Almost Home

Happy Tuesday, I've missed you!
I hope you all had a wonderful, magical, blessed Christmas!

Mine was good, albeit....different.

As some of you may know, my husband spent the past week in Portland, Oregon
with his parents and a handful of his six siblings.

I'm not all about divulging family business here on this blog,
but suffice it to say that his family needed  him there this year....most especially his folks.
His dad has suffered through some major transitions this year, so it was a no-brainer that
he would head on up and honor his parents with his presence. That's why I love him.

Me?
I stayed home and worked.
Ridiculous, long, back-breaking hours.
Such is the life of a health care worker at Christmas time.
It's just the nature of the beast, gotta work holidays, as someone has to be there
to tend to the sick and dying.

But lest you think I'm all altruism and selflessness,
I used this past week as
an opportunity to work a little more overtime
to buy myself my own Christmas present...

a new camera lens!!!

"Wait just a sec Anne, didn't you JUST buy yourself a new camera lens???"

 Why, yes I did!

But that was last month.

And thanks for asking.

Say hello to the

Nikon 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6G AF-S ED VRII Telephoto Zoom Lens

In layman's terms, it's a seriously awesome lens, which will serve as my main go-to lens.

Many photogs actually say that it can replace an entire bag of lenses,

although I know myself well enough to know that won't be the case with me.

{soooooo expensive...don't even ask}

Instead of blogging as much these days,
I spend almost all my free time poring over my
many photography books. I am super serious about learning
as much as I can as quick as I can....
I have some HUGE photography opportunities coming up next month,
and I aim to be the best I can be!

So....the "almost home" in the blog title?
It refers to today being the day my husband heads home from the Pacific Northwest!

And no one will be more excited to see him than his fur girl, Winnie.
As seen through my brand new lens...

Always sitting by the door, waiting for "dad" to head up the drive.

And you?
How was your  Christmas?