blog: Eclipse, Chicago, and Catching Up posts

content/blog/2024/catching-up.md

@@ -1,14 +1,16 @@
 ---
 title: Catching Up
 date: 2024-12-23T08:43:21-08:00
-draft: true
+publishDate: 2025-01-01
 tags:
   - Travel
   - Meta
 ---
 
-I'm woefully behind on 2024 posts. While on holiday travel, I'm working on
+I'm woefully behind on 2024 posts. While on holiday travel at the end of the
-catching up.
+year, I caught up on a couple.
 
-* [Eclipse]({{< ref "blog/2024/eclipse" >}})
+* In April, I went to Austin, TX to see the [Eclipse]({{< ref "blog/2024/eclipse" >}})
-* [Chicago]({{< ref "blog/2024/chicago" >}})
+with my friend Breanna.
+* In October, {{< tess >}} and I went to [Chicago]({{< ref "blog/2024/chicago" >}})
+to attend my friends' wedding.

content/blog/2024/chicago/index.md

@@ -5,6 +5,13 @@ description: >
   Tess and I traveled to Chicago to attend the wedding of one of my oldest
   friends, visit some family, and do a little sightseeing.
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+  - src: wedding.jpg
+    title: Bill and Ashley walked each other in. My dad officiated.
+    params:
+      alt: >
+        To the left, a man wearing a suit and white pastoral stole stands near a
+        mic. To the right, a woman in a white dress, and a man in a tuxedo walk
+        into the frame. Everyone is smiling.
   - src: quincy.jpg
     title: >
       Wood plank platforms, Copperplate lettering, and wingding-style hands to
@@ -32,10 +39,13 @@ tags:
 ---
 
 This past week {{< tess >}} and I traveled to Chicago to attend the wedding of
-Bill, one of my oldest friends, and his partner Ashley. They've been a couple
+Bill, one of my oldest friends, and his partner Ashley.
-for a long time. I'm thrilled that they've decided to take this step together,
+
-and grateful to have been invited to witness it. Bill also asked my dad to
+{{< figures/image name=wedding.jpg >}}
-perform the ceremony, and I think he did an excellent job.
+
+They've been a couple for a long time. I'm thrilled that they've decided to take
+this step together, and grateful to have been invited to witness it. Bill also
+asked my dad to perform the ceremony, and I think he did an excellent job.
 
 {{< figures/image name=quincy.jpg >}}
 

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content/blog/2024/eclipse/index.md

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 description: >
   I traveled to Austin, TX to watch the total solar eclipse that passed over
   North America, and visit my friend Breanna Carzoo.
-categories: Me
 tags:
   - Travel
   - Space
   - Eclipse
   - "Austin, TX"
   - Texas
+  - Food
+  - Conchas
+  - Books
+  - Reading
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     src: preparing.jpg
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   - name: diamondring
     src: diamondring.jpg
     title: Diamond Ring
+  - src: breanna-reading.jpg
+    title: Breanna read Greenlight to a room full of kids wearing bee antennae.
+  - name: concha
+    src: comadre-concha.jpg
+    title: >
+      An earl grey concha from Comadre. The most delicate, flavorful pan dulce
+      I've ever had.
+    params:
+      alt: >
+        A small round bun with a pinkish topping sittin on a napkin in front of
+        a traditional cardboard donut box.
 ---
 
 {{< figures/image name=preparing >}}
@@ -58,11 +72,25 @@ of the eclipse as we did. The clouds made for some awesome effects too. I'm
 particularly proud of my Diamond Ring image (above) with the additional drama
 the clouds brought to an already stunning event.
 
-I'm also grateful to Breanna for hosting me. We had a great time visiting, and I
+Apart from the eclipse, I got to see Breanna do a book event in Bee Cave, TX.
-enjoyed getting to explore Austin with her.
+This town is adorable and leans hard into its name -- everything has a bee
+theme.
+
+{{< figures/image name=breanna-reading.jpg >}}
+
+I was also eager to try [Comadre Panadería](https://comadrepanaderia.com) after
+hearing about it from Claire Saffitz on [one of her videos][comadre-yt] on her
+Dessert Person YouTube channel. I have a huge soft spot for conchas -- Mexican
+pan dulces shaped like shells -- and these were _incredible_.
+
+{{< figures/image name=concha >}}
+
+All told, a very successful trip! Breanna and I had a great time hanging out
+together, and despite the clouds we got some great views of the eclipse.
 
 [nasa]: https://science.nasa.gov/eclipses/future-eclipses/eclipse-2024/
 [breanna]: https://www.breannacarzoo.com
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+[comadre-yt]: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kJTHTfJ-91E