upgrade

It all started with a Christmas wish.  I don't make a list of things I want for Christmas. I would rather put effort into getting something special for others than think of myself but this year when my mom asked me if there was anything I wanted for Christmas, I gave her a few ideas.  I think I'm an easy person to shop for. Maybe that's the problem; I'm too easy to find things for.

I was a very happy girl to receive two 'wish list' items this year.  I don't expect gifts and especially now that we have Giada to spoil, I  assume every one's effort will go into making her holiday spectacular.

The first item was a cookbook I have had my eye on.  Can one have too many? No way!  Some of my best baking has been a result of recipes by this author and her simple approach to everyday cooking is right up my alley.  Since she uses a lot of veggies the dishes only require a simple modification for me to enjoy sans meat.  And the baking.....did I mention the baking?

The second item was a photo editing program I have been researching for a while.  Jackpot!  I had already decided that I would buy it for myself but then I got it as a gift. Score!  I couldn't wait to start playing.  Well, If you haven't noticed, I haven't added pictures t my last few posts.   This would be due to 'technical difficulties'.  In all the research I did about this awesome program, the thing I failed to check on was the operating system required to run it.  Needless to say, I didn't have the correct one and I had to upgrade.

I got a great deal on the upgrade and the install went nice and smoothly until I realized that I also needed to upgrade the memory and clear approximately 50gb of pictures off the computer.  I'm computer savvy enough to figure that stuff out.  Once I did that, everything ran like a dream.  Figuring out where everything was is a task  of it's own but I'm getting there.  Now, there's just that annoying squished screen thing left....

I'm not too proud to ask for help and at this point, I had my share of technology so I reached out to a friend that gave me some suggestions and eventually a link to the new driver that I needed.  SUCCESS!!! 

You have no idea how happy I am!  It only took two full weeks to get to this point and now I just need to learn this new program.  Please bear with me!