Last week I did something I haven't done in a long time. I took two rolls of film to the store to be developed. It took a week to get them back, can you believe it - in a digital age a week to see pictures is forever. To add to the suspense, I had no idea what was on one of the rolls. The other roll was from an under water camera Jason got for his birthday two years ago. I know! As I was waiting to get the pictures back I felt the stirrings of something I haven't felt in a long time. ANTICIPATION. I think it was the reason I used to love to take pictures- you didn't know what would turn out. Do you remember taking two or three of the same shot because you couldn't tell if someone was smiling or not, and double prints, I can't tell you how many doubles I have sitting in a box in the basement. So I got the pictures back and they were Easter Pictures. Jason's Easter pictures from when he was two years old. (How did that make it through the move? I packed an undeveloped roll of film...really!)
Another sweet anticipation that I miss is getting letters. Real letters in the mail. I love e-mail and I see the benefits of
texting but nothing beats a a cute card, or that little unexpected surprise in the mail box, or when you write to someone and you start waiting to hear back from them and even though you know it is too soon, you start watching the mailbox anyway. It is good to have something, some little thing to
look forward to.
THe Shark Reef Aquarium at Mandalay Bay
