The holy grail

...for me is my new D300.

I walked into the camera store today...thank you

Bell Arte Camera, and said that I'm buying that camera. The gentlemen did not even ask me any questions, just took my comparative prices, which, by the way they matched, and sold me the rather heavy and rather expensive box that I have longed for. It's such a sweet feeling and at the same time it's scary. I wonder if I will live up to what this piece of equipment can do.

I have no idea how to fix the font going all wonky because it's late, and frankly I don't care. I just wanted to document the day of my momentous purchase. Now, if I only had a memory card!!!

So this is Christmas

Someone woke at 4 a.m. this morning to see if Santa was here. It was Ms. L, who is on the cusp of not believing any more. I think that she was reassured by the visible dents made in the banana bread and egg nog left for Santa. Oh yes, she also wrote a note to him, asking whether banana bread was OK, rather than cookies. Santa did write back. Thank goodness the handwriting was not recognized.

We have had a very enjoyable Christmas morning, I must tell you. The kids waited, albeit, impatiently, for the coffee pot to brew before the gifts were started. Santa brought just the right amount of things. Last year, he went WAAY overboard in the kids gift department. We had to have a little chat about that.

I got a tripod! And yesterday came a gift card to my favourite camera store...not to mention a flickr 'pro' account. My family knows how nutty I am about this photography hobby of mine.

So, all in all, when I inhale the turkey aroma that is making its way downstairs, I am reminded of how nice it is to have your family at your side and how special it is to share Christmas with the ones you love.