Did I Just Do That?!?

Did I seriously just drive to Indy at 8:45 at night simply to pick up my camera that I left there New Year's Eve?

Yes, I did!

My camera is my most beloved gadget. It captures all the memories I hope to keep for a lifetime (or more). It has been eating away at me that I haven't had it these past few days while I watch Piper smile more & more. When I see Layla with some of the greatest facial expressions ever. Sisters loving each other every day. I need my camera for all that and more!

Waiting around until someone I knew would be in Indy, or someone from Indy would be heading here was not an acceptable option. Who knows how long that would take!

Shipping it to me was another option - equally as unacceptable. The cost in packaging and shipping would have been too much...especially when you factor in that I would most definitely insure it. However, the risk of something happening to it while it still holds pictures that haven't been put on my computer was not worth it.

So off I drove.

Oh yeah, I'm forgetting another big factor in my decision of needing to get my camera NOW. A big snow storm is *supposedly* on its way here tonight. Do you have any idea how upset & frustrated I would be if Layla was enjoying playing in her first big snow and I had no way of capturing the moment?!?! The thought itself was upsetting enough.

I guess I should go ahead and confess something. My excuse for heading to Indy tonight was because of this snow storm. However, I tweaked it a bit when telling others about what I was doing. To their knowledge, I was worried about how long the weather would stay bad...how long the roads would be yucky for driving...and I wanted to get the camera before any of that hit. In reality, I just wanted my camera for this snow tomorrow. I didn't even tell my husband the real reason because I figured he'd just make fun of me.

Does this mean I have an addiction to my camera? I obviously knew others would find it silly to drive over 2 hours late at night for a camera simply so I could have it in the morning when my daughter plays in the snow. I can hear then now:
"There will be other snows."
"She might not even like it."
"There might not even be any snow in the morning."
Yeah, yeah. But it's her FIRST snow to play in!
"She's not going to know the difference."
But I will!

And that was that. Off I drove, by myself, in below freezing weather, to get a camera for my daughter's first big snow. :-)