Residential

Hey folks! Let me fill you in on how my residential project went! Over the past 10 weeks, I have been working on a mid-century modern/Danish modern design for my teacher's home. It was frustrating and exciting at the same time! We had our presentation yesterday...and it went great! Usually, my presentations have not gone so well, but I really prepared myself for this one! And it went swimmingly!!!!!! I got my grade back today, and guess what...I GOT AN A!!!!!!!!! I was so excited! I also got a perfect score on my presentation! I think I was more excited about the presentation than anything! And now, I will share some photos of the project with you! Here you go...

1 WEEK! AH!!!!!!!!!

Folks, this is my last week of summer school! Can I say how excited, yet nervous I am about this week?! Residential presentation on Tuesday at 9:00 am, Commercial presentation Thursday at 2:00 pm, in front of 9 people!!!!!!!!! STRESS!!!!!!!!!!!! I will be glad to get this week over with! And then...I will have 2 SOLID weeks of being with people I love (aka : MacKenzie , Shelby, Rebekah, Josh, and my Family!!!!!!) I will give you a heads-up of how the presentations go, and put my boards up later!

AH!!!!!

Well folks, we officially have 2 weeks of class left!!!!! Can anyone say, "STRESS" ? But really, I'm not that worried. About right now, I'm worried about presentations!!! But still, let me fill you in on the past few weeks. Here we go!

Residential : I have been getting alot done! My book is finished, and my price sheets are almost there! My drawings are done...but I still need to letter my floor plan. That will happen tomorrow, I'm sure! Pics will be up in a few weeks!!! I hope ya'll will like it!

Commercial : We have gotten alot done in there as well. We have overcome things, and grown, I think as a group, which is good! We are coming up to the finish line in this class as well, and we still have quite a bit of work to do!! But, don't worry, it'll get done! We are presenting in front of 9 people...one of which is the President himself...no pressure!

Life outside of school : Since the birthday, not much has happened...my best friend has come back from her 18 days in New York! And, may I say how much I missed her!!!!! I have been with family alot lately! For the fourth, my aunt, uncle, and grandmother came over for dinner, then we went and watched the fireworks that were exploding all around us! And the next night, we went over to their house for dinner. Where my aunt leant me the book, The Hunger Games...it's a pretty good read! And then this past weekend, we had a family thing for some extended-ish relatives...that was definitely an interesting evening. And this past Sunday, Shelby, Bekah, myself, and a guy named Chris, went to watch my friend Josh play Enjolras in Les Miserables...and may I say, he was stupendous!!!!! His portrayal of a drunk- hi-larious!!!!! So proud of him!

Here is a snapshot of him (in the front), during one of his performances.

Ya'll, may I say, that it was difficult to come up with life outside of school...I've been focused- but I needed the interaction with family and friends! They keep me sane! I love you guys!!! Well folks, I think that is it for tonight! I have some more exciting things going on this week, such as : dentist tomorrow(!), and, finally a haircut on Friday!!! I'm thinkin drastically different (I say that now, but who knows?!), so I might have to do a before and after on that one! Well, good night all, have a blessedly AWESOME week!

Only a few weeks left!!!!!!!

Hey ya'll!!!!!! Hope your 4th was great, and full of fun and family! We have spent 2 consecutive nights with my aunt, uncle, and grandma. It has been a blast! We went to the church across the street for their fireworks,and then came back to my grandma's to watch the Oak Hollow fireworks. Then back to our house for desert and finishing a movie. And I did absolutly nothing today!!!It was fantastic!!!

We have about 3 more weeks of class!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Can I tell you how excited I am!!!!!!! This semester has been INSANE!!!!!!!!!! I am so ready for a break.

May I vent a bit? Well, we don't get a break for 10 straight weeks! The school got the 5th off, which is a Monday, but sad part is, I already have Modays off! So, design students don't get a break, and trust me when I say...WE NEED A BREAK!!!!!!!!!!! We are going crazy in that building all day, 3 days a week!!!!! And thing is, we get just 2 weeks before fall semester...WHAT!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?! There is the problem!

Anywho, thanks for listening to me rant and rave about scheduling issues! I was reminded this evening, by a Christian music artist, Jenny Simmons, that He holds us when we are kicking and screaming. She tells the story of a boy having a tantrum in a resturant, and his father holding him, and lovin on him. She tells this story at a camp, and many teens are affected by this story. These teens are struggling with major issues in their lives, and this simple story saved many of them. God is awesome!! He keeps us together, and keeps us strong to get through what we need to. And to hear about these kids' struggles, me crying over the schedule or something super trivial, seem pointless. But keep in mind, the He will keep you together in any situation, trivial or not! You are His child, and He will do what He needs to to keep us safe and content. Check out Jenny's Blog...jennysimmons.com

Thanks ya'll! And have a great week!

Living life...creatively,

Birthday at Bekah's

So, my friends invited me over to watch a scary movie (we'll get to that, in a minute!) It's my birthday, and I have nothing else to do for a while. I go, I get hugs, a cake, and one of those velvet pictures of a tiger that my friend Josh and his nieces colored for me. We watched the movie Quarantine...O MY GOSH! It was crazy scary! I hid behind my hands almost the entire time. But to say the least, I had fun blowing out my candles, and having my friends and two new ones sing happy birthday to me! And, my friends can sing...it was a wonderful birthday! Thanks!!!!!

p.s.- here are some pictures my friend Bekah took:

Me, Shelby, and our grumpy friend Josh.

Shelby's AWESOME cake!!

Me and Shelby

Waiting for eveyone to start singing!!

Blowin out the candles!!!!! Best picture EVER!!!!!