My moment began very late last night, and is continuing to go on even now.
It's almost like we'd been playing at marriage and parenting for the first four and a half years (excluding time during the deployment). But today . . . this is real. This is what home is supposed to be. This is how it should have always been.
I can't describe it better than that. I am filled to the brim with hope. The rest of the deployment looms ahead, but this is what we have to look forward to. And really, it's because of the deployment that this even exists.
Wow.
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20 April 2011
27 December 2010
a dream realized
My little Fujifilm point-and-shoot camera went missing some time ago. With its loss I quickly realized an opportunity. It has always been a desire of mine to have a more professional camera so I could really capture the beautiful pictures that I craved. I'd always dutifully swept this under the rug - especially after getting the little Fujifilm, which often took pictures that just blew me away.
I was inspired by a post I read on another blog. I seriously considered if getting more than a point-and-shoot as a camera would give me the boost I needed to get me where I needed to go. I started researching different cameras, checking out the pictures each took, reading through numerous reviews and comparisons, and really considering the purchase.
I ended up getting the Nikon D3100, an entry-level DSLR that came with an 18-55mm lens. I have loved it from the moment I held it in my hands for the first time. I'm saving now for another lens, either the 18-150mm or the 18-200mm. Basically, I want to change lenses as little as possible, while being able to capture just about everything.
And that boost? The most important is how much I really see the world when I am looking through that little square viewfinder. It's so much easier to feel passionate about life when I am reminded of just how breathtaking it all is. Other side effects are more motivation for housework (don't want to be embarrassed by my pictures, now do I?); a strong desire to get outside these four walls every day; better adherence to the daily routine; I take more pictures now - I could before, but now I get to; and splurging a bit on an old dream really has made me feel better about myself.
(Plus there is an added bonus: my son's favorite thing right now is for me to take pictures of him and his sister, which makes a nice incentive for good behavior and cleaning up his toys each day.)
All in all, it is one of the best purchases I have made, and I am absolutely happy that I finally had the guts to do it.
I was inspired by a post I read on another blog. I seriously considered if getting more than a point-and-shoot as a camera would give me the boost I needed to get me where I needed to go. I started researching different cameras, checking out the pictures each took, reading through numerous reviews and comparisons, and really considering the purchase.
I ended up getting the Nikon D3100, an entry-level DSLR that came with an 18-55mm lens. I have loved it from the moment I held it in my hands for the first time. I'm saving now for another lens, either the 18-150mm or the 18-200mm. Basically, I want to change lenses as little as possible, while being able to capture just about everything.
And that boost? The most important is how much I really see the world when I am looking through that little square viewfinder. It's so much easier to feel passionate about life when I am reminded of just how breathtaking it all is. Other side effects are more motivation for housework (don't want to be embarrassed by my pictures, now do I?); a strong desire to get outside these four walls every day; better adherence to the daily routine; I take more pictures now - I could before, but now I get to; and splurging a bit on an old dream really has made me feel better about myself.
(Plus there is an added bonus: my son's favorite thing right now is for me to take pictures of him and his sister, which makes a nice incentive for good behavior and cleaning up his toys each day.)
All in all, it is one of the best purchases I have made, and I am absolutely happy that I finally had the guts to do it.
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