Tuesday, July 13, 2010

Summer Love and Loss


It seems that a lot of people find their loves during the summer.  Why is that?  Maybe it's the school day mentality that summer is a time for freedom, traveling, and meeting cute boys at parks.  I know Mr. Branflake and I fell in love during the summer.  When the days are hot and the sun is bright I always think back to our walks during the cool summer nights and hour long good-bye's under the star studded sky.  We had an awesome summer courtship. 


All my condolences to Marija's family.  If you have a chance, please send love their way.  This bright blogger was killed in a car accident a few days ago.  Her loving husband recounts their love in the latest entry on her blog, Holding Court.  A loss like this is surely felt through out the whole blogging community.

26 comments:

Diana Mieczan said...

Sweetie, you are so right...We fell in love too in summer...There must be something in the air:) Awww..:)
I read this post by Marija's husband....I am sending them my condolences and love...so so sad!

Kisses sweetie

SabinePsynopsis said...

Oh, and I always thought we would tend to find our partners in late autumn to have someone to cuddle-up to in winter...

How terribly sad about Marija. I didn't know her, but it's shocking all the same. xoxo

Brandi said...

My boyfriend and I actually met at school, in January, but that's perfect for us. I was never lucky in love at summertime -- my head was always in a book.

And the loss of Marija is so sad. It breaks my heart.

OneCraftyFox said...

Firstly, love your summer love :)

Secondly... speechless. Marja is amazing and beautiful. I am in shock...

Cafe Fashionista said...

Summer is such a perfect time to fall in love - ah, I hope I fall in love in the summer someday - hopefully soon!

I have never been to the blog Holding court before, but I am truly sad to hear that Marija has passed on. What a tragic event. Her family is in my prayers; and you're a sweetheart for mentioning her in this post. :)

Lillian Chang said...

My bf and I fell in love during the summer too. There's something about those warm summer days, ice cream and splashing through the surf, staying outside late while the air is still hot...summer lovin' indeed :)

I'm so sad to hear about Marija's passing. It's so tragic, and it really hurts my heart.

Jen said...

Hey Sweetie Pie! Don't you just love summer love?? It's that perfect time of year to go to the lake or the beach or roadtrip with your love. Awwww... I hope summer lasts forever ;-)

McKenzie said...

Lovely post -- but terribly devastating news about Marija. Thanks for sharing.

Hollie said...

this makes my heart ache. :[

Wild and Precious said...

love your sweet words about mr. branflake...

my heart aches too! i'm so touched he shared with her blog readers. such a sweet family.

C'est La Vie said...

how sad! i'll go over...that's too bad

i loved this sweet summer love post though :)

i didn't see those pictures the other day! you know sometimes i'm really shocked though, i hate the trash they have among the beauty! i always have to be very careful, but i do notice when something is caught, they can be quickly deleted

Ana Degenaar said...

That is so sad and inspiring at the same time... I'm sending my condolences.
xo

la petite coquine said...

Thank you for the lovely post.

J-Diggety said...

I think it's because summer just IS happiness :)

My thoughts and prayers are with Mr. Court and the babies... so sad :( My heart breaks for them.

xoxo J

Torie Jayne said...

Thank you for sharing this with us x

Jayne said...

This is so sad, Tiffany. Thank you for sharing it with us. xo

abigail said...

My husband and I fell in love summer too.
it's so shocking and tragic what happened to Marija. My heart aches for her friends and family, especially her husband and beautiful kids. I can't imagine.

heart charlie said...

hmmm summer love is definitely magical :) I am not sure why summer is the catalyst for so much romance, maybe it's the lack of clothing, the longer days, the carefree nostalgia or all of the above! I love that photo you posted, so adorable!

Kristin said...

I definitely shed some major tears last night. It's beyond sad!

Mara said...

Matthew and I first said I love you during the summer! It's such a romantic and magical time. I'm so sad about Marija. I just found out about her blog and it's such a sad tragedy :(

Terresa said...

Glad for your summer courtship. It is a divine time of the year!!

Sad, immeasurably sad, for the loss of this blogger, for her family, husband, loved ones. Where she left behind a hole with her loss, she also left behind her heart.

SogniSorrisi said...

I am still so shocked about Marija. What a tragedy. My heart and prayers go out to her family.

It's funny, but my husband and I met in the summer--on my birthday in fact! I think you said you're a July baby, too...when is your's?

Heather Taylor said...

I went to Marija's blog and read it and my heart broke. It's so tragic. She will be deeply missed.

julie said...

thanks for the link for Marija.

drollgirl said...

sign me up for a summer romance!

and so very sorry to hear about marija. it is just so hard to lose people we love, even if we have never met them.

house 09 said...

how incredibly sad to hear about Marija. I can't even consider the amount of pain this family is going trough - thx for sharing. :(