Friday, December 26, 2008

Merry Christmas 2008

Christmas came very fast for Dugan and I this year. We were super busy with school till the 20th so I only had 4 day's to get everything together. But don't you worry we did what we could and had a wonderful Christmas. 

This is a little 18" tree that I made with my mom when I was 14. Trees are expensive and need to be decorated which require money and time. Which I didn't have either. My sister was not okay with me not having a tree so my mom brought me up this little tree that I use to put on my window seat in my bedroom when I was a teenager. 

Dugan and I on Christmas at my Parents home. We had a wonderful Christmas. 
We are So In LOVE!!!
We were able to give each other a few very nice gifts.
Thanks again Dugan for the Wicked Tickets and Zen Massage here I COME!!!
My little sister gave me this cute Pink apron.
Plus a few other very nice things form Sur La Table. 
For the Chef inside ME!!!
Thanks little sis.
This is my nephew Liam he loves playing with the broom and helping Grandma do the dishes.
Uncle Dugan to the rescue! Liam loved to go down the slide,
 but he was having a hard time getting up the steps

Thank you to my wonderful Family who made Christmas so great. A special thanks to my parents who never stop being such a great Santa that even brings lot of Presents to
Their Grown up Children.

Friday, December 19, 2008

Reflections of Christ Slideshow

Finals are final over. Now I get to think about Christmas!

I found this on a friends BLOG and wanted to share it with all of you.
This slideshow is photographer Mark Mabry's depiction of Christ's life in 26 photographs he shot and staged with actors. To me, it is so different than from paintings.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oteno81QzzQ

Monday, December 15, 2008

Friend of a Friend cont.

Here is the next part of the story. On Sunday night people gathered together to show there love and support as Heather handed over her baby son.

http://www.ksl.com/index.php?nid=148&sid=5082698

Sunday, December 14, 2008

Friend of a Friend

I know there isn't much that we can do other then pray for this family but I felt since I actually know Heather I should post it. We actually know her because she is best friends with our friend Jim. I even got to hold that little baby boy and he is so sweet. This whole situation is so sad. I felt I need to Post something because I can't stop thinking about it.

PLEASE WATCH THIS OF READ THE ARTICAL IT ONLY TAKES A MINUTE!

copy and paste this address
http://www.ksl.com/?nid=148&sid=5066749

Saturday, December 13, 2008

BUSY, BUSY, BUSY

You know you are an architecture student when CONT.



...when you're being shown pictures of a trip, you ask what the human scale is.

...you can use Photoshop, Illustrator and make a web page, but you don't know how to use Excel.

...You refer to great architects (dead or alive) by their first name, as if you knew them. (Frank, Mies, Norman...)

...when fake light feels natural and daylight is an unusual experience

..you know the janitors by name.


...your roommates say "good morning," and you reply "good night."


...you carry a toothbrush in your backpack.


...someone asks you for your phone number and you give them the studios. ( There really is a phone and it rings when you call)


...you start paying rent for your desk space in studio.


...You total up 3 meals of the day to your breakfast.


...all of the Christmas gifts you give are wrapped in trace.


...you ask Santa Clause for architecture supplies. (Dear Santa Art Supplies is expensive)

...you ask Santa Clause for a sleeping bag.

...after all of your expenses, you can't afford to pay attention

... You know the different taste between UHU and Pritt glue


... You can stay alive without sunlight, communicate with people nor having food but you would commit suicide if the plotter (Printer) doesn't plot your work out

..You've lost your house key and u realized week later ( maybe not the house key but my car. I left my car parked down town for 2 nights before I realized it wasn't parked at my apartment.)

...u dance madly at 3 am though u aren't drunk


...you note smt with yr drafting pen or yoken

.. You are an expert and Photoshop, illustrator and auto cad
but u don't know how to use MS excel

...you spend more time in studio than in your own bed.

...your parents are complaining that you're not having enough fun.


...you only leave studio to buy supplies.

...you haven't taken a shower in a week.

...you see showering as a waste of time.

...you've ever dreamed about your models.

...upon hearing 'supermodel', you think of a nicely crafted-foam core model.

..your parents have more of a social life than you.

...you consider using broccoli for your models.

...you enjoy hanging out at 'Home and Garden Fair'.

...you know all the 24-hour food places in the area. --- (Dugan and I found out that Chili's is open till Midnight on Fri and Sat)

...your friends get more sleep in one night than you do in one week.

...the streetlights turn off.

..You consider 3AM an early night.

...when you are out at 3AM, and people know where you're at.

...everything you eat comes in single serving baggies.

...the idea of a 24 hour 'Kinko's' make's perfect sense

...you're out on Friday nights in studio.

...the only building on campus with its lights on is your studios'.

...you say "It's only midnight- I have plenty of time to finish."

...you confuse sunrise with sunset.

...you ask what time it is, then ask "AM or PM?"