That took long enough

So...about 5 months ago we started seriously saving up to buy me a new camera. Over the past year we have actually started using my income for more than just "fun" money so it was really difficult to not dip into that envelope everytime we started running low on funds. I scheduled so many sessions and weddings so close together and it wore us out but we made it. The week before Easter, we ordered a Canon 7D. And we waited. And we waited. And waited. And it never came. So we canceled the order and decided to just go buy one from a best buy or something. Turns out, they didn't have the 7D either. In fact, no one had it. At least not in the US. Thanks to the Tsunami, there was just no way to buy one right now. I was devastated. Here we had this wad of cash and knew what we wanted and we couldn't get it. GRRR!!! I was running out of time. With a wedding coming up this weekend, I was on the brink of a nervous breakdown because I had been counting on having my new camera before this weekend's events. The boss assured me that he would have me a camera for this weekend, but we might just have to rent it. It wasn't the solution I was hoping for, but it was a lot better than nothing. Deflated, I tried to keep my mind off the whole issue. Unknown to me, the boss made a phone call to a good friend who had a friend who rents cameras. Knowing how badly I wanted the 7D for myself, they asked if we could just buy the camera from him. And he said yes :-) The boss called to tell me the news and happily jumped around the house for the better part of an hour.

I'm such a happy girl today :-)