Losing Almost Everything I Had

Lately I've been wanting a digital camera really bad. I've entered a few contests on some blogs and I am crossing my fingers and hoping for the best. I used to have a digital camera and I loved it. But I lost a lot of things when I decided to move away from a very negative relationship. Materialist things like digital cameras can be replaced. Lives cannot. But, it would be nice to have another digital camera some day so I can do great things with my projects like, Just Believe and continue to make revenue on this blog. Someday. Sigh. Someday.

Win a Free Digital Camera from At-Home Dad Joeprah

I am addicted to twitter, so when I get great blog writer's like Joeprah adding me, I am hooked and viewing their blogs. Right now Joeprah is holding a contest for his readers to win a Sony Digital Camera ($300 value) Prize package. The rules are simple an entering is easy. You can enter by simply leaving a comment on his blog post. Want more chances to win? Well, it's your lucky day because Joeprah is giving you up to 11 chances to win! How insane is that!

Check out his Contest: The Sony Cyber-shot Give Away


If you when, let me know and I'll post about it with a link to your blog/site here!

Love in Mysterious Ways

Originally this post was suppose to be about a romantic experience with me. However, I think this post deserves to be about a time I remember as a child and how love works in mysterious ways.

Growing up, I never really thought much about how my parents reacted towards one another. To me they were just mom and dad. Then one day, I was away visiting family when my aunt was suddenly explaining to me that it was okay and natural for a husband and wife to be cuddling and kissing, after I had seen her brother and sister-in-law doing so in front of us.

The scene was no big deal to me and I knew it was natural. I guess she thought I would freak out because my family has never seen my parents cuddle or kiss in front of other people. That day begin to make me think about just how my parents really did react toward each other, however. I began to wonder, did they really love each other.

After that I started to pay more attention to the emotions my parents had for one another. Despite what my family didn't see, I was wittiness to my parents moments of sneaking in a hand holding or goofing off with each other with a simple giggle or pat on the leg, or simple smile at each other.

Several years prior to my aunt's conversation with me, I also remember how my father packed us all up and headed for Memphis. To my thinking it was another one of those, time to get out of the house and go on vacation moments. Most of which I dreaded because it meant long car rides and cheap motels.

Now that I think back, I know that vacation wasn't just any vacation. You see, my mother is a big fan of the legendary singer, Elvis Presley. She has every album he's ever made and her walls in their home are covered with Elvis memorabilia. Now those who are a fan of Elvis would know that he is of course from Memphis, Tennessee. My father on the other hand has never been a fan of Elvis. As a matter of fact he has never cared for his music or really liked the man.

Yet that year, he packed us all up and headed for Memphis, Tennessee to none other than Graceland, just one of the things to do in Memphis. We also stopped at the little Elvis cafe where we had our pictures taken eating ice cream and bought Elvis Presley souvenirs.

Last year, my father took my mother back to Memphis, Tennessee to none other than Graceland, of course. It was a last minute decision and certainly wasn't even planned.

Maybe my parents don't always show their love for one another in front of everyone, but my father shows his love for my mother in ways some people would never put up with. I don't know many men who would put up with Elvis all over his living room walls or hundreds of Elvis memorabilia all over the house. And I certainly don't know many men would would go as far as taking their wives to Graceland more than once in a lifetime and never asking for anything in return. To me that is the rarest love of all.

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Cameras, Cameras, Everywhere

My friend got her husband a video camera for Xmas. She was telling me she had to run to the store to purchase some tapes so that he could use his new camera. I know him and new toys, so I'm think eventually she's going to want to get him a new battery for that camera.lol

I wonder what sort of battery it takes? I know they did a lot of their Xmas shopping online this year, so it wouldn't surprise me if she buys a battery for the camera online as well.

Speaking of batteries, East Coast Photos has batteries for all sorts of digital cameras. To be honest I never knew that digital cameras use a lithium battery? At least their prices look reasonable!!! Compared to laptop batteries, I'd buy a lithium battery from East Coast Photos anyday!!!! First I'd better look into buying a digital camera, however!!!

I Want One!

I actually miss having a digital camera. They were so much fun and I could just shoot photos and upload very quickly without having to worry about the hassle of having anything developed. Plus I could see the photos right away.

I am hoping to get another digital camera soon, like maybe for Christmas. Wishful thinking on my part I'm guessing since my other half isn't really into gift giving. I guess if worse comes to worse I can just buy the camera myself. I found that ritzcamera.com has a really nice selection of digital cameras.

You can even get digital picture frames from them if you like. You can also use their bill me later purchase if your order is more than $500. Pretty cool I think... Especially since Christmas is right around the corner.

I really don't need anything fancy, however. I think a simple digital camera is all I need. One that will take crisp clear photos from up close or a distance..with the ability to see the photo immediately.

If you're wishing for a digital camera like I am for Christmas or whatever the occasion... Send your better half, friend or family member this way and have them check out ritzcamera.com for a nice selection of digital cameras.

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