It’s been a quiet, and very quick, Advent season. It seemed to fly by! Sunday was the last Sunday of Advent and then poof! Monday was Christmas. We had a wonderful time with our family, with a good meal and lots of gifts to go around. We are truly blessed.
The big news for me is that the digital SLR finally got to come out of the box. We had it over a month ago, when we decided to buy it online. We checked it out when it arrived to make sure all the parts were there and that it worked as advertised. Then back in the box and into the closet until Christmas. Here’s a little montage of my new baby:
It was a joint gift for Curt and I, so I can see some fun outings in our future. And likely a few tussles over who gets the camera.
We surprised mom with a Kitchen Aid Artisan mixer, something she’s been wanting forever. I was able to save up a bunch of Save-On-More points from Save-On Foods to help offset the cost, plus I was able to get the gourmet attachment kit entirely on points. That was cool, and she had a blast opening it and is already scheming for things to bake and make. Pictures are up on my Flickr site for all to see.
The dogs were exhausted by the time Curt’s folks left yesterday, and the lethargy extended into today - for us too. It’s been a whirlwind of activity and late nights. We attended our first ever midnight mass on Sunday night, which was very beautiful. It was Father James’ first time as the main celebrant at a midnight mass, and he did an awesome job. We got there early enough to get our regular Sunday seats, front row and centre.
Everyone, I hope you had an amazing Christmas and will enjoy these next few days until early January remembering Christ’s birth, the miracle of incarnation, and the love God has for mankind. It’s truly awe-inspiring.
PS: If you haven’t seen The Nativity Story movie yet, please do! It’s lovely and moving.
3 Comments
December 27, 2006 at 12:26 pm
Looks like a wonderful Christmas! I have to admit I’m a little envious of your digital SLR…something I would really love. As much as I enjoy my Casio point and shoot it’s not the same.
Happy New Year!
January 8, 2007 at 3:34 pm
I got a new camera for Christmas too! Not quite as snazy as yours though. Although it is a Sony. My sister got me a Cyber-shot DSC-2600. It’s 6.0 megapixels. Good enough for me. I’m not too technical. In fact, I’m having a hard time figuring out how to use the different features.
January 28, 2007 at 6:24 am
Congrats on the A100. I was actually looking at that, the Pentax K100d, and a Digital Rebel XT, but eventually chose the D40, due to it’s newness and price.
It will probably take me a few months before I can realize the camera’s full potential, but as of now, I can at least take beautiful pictures, even in low light, that were impossible with my old Canon S2 IS!
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