Hobbies

Usually I am not one to go out on a limb and learn something new. I stick to what I know, what I grew up doing, and that's that. Well, becoming a mom has me thinking differently lately. Suddenly I want to be that person that has all this knowledge that I can share with my children. I want to know things, and be able to accomplish things I couldn't before so I can create a legacy. Hopefully my children will say things like "Oh my mom can do that." or "My mom knows a lot about that."

So far.....

• I dabble in book making and love it so much, it lets me tell the stories of our lives and I enjoy that. 
• I can bake a little bit and someday I hope to take some real pastry/baking classes so I can learn to make what I really want to. 
• My dad has taught me the art of interior design and how to make things look wonderful together and that brings me a lot of joy.
• Violin playing has brought me lots of happiness over the years and I'm no prodigy but I have enough skills to teach my children the joy of learning an instrument.
  
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• Even though I don't like to admit it most of the time, I do enjoy singing and making beautiful music (especially with Josh) and together we can teach our children about the happiness one can bring to themselves just by humming a simple tune or belting as loud as you can. 

I like to think this list is pretty good considering I am 21 years old and focused most of my life on school, ha ha. But I am ready to take on some new adventures.

My most recent inspiration has come from this special lady and how much I adore her writing and photos. I like to think I am a pretty good writer, especially when it comes to my own life. My journals from high school are bursting at the seams with fantastic stories and adventures that I want Anna to read and enjoy some day. And although I'm an okay writer I don't know that I will ever be quite as captivating as Kelle is. And that's okay.

I also understand that I will never be the photographer she is either, especially since she does it professionally. But her gorgeous pictures of her beautiful daughters inspire me. I want to be the mom that gets lost in her little girls deep blue eyes and bouncing red curls. I want to enjoy every little popsicle drip on her face and dress. I want to capture the love and happiness in a toothless smile. I want to capture the pure joy in hunting for fairies, playing in a sandbox, riding a bike, baking cookies, going on a long walk with daddy and so much more.

Lately I find myself expressing this deep desire to Josh on a daily basis. And I'm positive he is sick of hearing about it day after day. Lucky for me I have a husband that is continually supportive and willing to listen to my crazy rantings. And sometimes, he surprises me by showing me that he really listens and cares and loves me more than anything in the world. Today was one of those surprisingly wonderful days.

This morning Josh called to tell me that he purchased a brand new very nice digital SLR camera for us to enjoy! He wants me to be able to take all the pictures of Anna that I want to and document our many adventures as a new family. He is truly a saint and I don't deserve him and his love for me, but somehow I'm lucky enough to be his wife.

I can't tell you how excited I am to get started on this new journey and develop new skills that will bring us so much joy for years to come. I have already been online reading about how to take great pictures and what I need to learn before I can get new lenses and things. I think this is definitely going to be a hobby that will benefit me and my children and it's one more thing I can add to my list! Here is a picture of my brand new beauty...I can't wait to play with it.

One last thing....Thanks to any of my readers that actually made it through this entire post. I meant to just post quickly about my new camera and how excited I am to use it and it became my novel for the day. You know you are 9 months pregnant when you write a post this long about a camera and how it's going to change your family's life forever and cry the entire time!
Anna it's time for you to make your debut sweetheart, mommy is definitely ready for you!