's a powerful memory. I struggle now to re...That's a powerful memory. I struggle now to reconnect with those teen first love emotions, but I remember when my high school boyfriend (who was a year older than me) left for college and how completely out of control I felt. Kristin Lenzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04257484196449105801noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4250988928163509961.post-58540489018034741302013-06-25T15:01:45.720-06:002013-06-25T15:01:45.720-06:00Wow. Yeah, it's always nice to reconnect with ...Wow. Yeah, it's always nice to reconnect with narratives that remind you what it was like to be that age, and how prickly all those feelings were. Then you remember why they drew so much blood.Julie Sondra Deckerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15755582329896793392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4250988928163509961.post-57961415143609201662013-06-25T14:32:04.252-06:002013-06-25T14:32:04.252-06:00Oh man! Ugh!! This brought back memories of the ti...Oh man! Ugh!! This brought back memories of the times I had to say goodbye to Aaron when we were dating. It always felt like my world was ending-- it was awful. My mom took a picture of us in the airport one time after he visited Hong Kong to meet my parents and I'm red-faced crying and clinging to him. And that was only saying goodbye for a couple months, not a couple years! I'm glad you made it through those hard times. :)A.L. Sonnichsenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11358456786727534289noreply@blogger.com