…and the shining star that stole my heart.
Disney has done it again.
Not only were there frogs falling in love, adorable little girls, strong-women, amazing fathers, singing fireflies, and a backdrop of New Orleans….
THERE IS A CHARACTER IN THE MOVIE WITH THE NAME EVANGELINE!
Not JUST a character, a shining star.
Did I ever tell you my daughters name is Evangeline? Eva is just her nickname.
So we are sitting there in the theater on opening night of the latest Disney princess movie with our little princess and there is a character with her name. There is even a beautiful song with her name in it…”Look how she lights up the sky, Ma Belle Evangeline.”
For those of you that don’t know, Evangeline is the name of a poem written by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. It is a very lengthy poem, more of a book really. In the poem Evangeline and Gabriel fall in love but through a series of harrowing events are separated. They spend the rest of their lives trying to find each other again. They both end up finally meeting again in New Orleans but they are old and dying. They die in each others arms and are buried next to each other to be together forever in eternity. “Still stands the forest primeval; but far away from its shadow. Side by side in their nameless graves , the lovers are sleeping.”
Nobody knows for sure if the story is actually true, it was a tale past down through generations, but the name Evangeline was the creation of Longfellow.
Apparently the story of Evangeline and her lover is an important one in New Orleans culture. There are statues of her, restaurants named after her, a parish and even a race track. Which is evidently why it made it’s way into this movie about New Orleans. I knew I was going to love this movie but now it really has a place in my heart.
-I should add that I had no idea the poem even existed when we named Evangeline. The day I told my mom what we planned to name her she wandered into a used book store and saw the poem.
I had a great idea for a post the other day. I sat down to write it, opened up windows live writer. Then I got distracted and now I can’t remember what it was.
Now I am writing this post about nothing which serves the sole purpose of moving my last post down a notch. I’m tired of looking at the title “The one where I almost commit homicide and suicide” it’s just not right, and frankly it freaks me out every time I look at it in big bold letters.
The problem is I don’t have anything to write about today so I’m just going to torture you with some of my recent twitter posts. It’s so much easier to post on twitter then to think up something interesting to write on here. You know what I mean? Maybe because I’m just not a long winded person.
Alrighty, here ya are.
A must read…Jaimee Rose at the AZ Republic does a great job of telling Stephanie Nielson’s @nieniedialogues story http://bit.ly/5st9pA
Awesome Christmas lights, watch with your little one. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mTbpuQzMnxA
Twoddlers Twittering? Really?! I mean REALLY?! Check out this new toy that does just that. http://bit.ly/7vv4wG
I really wanta know so please answer this question……Do you still use a mousepad?
It’s peewee football people! You don’t have to scream like it’s the Superbowl. One downside to having a park across from my house.
I love Phoenix in the winter time…it’s a dry chill. No rain or snow. Just blue skies and red mountains. Beautiful.
Need to do a presentation? Wish I would have known about this a week ago…http://prezi.com/
Training the people in your life like you would a whale? Actually looks kind of interesting http://bit.ly/5HEp8Z
LOVE this kid @chriscolfer he is the best part about Glee http://bit.ly/7wrvLB
Trying to do homework while taking care of a two year old SUCKS!
Watch It! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WIvmE4_KMNw
I just love Ellen. She is such an inspiration. http://bit.ly/4aAA2O @TheEllenShow
The Elf’s are back in town! http://elfyourself.jibjab.com/view/HtiuSQ3Dnn3LPjez
Where the F do I live????!!!! Seriously? Buy A Car Get A Gun. http://bit.ly/3NN2Ai
At what age is it no longer appropriate to pick your child’s nose?
Catch Up U.S.! RT @DrJeffersnBoggs Uruguay 1st Country to give Every School Child a Laptop – http://ow.ly/wg9W
Got mistaken for 17 in a courtroom the other day. Was told I had to wait in the hall. Whaa! I’m 30! Obviously she needed glasses.
