A Tale of Three Citi-Slickers: Ketchup, Catsup, Catch-Up

Wednesday, February 29, 2012

Ketchup, Catsup, Catch-Up

However you spell it, it's been FAR too long since I posted. Believe me I know, my mother reminds me of this on a weekly, if not daily basis. So I'm going to attempt to catch up a bit since last JULY. Oh my goodness here goes with some highlights...

August: My mom and sister and a couple friends came out to hang out with us in NYC for a week, we had so much fun!

September: I found out I was pregnant and we are so so so so so excited!!! When I told Michael that I thought I was pregnant he had the biggest smile on his face, and all he could say was, "Really? Wait, really???" I kept telling him yes and then he just looked at me with this huge smile and couldn't think of anything else to say. Obviously he's super excited to be a dad! :)

October: Michael surprised me with plane tickets to UT for my birthday. I was so excited to see my family and to hang out with everyone! It was such a fun trip!

November: I started having morning sickness quite a lot so I tried to rest and take it easy, because walking around NYC with all the different smells etc contributed to what was quite possibly the WORST nausea I've ever had.

December: Christmas in UT! Such a fun trip, while we were there we went snowshoeing and it was awesome!

January: We found out we're having a baby BOY and we couldn't be more excited! (And he will most definitely be a BYU fan!)

February: This month has been great! At the beginning of the month Michael got tickets through work and we were able to go see a taping of the David Letterman show! It was really fun. :)

We are super happy, loving living in NYC still and we're getting all ready for our baby boy to join us in June!

1 comment:

Chelsee GraceMarch 1, 2012 at 4:25 PM
I love this!! You guys are the cutest :)
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Artwork of the Week

The Entombment of Atala (aka The Funeral of Atala) by Anne-Louis Girodet de Roussy-Trioson, 1808. The first place I wanted to go when I was in the Louvre was the 19th century Romantic Era Painting Hall. If you’ve been there then you’ll know the room by its gorgeous red walls and giant oil paintings. It was there that I first encountered this image, and it was standing in front of it that I fell madly, deeply, and forever in love with it. It’s characteristically part of the Romantic Movement filled with passion, and drama, eroticism and of course completed on a grand scale. It’s based on the tale of forbidden love by Francois-Rene de Chateaubriand, which was published in 1801 and extremely popular. It tells the Romeo/Juliet-esque story of Atala a Christian maiden who’s sworn herself to God, service and a life of chastity, and Chactas an Indian brave whom she frees from his enemies and hides in the cave of a religious recluse, Father Aubry. When Atala realizes she’s falling in love with Chactas and breaking her vow she takes poison and commits suicide. After her suicide Chactas vows from then on to be a Christian. The pure grief on Chactas face in this work is what originally drew me in, his love for Atala so great that he can’t bear to let her be buried and taken away forever. If you get really close to the work you can see a tiny tear trailing down his face. The bold colors, subdued brushstrokes, and ephemeral light bring a peace to the scene that is intensified by the illuminated cross in the background, a confirmation of heaven's acceptance of Atala.