tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1361848895302797101.post1509751683599948224..comments2024-03-18T01:17:19.050-06:00Comments on The Little Things: I wasn't born in Texas, but I got here as soon as I couldKristihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07462491427406618145noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1361848895302797101.post-71575171002465902812009-07-12T13:40:03.184-06:002009-07-12T13:40:03.184-06:00I think you are the one who hosted the shower for ...I think you are the one who hosted the shower for Gretchen. I am in her ward. I just hopped onto your blog today and loved this tribute to my home, Texas. I need to share it with my husband--he is a transplant:)Capturing Joy with Kristen Dukehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14069867919617358141noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1361848895302797101.post-54594971609494085442009-07-04T14:27:37.927-06:002009-07-04T14:27:37.927-06:00Wow, Kristi, this made me want to cry. It was so b...Wow, Kristi, this made me want to cry. It was so beautifully written and I am sad you are sad to leave.<br /><br />I can't relate to 90% of the stuff you wrote about, but it still made me emotional.Aimeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06745473518283001770noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1361848895302797101.post-78560397003230109822009-07-03T22:21:23.109-06:002009-07-03T22:21:23.109-06:00I too consider myself a Texan, though I have never...I too consider myself a Texan, though I have never lived there. My Grandmommy lives there on Lake LBJ and it is our family's # 1 vacation spot. I would choose to spend a week there over anywhere else.<br />Texas is magical! And it will miss you when you have to leave.Kristihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03469268282317665477noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1361848895302797101.post-80308806623816524972009-07-01T11:22:15.791-06:002009-07-01T11:22:15.791-06:00How do you put a link out for all the Bassetts to ...How do you put a link out for all the Bassetts to read this post? They would LOVE it (and thus be more understanding that you're not coming to the reunion!) Will you do that? You can say I told you to. Thanks.Wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13536332400888122423noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1361848895302797101.post-77574561196715030332009-06-29T21:56:42.860-06:002009-06-29T21:56:42.860-06:00I've lived in three places in Texas, and have ...I've lived in three places in Texas, and have to say Austin was definitley the best. You just made me want to go back even more than I already did :( But, new chapters are exciting too!Seth and Sierrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08265889378202613645noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1361848895302797101.post-59215387873000844012009-06-29T17:24:55.051-06:002009-06-29T17:24:55.051-06:00Kristi~dido to everything you said. I was born an...Kristi~dido to everything you said. I was born and raised there but if I wasn't I would get there as fast as I could. Texas is in the blood and once you've lived there you will never be the same. There is not place like it!Stephaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04167218692311033371noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1361848895302797101.post-22669992621500896252009-06-29T14:14:55.702-06:002009-06-29T14:14:55.702-06:00Wow Fids-- my heart breaks for you :(
I hope that...Wow Fids-- my heart breaks for you :(<br /><br />I hope that some day I feel the same way about San Francisco. Although- I don't think I will LOL<br /><br />Utah will be lucky to have you. Bring some of that Texas neighbor with you and others around will follow!! ((hugs))Marciehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00677205031853532150noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1361848895302797101.post-24234347848303598032009-06-29T10:06:37.231-06:002009-06-29T10:06:37.231-06:00I miss TEXAS!!!! This post made me slightly misty-...I miss TEXAS!!!! This post made me slightly misty-eyed, especially the part about the warm HEB tortillas. :) Ha ha, but seriously, all those things are true. And I hear Austin is even a little bit more magical than Houston (which...... isn't so magical per se, but you still get the "Texas" feel, especially further out in the 'burbs). I remember driving through Texas when we moved there, and just relishing that drive. Listening to Marty Robbins (if you don't know who he is, I suggest you get a few of his songs as they will encapsulate the Texas spirit in song, such as, "Big Iron," "160 Acres," "El Paso," and many more). The miles and miles of green, farm country, cattle, endless fields of corn.... <br /><br />I really liked your quotations. It's true, there is just something about Texas. In fact, I wouldn't mind getting a Texas star to put up in our house.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1361848895302797101.post-13465916324913905702009-06-29T09:22:06.378-06:002009-06-29T09:22:06.378-06:00This post was so awesome! It reminds me a lot of h...This post was so awesome! It reminds me a lot of how I felt leaving Virginia. I felt like there could never be the joy that I felt in Virginia, but you know, it is amazing how our Father in Heaven knows us best, and knows what we need, in the seasons we need them. Like was said before, you ARE a great friend, and will be happy wherever you end up. Hey, we have an AMAZING ward, and there are some houses for sale! I think there are some for rent, too! It has been so nice living here, that I have not been as sad about leaving a place that was part of me, too! I am sorry. It will be hard to leave, just remember that the Lord knows what you need now!Melissa Ashhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04207130392275410902noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1361848895302797101.post-39295193545151104572009-06-28T15:56:16.556-06:002009-06-28T15:56:16.556-06:00What a beautiful post Kristi. I love Texas too. ...What a beautiful post Kristi. I love Texas too. I definitely couldn't have said it as eloquently as you have though. I'm so sad that you're leaving. I know that you will flourish in Utah as well, though, because the reason you have wonderful friends and neighbors is because you are a wonderful friend and neighbor. People just love you and want to be around you. And you will have that wherever you go.Sheyennehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08510100663132358313noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1361848895302797101.post-28855871865418015692009-06-28T15:07:59.243-06:002009-06-28T15:07:59.243-06:00I just can't respond to this. Because I prefe...I just can't respond to this. Because I prefer to remain in blissful denial that you're moving ;)Ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15603677261111811688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1361848895302797101.post-38705909326116428162009-06-28T14:53:48.831-06:002009-06-28T14:53:48.831-06:00Oh man, Kris. What am I going to do without you?
