Christmas Came Early!

Christmas came early for me this year! Look at what my hubby got me yesterday:

A new digital camera!!! Our old camera was approaching 4 years old and was well used....I take pictures every single day and my camera goes everywhere with me....so the poor thing had seen better days to say the least! I knew I was going to get a new camera for Christmas but my hubby brought up a good point, I should really get a new one BEFORE the holidays so I can take pictures and document Thanksgiving and Christmas with the new camera....obviously I wasn't going to object to this! Lol! At first Terry started looking into entry level SLR's for me, like the Canon Rebel and the Nikon 3000. The problem with those is that neither one of them takes video and I use my video feature a lot to record my girls in action, so having video was a necessity. Plus, while both of the cameras are great and take excellent photos, they are huge! I wanted something that I could easily carry around with me in my purse or even in my pocket if I didn't want to bring my purse with me somewhere. An SLR is honestly too much camera for me, I appreciated Terry's thought but I informed him that a little camera from Wal-mart would do the job just fine. If we ever wanted to take professional quality photos we could just bring his work camera home one day, Regal has a Nikon D200 and a Nikon D300....so we don't technically need another SLR anyways.

So off to Wal-mart we went to pick out the new camera. At first I was thinking I would just go with another Canon Power Shot since that is what my old one is and it has been a great camera. But one of the biggest flaws with Canon is that they take AA batteries. Like I already mentioned, I use my camera on a daily basis so I burn through the batteries fast! I replace them almost every month. At $6 a pack, one pack would last 2 months, over 4 years of battery use, that puts me at almost $150 spent on batteries! Nikon cameras have a rechargeable battery so that was what finally swayed me from the Canon, other than that they were very comparable to one another. My new Nikon has loads of cool features, way too many to list, so here is the link to check it out: Nikon Coolpix S630 

Simply put I love my new camera! It's really small and sleek and does everything I need a camera to do!

Plus I also got this super cute case to keep my camera in and to help keep it protected (mine is pink though, not black):

Then as if that wasn't enough to make my day, my hubby also got me a new Coach purse! I didn't know this one was coming so it was a big surprise! However, I'm going to have to wait until Christmas before I get it...gotta have at least one thing to open on Christmas morning! =) But here is a picture:

Out of all the purses I have, can you believe I didn't have a black one until now? I have beige, green, pink, blue, white, silver, gray, and a couple brown ones....but no black! Every woman should have a black purse in her wardrobe and now I have a really nice one! YAY!!!

Now I'm left with the dilemma of what to get Terry for Christmas. We weren't going to do gifts this year for each other since we are traveling to Washington DC and our present to one another was suppose to be just going on this trip together. We spent a lot of money on the plane tickets and will be spending more money with metro tickets, attractions & museum fees, eating out, and possibly renting a car. We agreed to get the girls a few things to open on Christmas but that we wouldn't worry about us. Well obviously since he broke the rules and got me presents anyways I need to return the favor. I never know what to get him for anything, he is impossible to shop for....any suggestions???