Pins and Needles

So this is officially my earliest post ever- it's 6:29 AM and I'm leaving for Chicago in two hours.... The "Pins and Needles" I feel I'm sitting on is my application to the Wedding Photojournalists Association, or WPJA for short. Their home page elaborates that members are set apart by "a distinctly artistic vision toward wedding photography". I applied about 10 days ago, and the app explains clearly that it may take up to three weeks to be notified if accepted. I really, really, extra want in, mainly so I can enter my favorite images in their annual competitions. I've got some hot new photos under wraps until I can fully review all 8000+ captures from two weddings from last week, Laura & Chip at Roswell Presbyterian/Primrose Cottage and Wande & Ade at The Atrium in Norcross. I'd like to see how my work stacks up on an international level, since the WPJA has members all over the world. It seems like an avenue for growth, but I'm not so good at waiting...