Comments on Nat The Fat Rat: THIS ONE'S FOR GABY

Love this post and comments. You are dear and it ...

2012-01-24T15:15:36.196-05:00

Love this post and comments. You are dear and it shines through your writing. Thanks again!

bravo. so glad you get it. so glad you were on b...

2012-01-23T14:47:38.095-05:00

bravo. so glad you get it. so glad you were on both sides of the same coin. so glad you shared. i am embarrassed to admit that after reading scads of blogs over the last 4 years, it is just recently that I have started to comment. i foolishly assumed that my voice would be a teardrop in an ocean of noise. what is one other comment? but i had no idea what kind of commitment and gumption it takes to put yourself out there and share your voice until i published my first post last week.

and yes, we do feel that we know you. we do occasionally have dreams where we actually meet someone that we respect and admire and why shouldn't that someone be you? i stumbled upon your blog rather accidentally today but after reading a bit i know it was no accident. and as i like to say, you'd be one of my peeps.

Emily
chezviviv.blogspot.com

Hi, Natalie! It's Gaby :) Thank you soooo muc...

2012-01-20T01:49:22.486-05:00

Hi, Natalie!

It's Gaby :) Thank you soooo much for taking the time to write this for me! You have no idea how much it meant to me (or actually, according to your post, you probably do). I feel so honored, and really really happy that the note got passed along to you. I'm also happy to know I'm not as creepy as I thought!
Upon reading this, I promptly started freaking out and may have shed a few tears of excitement...This all just seems so surreal to me! I think it was the most excited I've been in ages. I still can't get over your kindness of writing me back IN A BLOG POST :) Again, I can't thank you enough for replying to my message; this post is my most treasured internet thing out of all internet things, ever. Natalie, I think you're the tops, and I look forward to meeting you one day :) You're amazing, you're definitely my idol!

Lots of love,

Gaby

I met my very best friend here in France because o...

2012-01-19T23:25:16.843-05:00

I met my very best friend here in France because of her blog. And it was never ever awkward :-)

This was so sweet of you to take the time to write...

2012-01-19T22:12:39.954-05:00

This was so sweet of you to take the time to write this for her.

I love this because honestly I think we do each ha...

2012-01-19T21:42:24.065-05:00

I love this because honestly I think we do each have our own little friendship with you. It's so awesome! we care about you and know that if you knew us as well you'd love us back!

-samantha

www.whiteleygang.blogspot.com

you're awesome

2012-01-19T21:10:32.893-05:00

you're awesome

I love this post! My best friend and I always say ...

2012-01-19T05:16:21.878-05:00

I love this post! My best friend and I always say that if you lived in Sydney, since we're so alike, we'd hang out with you and Huckleberry all the time!

I second what she says about Gaby. She is a wonder...

2012-01-18T23:48:48.887-05:00

I second what she says about Gaby. She is a wonderful young woman! What we all hope our daughters grow and mature to be. Lovely inside and out. So happy Gaby got this awesome shout out! And now I'm subscribing to your blog too. :)

YAAAAAY! I'm Gaby's cousin that introduce...

2012-01-18T23:36:43.092-05:00

YAAAAAY! I'm Gaby's cousin that introduced her to your blog. I'm 10 years older than her and obviously am far more interested in mom/life/style blogs of a late-20 something...but, Gaby is quite the mature lady so I knew she'd love it. Gaby is the best. I mean it - THE BEST. The kindest heart, the prettiest eyes and the exuberance people dream of - that's my cousin.

Aaaah, thank you for doing this and looking past her slightly stalkerish note! Her excitement made my year :)

awesome! I am so glad you understand and are al...

2012-01-18T23:04:19.618-05:00

awesome!

I am so glad you understand and are all just "I know!" and you mean it!!!

I love this post. You have such a talent for expre...

2012-01-18T22:06:11.866-05:00

I love this post. You have such a talent for expressing your feelings and making them so beautiful. I'm so glad I found your blog!

This is so awesome! I feel this way, too. And I ...

2012-01-18T20:41:05.487-05:00

This is so awesome!

I feel this way, too. And I love that you wrote this post for that sweetheart! And I feel like we could be friends in real life, too!

Kindness on the internet - not to be taken for granted!

xo,
Kim

I remember sending that "creepy/stalker"...

2012-01-18T19:32:04.464-05:00

I remember sending that "creepy/stalker" email to you a few years ago and how kind you were to meet me and the kiddos for ice cream- its one of those experiences that stays with us- every time we go to that gelato place we talk about Miss Natalie and how much fun it was to meet her!

