A Tale of Three Citi-Slickers: Texas

Wednesday, March 7, 2012

Texas

Michael and I just returned from a great vacation to Texas to see his family. We had a GREAT time! We went to Brazos Bend State Park where we saw alligators up close and personal...some of them made me rather nervous!! I'm sure you'll see why...

These gators were literally no more than 8 feet from us, just sunbathing...with their mouths open. Needless to say I was scared! But luckily the gators didn't suddenly decide they were hungry, so we were safe :)

Michael decided he needed to be King of the stump haha

Later in the week we were able to go to the Houston Rodeo, it was so fun!

Me with my great cowboy hat! I felt like such a cowgirl :)

A REAL Texas Longhorn!! He was HUGE!!!

And of course we had to get something for baby :) I loved this onesie!

And just in case you were wondering...I'm definitely pregnant, as you can see....

Thanks to the Alemany's for a great time in Texas and as always I wish I took more pictures!

2 comments:

Kaitlin EllingsonMarch 7, 2012 at 8:14 PM
You look gorgeous and it looks like you had a great time. I actually found I was missing Texas when I looked at your pictures.
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Chelsee GraceMarch 10, 2012 at 1:41 PM
There's a baby in there!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Sister you are the cutest pregnant lady ever!!!!!!!!!!
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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.