Anticipation

Tomorrow is my birthday (I know….seems like a shameless way to get a few happy birthday wishes!). As much as I enjoy spending the day with my family, eating some cake and opening gifts, anticipating the fact that I will be another year older does not hold quite the same delight it once did. My children, on the other hand, have been waiting with baited breath for the day to arrive. Their excitement has been palpable. My four-year-old daughter has asked me every day for the past two weeks if it is my birthday yet. Last week, my son and daughter began digging around in their rooms, searching for precious treasures to give me, lovingly wrapping them in boxes, bags, even blankets.  They have been asking repeatedly what big plans we have for the long awaited day, hardly able to contain their anticipation and excitement.  

While my children and I have different interpretations of my birthday and the level of celebration it deserves, I can certainly relate to their feelings of anticipation. Since uncovering my passion for photography over this past year, anticipation has come to define my existence.  I wake up each morning, wondering what images are out there waiting to be captured. What will I discover today? Will I find a beautiful scene…will I take a moment to notice a small detail I never saw before…will I capture a special emotion…will I discover a new way to see and use light…will I tell a new story? Whatever it is, I wait with hopeful expectation until that moment I know I’ve found it.

I have also been anticipating the start of this blog. Collaborating with nine beautiful and talented women is certainly an honor and a high point of my photographic journey! And now, after only five days, it is clear that the excitement and anticipation are absolutely deserved!

How about you?  What are you anticipating today… next week… next month?  Is there a big event or are you simply looking forward to the beauty that each day offers?  Whatever it is, share it with us so we can anticipate with you!