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Blake Shelton and Miranda Lambert Divorce. I’m in mourning.

July 22, 2015 By Talya Tate Boerner 11 Comments

I’m in mourning over the Blake Shelton and Miranda Lambert divorce. More upset than I probably should be for a couple I didn’t know. Based on the social media explosion, I’m not the only one.

Blake Shelton and Miranda Lambert

photo attribution: (Flickr) Larry Darling under Creative Commons 2.0 license (no changes to photo)

 

Once again, we are reminded that no matter how perfect life appears, things aren’t always as they seem.

Perfection belongs to fairy tales and movie endings and romance novels. Real life is just that—real. The stuff of country songs.

Here’s the thing. We needed to believe in the love affair of Blake Shelton and Miranda Lambert. Even though they are both gorgeous and charming and make more money in a month than most earn in a lifetime, they seemed normal. And real. Like best friends from high school or the boyfriend that got away.

He mows his own grass with a push mower.

She struggles with weight issues.

They lived in Oklahoma by choice.

What happened to the vows and the to death do us part part?

She was supposed to be his Little Loretta, his sugar, his honeysuckle.
He was gonna be her Conway Twitty, her sweet iced tea, her honey bee.

Sometimes, that’s the way love goes.

But it’s sad. Romeo and Juliet sad. Sir Lancelot and Queen Guinevere sad. George and Tammy sad.

At least my cardinals (named Blake and Miranda) are still a couple. They’re eating breakfast together this morning outside my kitchen window. Thank goodness for that.

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We needed to believe in Blake and Miranda. I’m in mourning. @BlakeShelton @MirandaLambert
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Musical Pairing:

George Jones, He Stopped Loving Her Today

and

Merle Haggard, That’s the Way Love Goes

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Filed Under: Life Tagged With: Blake Shelton, divorce, Miranda Lambert, star crossed

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Comments

  1. Colene says

    July 22, 2015 at 9:51 am

    Just goes to show, birds have more brains and loyalty than people, sometimes.

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    • Talya Tate Boerner says

      July 22, 2015 at 5:00 pm

      Maybe so Colene. And dogs and cats, too.

      Reply
  2. Jude says

    July 22, 2015 at 10:11 am

    Well, he was married when they met and he left his wife for Miranda, so they have played out that proverbial country song. Sort of like Tammy Wynette and George Jone singing “Golden Rings”. What goes around, comes around and all that karma.

    Reply
  3. Edwina says

    July 22, 2015 at 10:47 am

    Talya I almost lost it when I heard George Jones song today. Very good blog….

    Reply
    • Colene says

      July 22, 2015 at 10:52 am

      That is a tear jerker!

      Reply
    • Talya Tate Boerner says

      July 22, 2015 at 5:00 pm

      That George Jones song is a tearjerker. Thanks Edwina!

      Reply
  4. Barbara Tate says

    July 22, 2015 at 11:24 am

    I am sad. Good blog.

    Reply
  5. Dot says

    July 22, 2015 at 3:10 pm

    I’m not really into Blake and Miranda, but I know how you feel. Brad Pitt and Jennifer Anniston were such a cute couple. I liked the idea of them. It’s not the same with Brangelina.

    Reply
    • Talya Tate Boerner says

      July 22, 2015 at 5:01 pm

      Maybe Blake and Jennifer Aniston could get together:)

      Reply
  6. Corinne Rodrigues says

    July 23, 2015 at 2:08 am

    Some things shouldn’t shock us any more, but we always want to hope that love will last!

    Reply
    • Talya Tate Boerner says

      July 23, 2015 at 7:45 am

      So true Corinne!

      Reply

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Talya Tate Boerner

Hi! I'm Talya. Thanks for visiting Grace Grits and Gardening where I share stories of food, farm, family and fun. After thirty years in Texas, I recently returned to my home state of Arkansas. I live and blog in Fayetteville, try to do something creative every day, and believe most any dish can be enhanced with a side of collards. My debut novel, The Accidental Salvation of Gracie Lee, is available via Amazon, Barnes & Noble and through local Indie bookstores.

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