Welcome to November This one is exhausting

Sunday Nov. 7

Today I stayed in bed way to late. Even with the extra hour I had. I got up around 10:00 and started working on homework. I got a lot done before it was time for church. Giving another ward a try. We liked the University one that we went to with my friend but it is just to far. There is one much closer and would work much better for visiting teaching and what not. We will see. Anyway it was a nice ward and I look forward to going again. The rest of the night was spent on homework, making yummy meatloaf and twice baked potatoes for dinner and Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Cookies that have just hit my top 3 list. They were amazing and so worth the calories I had two. The night came to early and by 9:00pm my body was letting me know it was bedtime. I HATE Daylight savings. Everyone gets tricked into believing they have this special extra hour. Did you forget that the hour is taken away in 6 months. I know its for farmers and all but when was the last time someone interviewed a farmer to see if it is what they really want? hhummm and if they have and that is what the farmers do want then I will stop complaining.

Monday Nov. 8

Tony is currently out of the country in Cyprius which means no class. But I have a big Tony project due next Monday when he gets back along with a huge studio review so the plan is to take what would have been Tony’s class time to work on Tony’s project. Hope that all works out. As soon as the wood shop was open Dugan and I went down to work on our fabric and wood form work that we will be using when we mix and pour 3 different types of concrete in the morning. The fun and frustration of problem solving on how exactly the form work would be built came to an end when I had to go to my Japanese Architecture class. Today’s lesson was SwEeT. I swear design ascetics comes more naturally to people in Japan or maybe they just have been thought and learned how to appreciate it more then here in the US. I left the class with plenty to think about. Studio how I loth thee. (At least right now) ok I take that back. I have had major break throughs over the past few days which I will accredit as blessings from the prayers of my wonderful parents. None the less the week will be consumed by studio. We had a few women come into class today to go over the IBC code with each of us. I was grateful to have a building and was able to understand many of the basic codes but that book is fat and there are a lot of codes. Anyway after studio I headed back down to the wood shop. The air pressured staple gun was so handy. I was so proud of myself for finishing all the forms before Dugan made it back from work. He came to get me and we headed home. I made Swiss Chicken and Cheesy mashed potatoes for dinner. I went and picked up my Vita Mixer that I had lent out to a neighbor last week and was beginning to deeply miss. I tried to stay focused and work on studio but my mind was getting a little distracted. I just came up with the best idea. But it is a secret for now so I can’t tell anyone but I am exited. Now that I have taken notes about the idea back to studio.

Tuesday Nov. 9

Good Tuesday Morning

Dugan and I headed out early to meet at the concrete shop to began hours of pouring. I have to say that I really LOVE concrete. It is like a magic material. I haven’t got it to disappear or anything but I am defiantly getting good at manipulating it. It was fun to play with but I was feeling a little stressed about everything else that is waiting to be done with the rest of the day. But all forms where poured. Headed back to the school worked on Studio. Took Dugan to work went with my classmate to buy sheets of acrylic, plotter paper and hobby shop super glue. Headed back to the school for yep you guessed it Studio. Just you wait pretty soon the this whole week will be truly summed up in one word...... yep, you guessed it “Studio”. Dugan had a meeting with his group for his theories of an argument class tomorrow they have a debate. It is about the Fat Tax, pretty interesting. Dugan and I came home and I made Spinach, goat cheese, tomato pizza for dinner.

Wednesday Nov. 10

Thank goodness I don’t have tony’s class this week. We slept in a whole half hour and then headed to the school to plan out our project for Tony’s. I won’t give to many details now. (In case there is a spy, reading this) jk. But I will let you know about that later. Then I got focused and worked hard on studio. I knew it was one of my friends from schools birthday today but really didn’t have time to bake or anything so at lunch time I asked her what she wanted to do for lunch she said she brought her lunch. I said nope we are taking a 20 minute break and I am buying you lunch. We went the 500ft walk to the Art Museums Cafe. There food is pretty good. She got a grilled cheese and I had apple and brie on a baguette. Yummy! Then we headed back to studio. It was awkward as usual. I swear I don’t understand most sarcasm. Which often leads to me feeling bad. Oh well the semester will be over soon. That night I made Bruschetta Chicken Skewers and Cheesy Mashed potatoes for dinner. I had a friend from my old ward come over to chat. I love opportunities to bare my testimony.

