You always hear about love at first sight, but you're always skeptical - even when it happens to you. You call it infatuation, and dismiss it as "illogical" or "immature". I don't know. I've spent a lot of time thinking about that. I've seen girls before and experienced infatuation, but this time it was different. Sure, at first there was that nagging feeling that it was infatuation (because she's really beautiful). But as time went on I realized I was really getting serious and this was beyond looks. Sure, she was way out of my league, and some people thought I was crazy, but hard work and persistence is insignificant when you're in love (think of Jacob).

The crazy thing is that, though I've met her in person a couple of times, most of the time we've spent together has been online. She's from Japan, so that made it kind of hard. I know a lot of people are strongly opposed to internet dating, but I don't really consider this internet dating.

About a week ago I found out she was in New York. I was pretty serious by now, but I really wanted to make the right decision, so I talked to Yamil. After filling him in on all the details and telling him I'd like to bring her out here, I asked him what he thought. He said, "Do it!" (Those of you that know Yamil know that that is SO him.) So that same night I made arrangements for her to come out to Vancouver. They say girls are expensive, and it's true - I'm already broke (fortunately, she's not...lol). So, she just got to Canada yesterday (hence that stuff about anticipation). I meant to post sooner, but obviously, we've been hanging out a lot. The more we're together, the more I'm confident I made the right decision.

After all, 24-105mm is a great focal range, very flexible, and great for weddings. The only other option was the 24-70 f/2.8 - sure, it's f/2.8 vs. f/4, but the 24-105 has IS, and it's a bit sharper. So I'm really happy with it, and don't regret spending the money on this lens one bit - it's definitely love!