Nobody Else is Blogging

So it looks like I will have to provide my own entertainment. I was a little sad to see that with all of our recent family excitement we have all been too busy to blog. Especially today because I wanted to look at pretty pictures and read stories on all of the 'family blogs'. Mainly I wanted a pick me up because I am crying and moping about how expensive the dentist is and how I am not going to have any teeth left by the time I am 35 because I would need a second mortgage to fix all that is wrong in my mouth and it is depressing.

So...instead of making you depressed too I am just going to put up a bunch of pictures and ramble about nothing in particular. BUT I am only going to cover January and February because there is a lot of pictures of holy stuff to get through and after that we may not have time for the random pictures from Bald Rock and the 8 sequential photos of my wedding venue. :)

No this is not deja vu, I just like to take a lot of pictures of catholic churches and then post them here twice a year as usual. This, however, is not the usual culprit. It is a new cathedral that I went to visit which is the St Thomas Cathedral. It is much smaller but is definitely not lacking in ornate if not sometimes gruesome depictions of all things Christian.

Fancy Cathedrals are always tall and pointy. The rule that every square inch be covered in ornate carvings or depict significant biblical stories holds true for both the interior and exterior and it is unlike anything else you will ever see that has been man made. This opinion could stem from my probably unhealthy obsession, but I doubt it.

 

Also, if they hadn't just mopped the floors, this picture would have been a lot better.

 

 

Yes that entire façade is covered in a million people whom I don't know. Most of them are probably saints and I am also sure that Jesus is probably in there somewhere too.

 

 

Wooden saints.

 

 

A church pew that has no doubt seated countless...people.

 

 

And the most massive organs you will ever see!

 

 

I may not be the most religiously educated person but I do happen to know the biblical story behind this stone sculpture, even without the captions.

 

 

And did I mention yet how much I LOOOOOOVE all the stained glass windows everywhere! They are ginormous and also one of the most amazing things you will ever see, according to me.