Sarah*H
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Post by Sarah*H on Jun 28, 2014 2:20:33 GMT
The first couple days, it seemed like no big deal, we quickly regrouped and we're all finding each other and making a new home. I just spent the evening right clicking and saving my gallery and bookmarks and reading old threads. There was so much shared at that place: new babies, deaths, divorce, marriage, illness, job loss, celebration, scandals, hairflips, books, movies, music, recipes - all shared history that is just going to disappear forever on the day the server shuts down. I made some life long friends at Two Peas - my husband no longer freaks out about serial killers when I say "we're going to have dinner with X pea when we go to Tennessee next month" or "I'm meeting X pea for lunch next week."
After the adrenaline and the shock and the anger at how it all went down, I'm feeling really sad about the loss of something special.
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PrettyInPeank
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Post by PrettyInPeank on Jun 28, 2014 2:23:08 GMT
I am too, a little bit.  |
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Post by ~Zoey~ on Jun 28, 2014 2:23:18 GMT
I agree completely.
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MaryMary
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Post by MaryMary on Jun 28, 2014 2:25:00 GMT
It really is the end of something special. I spent a lot of hours laughing there. And a bit of crying, as well.
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akathy
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Still peaing from Podunk!
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Post by akathy on Jun 28, 2014 2:25:44 GMT
I'm not sad at all. Change is inevitable, you may as well embrace it 
It's not the end but a new beginning.
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Post by dulcemama on Jun 28, 2014 2:26:42 GMT
Me too. I have been alternating between being so very happy for this new board and the Peas that made it over and tears for what will lost, no matter how much we rebuild. And not being very tech savvy, I don't know how to rescue my stuff so will just have to let it go.
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Post by Laurie on Jun 28, 2014 2:28:00 GMT
I'm not sad at all. Change is inevitable, you may as well embrace it
It's the end but a new beginning. I wish I had that type of attitude. I have trouble adapting to change. |
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Post by Skellinton on Jun 28, 2014 2:33:42 GMT
I am really thankful for this board, no doubt about it, but I think it is going to take me a bit not to automatically try to go to Two Peas first. I spent most of today pinning and saving things from a Two Peas. I do like a lot of the features here, I just need to take the time to fancy myself up over here and get my avatar back.
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Post by Charlotte on Jun 28, 2014 2:34:30 GMT
You know the old saying home is where the heart is? Apply that here. Yeah I was SHOCKED when things got locked down. But the NSBR was just the home that housed the "heart" of www.twopeasinabucket.com -- that place was "home" because of the people who participated. There are a few stragglers, but they will find their way here. I have faith that they will. |
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eastcoastpea
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Post by eastcoastpea on Jun 28, 2014 2:38:12 GMT
Charlotte, I agree with you.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 28, 2014 2:38:45 GMT
Very well said, Sarah. I feel the same way.
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Post by Meri-Lyn on Jun 28, 2014 2:49:07 GMT
Yep, I get it. When you've spent nearly 10+ years someplace getting to know people, it's hard to just have it yanked away. It really does suck.
I'll quote Dr. Seuss: "Don't cry because it's over...smile because it happened."
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Post by joylynaroundthebnd on Jun 28, 2014 2:54:49 GMT
I find myself feeling sad about "it" being gone, but I am so happy we found a new place.
If it had been a slow goodbye, I am not sure this new place would exist. As it is, we scrambled to find each other and reconnect, which binds us all now.
I have difficulty making and keeping friends IRL, but here I feel like I belong.
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linda~lou
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Post by linda~lou on Jun 28, 2014 2:56:20 GMT
I think just the fact this board was created within hours of the closing of 2peas and as of now, there are close to 8000 posts, it shows what a tight knit group we had.
Look at all the lurkers, me included, that came out of hiding to join this board.
Change is hard but after only 2 days I think we're doing pretty good in reuniting.
Hell, I already spent money ordering skin care products from Target from that other thread.
That's the first thing I thought of when 2peas went down, look at the money I'll save. HA! That didn't last long.
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Post by Belia on Jun 28, 2014 2:56:58 GMT
I agree.
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J u l e e
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Jun 28, 2014 2:50:47 GMT
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Post by J u l e e on Jun 28, 2014 2:59:08 GMT
I completely agree. And I guess I have to leave everything there because I have no idea how to save everything I would want to have saved, or even remember what all I would want. In some things, I love and crave change. In other things, I don't. This one is taking some getting used to.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 28, 2014 3:04:18 GMT
I've tried several times to start a new thread...having trouble. Not sure if it's my laptop...or my stupidity.
SARAH...HOW ABOUT A FELINE UPDATE...new pics? Update on the socialization of Momma cat.
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Post by snowsilver on Jun 28, 2014 3:07:51 GMT
I think that was very well said, Sarah.
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Mystie
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Post by Mystie on Jun 28, 2014 3:11:11 GMT
You summed up how I feel just perfectly, Sarah. I haven't been back to see what, if anything, I want to save--it feels overwhelming to try. It really is sad that it will all just go "poof."
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Post by AngieandSnoopy on Jun 28, 2014 3:12:50 GMT
The gallery is what I'll miss the most, I'm going to try and save my favorites but you could find just about ANYTHING you wanted on the gallery... the gallery is actually what I came over from CK MB to check out.
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KateMarie
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Post by KateMarie on Jun 28, 2014 3:21:17 GMT
Lil' known Pea. I have tears in my eyes reading this post.
Happy, happy!!!!
