To See

There are two photography exhibits that I'd love to see at the Amon Carter Museum right now. Masterworks of American Photography: Popular Culture and Ansel Adams: Eloquent Light both look fantastic. We haven't been to the museum since December! Going to try and squeeze in a visit this weekend since the Masterworks exhibit is ending July 18th. And the exhibit American Modern: Abbott, Evans, Bourke-White that starts in October looks good too. I'll have to put a reminder on my calendar for that!




















Esther Bubley (1921–1998)
Humble Camp, Gene Tanner and his Dog, Sergeant, Tomball, Texas, 1945

Weekend Plans Pictorial 2

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Week's End

Survived first dentist visit. Don't ask. Just look forward to more posts about cutting corners. Nips and tuck, here and there. If only I'd done well on my Home Ec sewing assignments.

Tonight Josh and I are going to the Kimbell Art Museum for The Impressionists exhibition and dinner out somewhere. Probably our last fun night out for awhile. Unless it involves coupons, ha. Well, even tonight is half-price at the museum. Can't wait till the weather cools down. A nice walk or dinner picnic will cheap fun, once it doesn't involve passing out from the triple-digit temperatures.

Museum Visit

Here are some pics from our visit to the Amon Carter a few weeks ago. I'm really on top of things, huh?

Say Cheese

I am really looking forward to this weekend. Josh and I have made plans for a lovely one. One activity I am really looking forward to is our visit to the Amon Carter Museum. I took a class there in high school, but I've rarely been back since. There is an exhibit that has really caught my interest and I can't wait to see all it has to offer. The Art of the American Snapshot, 1888-1978 traces the history of the snapshot in America after the introduction of Eastman's Kodak camera and film. This exhibition particularly speaks to me since it's about finding art in the average. And aside from the exhibition the Amon Carter has an impressive photography collection that I am really looking forward to perusing. I just finished watching the Ric Burns directed American Experience on Ansel Adams, so I will be keeping an eye out for this piece in particular.

Weekend Roundup

Friday:
-Wake up
-Break up cat fight, oh so fun
-Turn NPR on
-Have coffee
-Dust
-Clean couch and chair
-Clean up bathroom
-Vacuum
-Shower
-Get ready
-Eat some doritos
-Watch Pioneers of Television: Variety Shows
-Meet Steve, Meri, and Serge at Kimball Art Museum for Picturing The Bible exhibit
-Explore ancient Christian art
-Head home and make coffee
-Welcome Steve, Meri and Cory
-Have zucchini cupcakes and coffee during a rousing game of Scrabble, I won
-Say goodbye to Steve & Meri, till we meet again someday
-Say adios to Cory
-Josh and I grab some Chick-fil-a
-Watch Flight of the Conchords
-Watch What Not To Wear while Josh takes a shower
-Finish Conchords disc 2 while playing Risk, we called it a tie with each of us conquering three continents
-Go to bed

Saturday:
-Sleep in
-Watch Everyday Food and Everyday Baking
-Have some cheese toast
-Watch some of Antiques Roadshow
-Watch second episode of The Jewish Americans
-Shower
-Watch TV and work on laptop for awhile
-Quickly throw together dinner, balsamic tuna salad pitas and skillet potatoes
-See Josh off to recording studio
-Watch The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle and The Barkleys of Broadway while updating Money accounts and working on menu plan
-Welcome Josh home
-Go to sleeps

Sunday:
-Sleep in way too late
-Get up and make grocery list
-Sort laundry
-Get dressed and head out
-Hit Borders and Barnes & Noble for sister's birthday present
-Go to Target for groceries
-Unload groceries and start laundry
-Eat sandwich and watch some Simpsons
-Watch last episode of Windsor Castle: A Royal Year
-Continue laundry
-Work on NYC plans
-Run to Sonic for ice cream treats
-Watch Dancing With The Stars Season 2, Week 3
-Finish laundry
-Shower
-Watch Shall We Dance and continue working on NYC plans
-Get in bed too late and fall asleep to Top Hat

This was a pretty good weekend. I managed to vacuum, and updated the financial software. Also said goodbye to our friends Steve & Meri, who will be moving the end of this week. We'll miss them a lot, but hopefully we can visit them in the near future. I made a little progress on our trip plans, and discovered a new way I like to eat tuna. And in case you can't tell from the above, I would happily spend all my time watching Fred Astaire movies, if only I could.