I just loved this post! It's the best thing in...

2012-01-18T18:55:21.414-05:00

I just loved this post! It's the best thing in the world to get a letter or email from someone; I remember the very first time I received one, and I thought, "think goodness I'm not as big of a weirdo as I thought.." :)

thanks for this! I blogged about how when I went t...

2012-01-18T17:45:50.594-05:00

thanks for this! I blogged about how when I went to Time Out for Women in Sydney Australia I was a few feet away from a woman whose blog I read. I totally wanted to go up and say hi (we had exchange emails a few times) but I just couldnt do it. I felt super stupid. I almost felt like it was so rediculous and I should give up blogging... Then I wondered if people who read my blog feel that way?? Its nice to think we would all be friends in real life...

pretty much it's my dream to meet you. One day...

2012-01-18T16:25:03.021-05:00

pretty much it's my dream to meet you. One day last week I saw someone who looked like your husband. After a little while I realized it wasn't him but then I started imagining what I would do if I was ever in that situation because I mean it could totally happen.
(This is how it went down in my head)
I imagined that I was in Ikea feeling lost because I couldn't find my way to the exit.(as you could imagine I always feel lost in that store.) I was walking past the kids stuff when I saw a precious little baby boy, Remembering him from somewhere. The very moment I realized it was Huck you turned around and were facing me. So....naturally that's when I ran to you and gave you a hug. You looked so confused (even though I'm sure this is a normal occurrence) then I remembered that you didn't know me and that I just know you. well sort of. haha

You are a wonderful writer. I think it's great...

2012-01-18T15:50:52.901-05:00

You are a wonderful writer. I think it's great you can get paid for doing what you love AND stay with your Huck all the day. Best of both worlds. You've worked hard for it! Good job! (I oversue exclamation points!!! AH!)

What a sweet story, and a great reminder of all th...

2012-01-18T15:12:59.764-05:00

What a sweet story, and a great reminder of all the wonderful things that come from blogging! Also, I'm super glad to hear that high school kids still know how to fold fancy notes!

Love this and love that you got a handwritten note...

2012-01-18T14:19:03.281-05:00

Love this and love that you got a handwritten note. That should go in a 'compliments folder'--do you have one of those? My friend in college told me to start one. "Save all the good things people say," she said, "you'll need them from time to time!" :) Also, is that a new header I see? Love it!!

I hate that bloggers get a bad rap. I mean the br...

2012-01-18T13:28:37.839-05:00

I hate that bloggers get a bad rap. I mean the braggy mommy blogs are obnoxious. But you aren't that even though you have the cutest baby in the universe. Holla to the Huck! You are a writer! People have always read daily musings from different newspaper columnists. We read books and feel like we know the author in a lot of ways. It's because the written word touches a part of our souls that connect us as brothers and sisters. Because really at our core that's what we are... Family. You are an amazing writer. Your willingness to share your life with us as a gift is so precious. I think we have responded to you so deeply because you have taken the most precious people in your life and given up a part if yourself to give to us. And you did it for a long time before there was any reward tied to it other than enjoyment. Thank you for sharing Julie, Alex, Guapo, Blake, Brandon and mostly Huck with all of us. We are rooting for you all. Your family and most importantly you, in a way, have become our family. And we love you.

(now that was super stalkery but totally heartfelt in a non creepy way promise)

This makes me feel better about the slightly creep...

2012-01-18T13:28:22.781-05:00

This makes me feel better about the slightly creepy post I left on your facebook wall.

It's always a little strange to feel like you know a blogger you've never met. But you know what? That's ok. 'Cause you're pretty darn inspiring Natalie Holbrook.

"It takes courage to grow up and become you really are."

Kudos to you for succeeding.

First Nat, you being your truest self gives me inn...

2012-01-18T13:09:36.879-05:00

First Nat, you being your truest self gives me inner permission to be my truest self. And Gaby, you just did the same. Thank you ladies for being you, it makes me feel free to be me. (shall we sing Kumbaya now? :))

sweet post. and something important to remember......

2012-01-18T12:21:45.482-05:00

sweet post. and something important to remember... that we all feel that weird stalkerish way. but really, we arent! :]

I have to agree with so many of these ladies! We&#...

2012-01-18T12:07:53.100-05:00

I have to agree with so many of these ladies! We've pretty much all had this moment while reading your blog.