I remember seeing this painting for the first time as a college student on a visit to New York. It's an image that we've all seen so many times in so many places that it's become mundane. On that visit to New York and I was surprised how it seem different in three dimensions. The paint is thick, with deep brush strokes.
The other night, thanks to my waking baby, I was able to see the night sky that I think must have inspired Van Gogh. While I don't live on a hilltop overlooking a village, I do have plenty of cypress trees in my view, and mountains in the near distance. At 4:30 in the morning the night was so clear that the stars seemed close, and the moon - full for us - was bright and white. It allowed me mind a little less that Boo2 was not sleeping at all, and that the day ahead would be difficult for us both.
We have been home for 5 days since our month in the US. While we were away we rented our house to vacationers wanting a little Riviera sun and fun. I'm of two minds of whether house renting is worth it. We've never had a bad experience with the people who have stayed here, and we can more than pay our vacation with the money we make. However, it is a lot of work! When E announced that he wanted to do it this year, I groaned. I was 8 months pregnant and the idea of packing up the house while in the midst of New Baby Land didn't appeal to me at all. He promised me that there would be "no impact whatsoever" on me. So I agreed. What neither of us realized that that while he would pack up the house after we left, we would all return together. So it's been largely up to me to put everything back.
It's so overwhelming that yesterday morning at 4.30 I was folding laundry (there were 10 loads and I did all of our laundry before leaving my moms!), and still putting the remaing kitchen items away. There are so many clothes that I have to admit that I'm seriously considering a hiatus on clothes shopping. There are simply too many that I don't know where to put everything. It made me realize how much stuff we have, and how most of it is totally unnecessary.
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