Augustus and such: August 2010

Tuesday, August 24, 2010

A Wonderful Weekend!

We are reaching back into the past a bit, but we wanted to express our gratitude for both sets of Grandparents and my Aunt Carmen for the role they played in honoring Augustus on his blessing day. My dear Aunt Carmen gave us the unbelievable outfit that Augustus wore! She bought the piece 25 years ago and was saving it for a future son. Coincidentally, when that son arrived in Saudi Arabia (Johnny B), the outfit was in storage across the ocean! It is hard to effectively describe the pale blue cotton batiste, the hand-sewn detailing or the tiniest buttons in production...it is all pure vintage bliss to the eyes and fingertips! And all perfectly preserved and now forever a token of Gus' day. Thank you Aunt Carmen! Lastly, we want to make specific mention of a VERY special Aunt Janae that couldn't attend, but wanted nothing more.

Thursday, August 19, 2010

A day to celebrate

Well it is our 4th anniversary today and we felt like we should post a picture of Gus in honor of four years of marriage. A little piece of trivia: on August 19th, 40 BC Octavius was elected Consul of Rome. He later became known as Augustus. In his honor, he named the 8th month of the year August. Here is to many more august Augusts with Augustus with us!