When I grow up I wanna be a.....

Thinking back to when I was a little kid - I remember wanting to work at the grocery store so I could "beep" things. I know - aim high. I actually lived to fulfill that dream when I worked at Walgreen's one summer. When I entered Junior High - I set my sights on being a Pediatrician. I am not sure where that one came from - liked kids and knew teachers didn't make any money. As soon as I realized how long I would have to be in school I bagged that idea. High School came and I went through my phase where I wanted to be in "Advertising" because I thought I could be like the chick on "Mr. Mom" who came up with a catchy jingle to sell tuna fish. My later years in High School I thought I would moonlight as a jazz singer in a smokey lounge somewhere while I went to Law school during the day. All because I got an "A" in my Introduction to Law class. Um, Nay. (note - I WAS recently offered a job at the Elks Lodge as a singer and am STILL debating living that dream. Blogs could get more interested REALLY soon).

Off to college I went. I ended up majoring in Elementary Ed because that's what EVERY mormon chick does that doesn't know what she wants to be. I eventually switched to Social Work - realizing that I preferred dysfunctional teenagers to sassy little elementary kids. Unfortunately, that line of work does not lend itself well to being a stay at home mama.

And here I am. I must say that I am extremely excited about one of my newest ideas of what I wanna be when I grow up - or at least when my kids grow up. Back in High School I remember LOVING Photography. I never entertained it as a career path because it was SO fun. I thought things like that were just supposed to be hobbies. Anyway, last February Tommy T got me an SLR camera and I fell in love all over again. I recently started taking some photo classes and am really feeling it. Could this be my bag?

This is my teacher. He has big muscles and either waxes his chest or hasn't hit puberty. Judging his 6 O'clock shadow - I vote wax. He knows his stuff. Maybe he moonlights as a chest model. He's a good teacher and VERY patient with the geriatrics in my class."EHHHH??? What's email?"

I would love to be a pregnancy/newborn photographer. Instead of the chick who comes to your hospital room and lays your newborn on a little tray with pastel tissue paper in the background - and takes pictures of them crying.......I would love to specialize in taking mother/child newborn shots or candids. Wouldn't that just be lovely? I need someone to hurry up and get pregnant so I can practice. Any volunteers ladies? Meg? Courtney?? Anne???