# 8 Hobby
Arwen put down her finished work and smiled in satisfaction. Lately, she learned how to do needlepoint from her mother and found she was not only good at it but that she enjoyed it as well. As a result, she decided she wanted to take it up as a hobby since her brothers' each had a hobby of their own.
In front of her was the finished dress she would be wearing to her fiftieth begetting day. She spent a month perfecting the intricate designs of silver and gold threading and could not wait to show off her dress on her special day. She would not even show her mother or grandmother the finished dress for she wanted it to be a surprise.
When she decided she was satisfied with her work, Arwen wrapped it up and put it safely in a trunk. Sighing happily, she went on to start a new project which she would be giving to her parents for their wedding anniversary that was coming up in a few short weeks.
Yes, this is a hobby I could enjoy for a very long time.
Little did she know many, many years from now, she would be working on a project for her future husband to help aid him in a deadly war that would shape all of Middle-earth.