I’ve been a sort of emotion wreck the past few days. Thinking about Granny & Pawpaw, my sister being in Florida, how slowly my life is taking to get to where I want it to be … Just to name a few things that have really pushed my spirits down. I’m in the process of attempting to focus on the good rather than the sad, but it’s difficult. With that said, I’m just going to take this opportunity to post some photos I’ve taken with the D5000. Nothing too impressive, but I’m still learning. Mostly, I’ve been trying to capture Loki, but he seems to think the camera is his number one enemy right now. Ah, oh well.

Too much cuteness for one day, right? Okay, okay. I’ll stop. You can see the rest on my flickr page. I will leave you with one more photo, though. I made these amazing almod cupcakes last night. I’m calling them the “three-hour cupcakes” for now, though. That’s another story for another day…

If you have any tips for using the D5000, feel free to email me! I’m open to some pointers.

February is almost over, and I’ve seriously neglected this blog. I’ve been busy, though. I promise. However, school is starting to slow down a little, so I can feel my life being handed back over to me. In the mean time, though, this is what I’ve been up to…

• School, like I said. I had a couple weeks of complete stress, and I almost wrote about it. Instead, I decided to actually do something about it and get things done. It worked because now, I’m feeling less overwhelmed. It’s a nice feeling.
• Booking a hotel in Asheville, North Caroline for June. I know it’s nearly four months away, but it’s something to look forward to. Husband and I will be celebrating our second wedding anniversary, so we want to take a mini-vacation to our honeymoon location. Our hotel looks beautiful from the pictures, and I can’t wait to actually get there and enjoy the time off. More on that at a later date, though.
• Buying a Nikon D5000. I finally did it. I’m completely in love with that camera, and it was well worth the money. I’ve wanted it since I first saw it, but it just wasn’t in my price range. After having a few hundred dollars knocked off, I decided it was time to buy it. Right now, I’m just learning the basics because I’ve never had a DSLR before–I’ve always used film.
• Missing my sister. She decided to go to Florida, and she’s staying with my aunt until summer (or longer). She’s honestly one of my best friends, and I feel sort of lost without her. She’s only been gone a week, and even though I don’t see her often enough when she’s here, I miss her terribly right now. Pretty much all of my family lives in Florida (aside from my parents and siblings), so it’s hard to have her so far away as well. I think she needs this, as a growing phase in her life, but I selfishly want her to come home soon.
• Wanting too much. I want so many things (a degree, a career, a baby …) that will all come in time. (But I want them now.) I’m trying to learn how to live in the moment and be satisfied with what I have right now.

I haven’t been around much when it comes to commenting, and I admit that I am way behind on my blog-reading. So, what have you been up to?