Dream Come True

I have the best husband! He caught me off guard two days ago and completely surprised me. I’ll explain, but first here’s a little background.

There was a time in my life when I was a photographic purist. I didn’t really believe digital photography was the way to go. It’s too easy to manipulate images into something that never existed. Film was my choice. It captures real images; it records the truth of the moment and leaves little room for altering reality. I was dedicated to the cause. And then the money started talking. Digital cameras have become more affordable and with the technology there is no need to constantly buy film or pay for processing. So my idealist side quieted down and my practical side started dreaming of a digital SLR to call my very own.

Two days ago Blair made that dream come true. I left our family room for a few minutes and when I returned there was a beautiful little camera sitting on our coffee table with a ribbon tied around it. Blair was sitting there grinning and simply said, “happy early birthday!” I can’t lie and say I was surprised to get it; we had discussed buying a nicer camera before our baby comes and even decided it would count for my birthday present. What I didn’t expect was to get it so soon! I was completely surprised!

Blair spent hours questioning and researching to find just the right kind of camera to fit our needs. It’s nice enough to appeal to the photographer in me but affordable enough for our pocketbook. It can be fully automatic or fully manual or anything in between and it has tons of great features. The best part is how happy Blair looked when he gave it to me. He said he just couldn’t wait until my birthday and had to give it to me early. I got a little thrill when he said, “that looks right in your hands.” He is a better husband than I deserve. How did I get so lucky?