This is so amazing!! I love that you finally got to live out this dream! And it looks like such a fun book too! Congrats!! Your page showing off this accomplishment is stunning as well - I love your clusters at the top and bottom to set off your photos and journaling in the middle.
Congratulations on not giving up and achieving your dreams! I loved reading your journaling and your photos are fantastic! Such a beautiful page to celebrate such a fantastic achievement!
How awesome! This was my Mama's dream as well. She had done illustrations for an author, but she wanted to write an illustrate her own book. She was able to see that dream realized about a month before her death. I'm so glad that you jumped right in and believed in yourself. It's such a cute book! And the layout is great as well, with your storytelling and beautiful clusters!