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Post by judy on Jun 28, 2014 3:23:30 GMT
So very sad. I probably browsed 2peas multiple times daily. I learned so much and got such great advice. So glad it can continue here.
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Post by ahiller on Jun 28, 2014 3:24:23 GMT
If we didn't have this place, I would be feeling much, much worse right now. It will be weird when it's not there anymore.
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Laura
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Post by Laura on Jun 28, 2014 3:28:58 GMT
While I totally agree with Charlotte's sentiment of "home is where the heart is" I think that one thing that made 2ps special was the rapid way we could dredge up old memories by linking to the original thread. We won't be able to do that now. All that history will be gone unless someone figures out an efficient way to save those memories for us and figures out a way that they can be shared again in the future. I'm so glad that so many peas have found their way here but I am deeply saddened by the loss of our virtual shared history. I think this is a great part of what a lot of us are truely sad about.
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Post by lovemybabes on Jun 28, 2014 3:35:29 GMT
I hear what you are saying. I have only been here 4 years, and definitely not as active as most, but I felt bad as well. I am SO glad that this board was on here so quickly. |
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rodeomom
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Post by rodeomom on Jun 28, 2014 3:45:32 GMT
Yes I'm sad. I was there for over 10 years. But I think we will get use to this place. And as long as we are here to remember 2peas we will still have that shared history.
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KateMarie
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Post by KateMarie on Jun 28, 2014 3:48:01 GMT
I think you just summed up a lot for me. |
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tiffanytwisted
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Post by tiffanytwisted on Jun 28, 2014 3:49:51 GMT
Me too. I have been alternating between being so very happy for this new board and the Peas that made it over and tears for what will lost, no matter how much we rebuild. And not being very tech savvy, I don't know how to rescue my stuff so will just have to let it go. This is me exactly. |
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Post by Anna*Banana on Jun 28, 2014 3:59:44 GMT
While I agree, "home" is where the heart is, that place really was very visually appealing. This place is so sterile. I wish there was a way to make it feel homey. It just feels like the waiting room of an old military hospital. :-(
Having said that, I will miss the gallery. I got a lot of inspiration there, for many projects. ::sigh::
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Post by 2peafaithful on Jun 28, 2014 4:30:59 GMT
I cried at one point during the day. I really did. Not the boohoo ugly cry but pondering why listening to music and a few tears. Trying to grasp what was such a fun, free, surprise blessing, could be ugly but incredibly beautiful and maybe all in the same post......poof. Bye.
I love the peas and the pod. Dang, I have enough change in my life. I like somethings to stay the same. I am a homemaker with my hands full. I am not a on the go, social butterfly who loves to go, go go. I love connection. I love input. I love to hear other peoples story and at times I like to share mine. Thank you for listening to me. I know I can be lengthy sometimes. I love that we could be crazy random, deep and personal or any where in between. So many people have expectations of me in my life but at the bucket I could chime in on what was for dinner or ask other women questions or share something that was on my heart. You listened when I had the pondering questions about whatever dreamy (to me) things were on my mind or heart. The gift of presence.
The pod was a way to do that from the comfort of home, or while waiting in line or sitting for an appointment. 12 years of peaing, 30,024 post (thank you Kristina and Jeffery for letting me hit the 30,000 mark just a minor goal I had that I got to achieve!), hundred of connections, the sweet kind words, gestures, doing things only peas would do. My wedding veil sent to me from a beautifully kind hearted pea. She saw my post inquiring on the colors I found but didn't match mine and thought she had just the right shade (that was super hard to find) and it was just that. Perfect match. Another pea that sent me my moms favorite cookies that I was searching for and posted inquiring if anyone had seen any and if so where. I think at the time she lived in another country! A book for my son, a card to encourage me in a tough time, numerous other kind acts and peamails. I am leaning toward minimalism in life. I toss a lot. The last post I posted was about purging. Dang, I really didn't want to purge the pod! But the peamail....when I look back over those it amazes me. The reaching out, connections, detail, support, kindness and hearts. I want time to go over them. The peas....the very powerful peas. We were and we are. We might have changed our address but we kept the good stuff....one another.
I have dear friends in real life. New ones, old ones and I am grateful for all. But something about having friends on a message board is unique and pretty amazing. There is no commitment or have to's. It is an opportunity. An opportunity to speak kindness, love, truth, laughter, beauty, a different perspective, expert advice, ideas and encourage one another. In my space, my little speck I can connect with such a diverse group from all over the globe. I suppose there are other message boards and communities online but Two peas was my third place. Pulling this from an article online to describe what it is...."Third places are where people congregate other than work or home. England has pubs, France has cafés, and Austria has coffee houses. Once upon a time in the United States, common third places included country stores, post offices, barber shops, hair salons, soda shops, and taverns. The bucket was my third place but truly it wasn't Two peas or the bucket....it was and is the peas. I remember at first when I lurked I was a bit nervous to post. I was a different person then but so was the internet. I didn't know anyone with online friends. It was different but I soon found it was my personal treasure, my third place. My escape when I needed it. It didn't keep me from my daily but enriched my world. I learned early on to thicken my skin a bit but not too much. I learned over time this is real life.
This quote reminds me so much about the pod, the peas, the good and not so good.... Life is brutal. But it’s also beautiful. Brutiful, I call it. Life’s brutal and beautiful are woven together so tightly that they can’t be separated. Reject the brutal, reject the beauty. So now I embrace both, and I live well and hard and real. Glennon Doyle Melton
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