The Stork Has Landed

Once again :D

I posted this on TPF on January 8th...

Seems like the stork is mighty busy this month !

My fiance flew to Boston this weekend to help his brother and sister-in-law put together the baby nursery, as their bubby was due in 2 weeks time. Josh finished up the nursery last night and was due to fly back home this afternoon ( Sunday ).

Then at 5 am this morning, his sister-in-law's water broke and their daughter was born by C-Section not long after ( they had to perform it as the baby wasnt turned ).

Her name is Josephine Viognier (pronounced 'Vee-on-yay').

Viognier is a type of grape,grown in France, which is used to make wine. Her papa is a sommilier after all....surprisingly it wasnt he that picked the name...his wife chose it.

She weighed 5 pounds 4 ounces, so she's a tiny angel.

Josh is an uncle for the first time ! I'm an aunt again !

I feel really happy for the excellent timing on Josephines part because Josh and I, as some of you know, are flying to Australia in March, for at least a year and I was worried that Josh wouldnt get a chance to meet his first niece before then.

She must've decided " Hey, my uncle is flying to the other side of the world and here's my chance to meet him before he leaves".

She also chose to be born on my sister's ( Kristy's ) birthday ! And, as Kristy also pointed out to me, January 8th is also Elvis's birthday ! Josephine chose to be born in good company *wink*.

Josh's brother and sister-in-law are gonna have a problem with Josh nicknaming her Joey-da-Grape now though lol...

Oh ....

...THANK YOU, mighty God's-Of-All-Things-Camera !!!

Change that, thank you Josh !

A Nikon D50 found it's way onto our doorstep last Monday !!!

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I've picked it up and looked at it and poked it like it was an alien over the past week ! I almost feel scared to hold it because I've longed for this kind of camera for so long and I'm afraid to even scratch it lol.

Now, to learn how to use it and get the best out of it.

I'm also a little paranoid of it being stolen whilst we're in Europe so it's definately going to be insured and pics are going to be downloaded every night we're there.

Josh stretched his stretched-out budget to get this camera and we shall endeavour to capture good pics of our trip.

Honey, I cant thank you enough !

Pics coming soon !

Stress Reliever

Here's a very effective technique that dear Corry, from The Photo Forum taught me...

Stress Management Technique

In the event you have had a rough week, here is a stress management technique recommended in all the latest psychological texts. The funny thing is that it really works.

1) Picture yourself near a stream.
2) Birds are softly chirping in the cool mountain air.
3) No one but you knows your secret place.
4) You are in total seclusion from the hectic place called "the world."
5) The soothing sound of a gentle waterfall fills the air with a cascade of serenity.
6) The water is crystal clear.
7) You can easily make out the face of the person you're holding underwater.


Ahhhh I feel all zen now...

Zenfully Yours

- Tina