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An early Christmas...



Today was a good day. My subtle hints into cyberspace were successful as I received an early Christmas gift. Since my Grandma passed away, we were not expecting to receive her usual, generous monetary gift. However, my Mom and Aunts & Uncles decided to do it one final year from my Grandpa. We were thrilled! Chris and I had planned on putting this money toward our basement repair, but Mr. Budget changed the plans---1/2 to the basement and 1/2 to "something else". That "something else" is the camera I so desired. Yay!! I hated the thought of putting my final Christmas money toward this moneypit of a house, but had sort of come to terms with it in the hopes of a positive outcome when we sell. Now I will have one more thing to tie my Grandma's memory to and what better gift than a camera to capture our family's memories!
The differences between my old and new cameras are amazing. Can you guess which picture was taken with which camera? My old camera is a good camera for everyday shots, but I love the clarity of my new. The flash is immediate and you can take sequences of pictures--3 per second to be exact. It is fun. I have so much to learn, but look forward to testing it out on my little model shown above. Look at those eyelashes! You can even see where she clawed herself by her eye. Amazing! I love my present. It is an incredible gift. Thanks to Grandma & Grandpa and my wonderful husband!
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Erin&Joshua said…
I am so happy for you!! A camera will be a great way to honor both your grandparents and create such precious memories of Claire. We can't wait to see you guys again! Hopefully we can get together right after the holidays.
December 14, 2007 at 11:35 AM
Anonymous said…
I can definitely see the difference! I am expecting great photos from you at Christmas. Only 8 days until we meet again!
Lisa
December 15, 2007 at 3:40 AM
Anonymous said…
Sweet, I will send you my Christmas wish list so you can post it..apparently that's how it works around here. Miss ya guys!!! ONE WEEK BABY!!!

Love ya,Jessica
December 15, 2007 at 11:50 AM
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