My Christmas Present

I had a very nice Christmas this year. My wonderful husband surprised me with a few things. On Christmas Eve he sent me and my mom to get massages and then manicures and pedicures. I thought that was my big present because being pampered like that is a rarity. Only because I have a hard time spending a lot of money on my toenails and fingernails. It was so fun to be pampered! My mom and I had the best time. My big unexpected surprise was a new camera. Not just any camera, the Nikon D80. Tag and I feel strongly about having a hobby that you can do all by yourself, something to let your creative juices flow. Tag's has become woodworking and I must say he is pretty darn good, he's definitely a natural. I have loved photography since I was a little girl. One of my favorite classes in school was photography when I got to learn how to develop film in a dark room. We were planning on getting me a nice camera, but not for awhile. Anyway, I was shocked to open my new camera on Christmas Eve and I can't wait to learn how to use it. The manual is a little overwhelming. This is definitely much different from your regular point and shoot. I imagine it is going to take me awhile before I get the hang of it. I'm really excited! I have a friend who is a photographer and she is going to be staying with us in a few weeks. She uses the the Nikon D80 and will hopefully teach me a few things. While sitting outside of the post office the other day waiting for my mom to mail some packages, I decided to play around with my new camera. Lily is such a good sport and a complete goof ball! I also love that I was able to get a picture of Lily in the air while she was using her new jump rope that Santa brought. I could never get a good action shot on my last camera. The rest of the pictures I am just posting because my mom made a request for more pictures.