...Oh man, Kris. What am I going to do without you?<br /><br />Many many tears have been shead. For me, for Erin, for you, for Texas.Ralphiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00088240681902782470noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1361848895302797101.post-54489835389252477672009-06-28T13:55:09.199-06:002009-06-28T13:55:09.199-06:00I feel sad for you. I wish I had taken the chance ...I feel sad for you. I wish I had taken the chance to visit while I had it. Even if I ever get to Texas, it won't be the same as seeing it through you-- since obviously you love Texas!<br />But I hear Utah's nice too... in a-- you've got family, you know all the landmarks and won't get lost, we don't have humidity--sort of way.Lauriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08988570843593624675noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1361848895302797101.post-31758413127625286732009-06-28T12:36:16.527-06:002009-06-28T12:36:16.527-06:00Oh goodness. How heartbreaking... But on the bri...Oh goodness. How heartbreaking... But on the bright side, you should submit this to the city of Austin. They could use it to sell their city. People would start moving there in hordes. <br />Maybe Blaine could commute...JoAnnahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13344182569114328678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1361848895302797101.post-21065626095119646302009-06-28T08:51:27.936-06:002009-06-28T08:51:27.936-06:00I know how much you love Texas, and how happy you ...I know how much you love Texas, and how happy you have been with the wonderful neighbors and friends that you have found while living there. I know it will be hard for you to leave. I firmly believe though that you will be happy and make friends wherever you go, It's one of your many talents, even so I know that Texas<br />In particular will always hold special memories in your heart.Janhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08795965769008299937noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1361848895302797101.post-25473883554047904182009-06-28T07:28:15.592-06:002009-06-28T07:28:15.592-06:00Wow. You make me want to move there!Wow. You make me want to move there!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15470935159950742617noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1361848895302797101.post-13629153034417667742009-06-28T00:03:07.179-06:002009-06-28T00:03:07.179-06:00Kristi Bassett, You are leaving Texas better than ...Kristi Bassett, You are leaving Texas better than you found it. It is a better place because you were here and a part of it. Thank you for making a difference in my daily life and I don't just mean Boots :) I'm going to miss your guts. ~JeannieJeanniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03031324295360521068noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1361848895302797101.post-14835867206734476992009-06-27T23:45:26.874-06:002009-06-27T23:45:26.874-06:00I lived in Texas when I was a little girl= Magnoli...I lived in Texas when I was a little girl= Magnolia (Houston area?) and a couple other places near there. I went to a Baptist preschool, we had a pool and a fig tree and saw possums, etc. I liked it, as a kid. As an adult, I had the opportunity to venture out of Utah and live somewhere else (Kansas) and while it was not for very long, I cried reading your post cause it reminded me, in so many ways, of my experience there. Utah is great, but every where else can be too. :)Good luck!Heatherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03773176656636736545noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1361848895302797101.post-61123710570097335122009-06-27T23:31:55.917-06:002009-06-27T23:31:55.917-06:00Hmmm are you sure you want to move??? :)Hmmm are you sure you want to move??? :)Rochellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13672924516339498302noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1361848895302797101.post-3013244847997974162009-06-27T23:20:48.005-06:002009-06-27T23:20:48.005-06:00Kristi, I am happy for you and so sad for you. I ...Kristi, I am happy for you and so sad for you. I love you.Liz Applegatehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16496243575639304683noreply@blogger.com