Thursday Nov.11

I woke up way to early and all I could think about was Studio sssooo I decided to get up and work on it instead of just thinking about it. I got a good start on my laser cut files for the pieces I will need to build my model. It was a good work session but soon I had to get ready for work. I love work. Sometimes it stresses me out when I am at work because I feel like I should be doing school stuff but I love that it is so different then school. We had a big visit from the Corporate office but it was okay my store is awesome. Work went fast and I was back home working on studio less then a half hour after work. I did not let myself be tempted to go and try on boats even though I really wanted to. My current everyday shoes are fabric you see and all this wet that has been happening in the weather is no good. Maybe I can find a good deal on boats after Thanksgiving. That is if they fit with my high arched feet and muscle calfs. Any who back to the school. At 5:30 I went to hear Taira Nishizawa give a lecture. He is a well known Architect in Japan. It was good but with all the technology that is used now during lectures they always turn off the lights. I can say I don’t ever fall asleep but I get very tired. Plus I take notes and sketch what they are talking about to help keep me awake. The lecture got out around 7:30pm. I could swear it felt like it was after Midnight. Oh so sleepy. Dugan and I headed home where I made. Sweet meatballs with Jasmine Rice and worked on STUDIO! Goodnight. Maybe I will get up again early. Oh I love the mornings it is the nights I don’t do so well.

Friday Nov.12

So the getting up early showed to be successful ssssooo I did it again this morning. Today I was up just before 6:00. I got two hours of good focused hours of work done before needing to get ready for school. The morning went wonderful. I got to school the shop tech got there early. I was able to Laser Cut my model pieces before my concrete class. I was so glad to see that the concrete didn’t stick to the fabric that we had used. Given we did use Pam cooking spray and petroleum jelly hoping it would prevent the wet concrete from sticking to the fabric. It left a pretty cool texture but I am not looking forward to the final in this class. It is going to be Big and when I say Big what I think I mean is that it will be very heavy. After class I got myself pretty much glued to my chair and started to figure out how the puzzle that is my model is all going to go together. I got board while holding all the pieces together long enough for them to dry sssooo I decided to watch Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs to help give me patience. That movie is so GOOD. I LOVED IT!!! Well the model wasn’t done by the time studio started which I knew it wouldn’t be. Models take so long. But anyway for studio we got to go on a tour of the new Natural History Museum that is being built. It should be done in a year or so. Oh it is so beautiful. The board-form concrete is amazing and the copper is Pika Pika. I had been on a tour 6 months ago but so much had changed. Its going to be amazing. I hope to take my future kids there someday. Anyway after a nice visit it was back to school. I pretty much finished my model. I have a few things I would like to add if I have time. Then Dugan came and picked me up and we came home where I made Chicken Parmesan and Garlic French bread for dinner. We then worked on homework. I hope I come up with something for Tony’s. I have to put studio on hold for a few hours to work on Tony’s. Hope I come up with something good that wont take to long. I might have to watch Cloudy with a chance of meatballs again because it was so funny.

Saturday Nov. 13

Up at 6:00am to do some homework before heading to work. Made it to work at 8:30am. Enjoyed work and helping people out. The day went fast and I had fun. After work I headed home and sat in the chair at my computer in the office for hours. Eventually I made Crispy French Onion Chicken with Garlic Mashed Potatoes for dinner and took a 15 minute break and then back to work. My back was so sore. I tried to at last stand up every hour and stretch for a minute. I worked till after 2:00am.

Sunday Nov. 14

With lots of stuff to get done. I got up at 6:00am 4 hours of sleep was not enough but I had to get up. I worked till about 10:00am when I realized I really needed some breakfast. I am usually the type that eats with in the first 15 minutes of being awake. I deiced on a quick protein bar and back to work. Just after noon I had to get ready to go to church. I was starting to feel really tired. We went to our friends ward to see there little boy Jimmy in the Primary Program. I was super emotional. I just kept think (Why don’t I have kids yet) Even though that is not what I really want right now but I was still thinking about it. After church we headed home and I went right back to my computer and got back to work. Dugan had to go to work because they have a crazy project due. He got home late and I heated up some leftovers and took a 15 minute break. Dugan got home and worked on stuff till 4:00am. Then he went to bed. I was hoping to be able to sleep for two hours but it just wasn’t possible. I worked till 7:00am when it was time to get ready to go to school.

Monday Nov. 15

It is such a weird feeling to leave for school and realize that you never went to bed. We had a little presentation in Tony’s class. Then I needed to Plot. This process usually takes somewhere between 15-30 minutes. It had been over an hour and I still couldn’t get my file to Print it was to large. I was frustrated but due to the lack of sleep and I hadn’t had anything to eat since dinner the night before. I had tears streaming down my face. I had lost all control of my emotions. I really didn’t need to cry but I couldn’t help it. After 4 HOURS yes something that should take 30 minutes took 4 hours. I missed the special lecture in my Japanese class which I was bummed about but I had no choice. I had to have my board printed. Dugan came and helped me and it finally worked. I had 15 minutes to spear. I knew that if I didn’t eat anything I wouldn’t make it. I got a muffin (which I would normally never eat) so that I had something in my stomach. Then I spent the next 2 hours listening to my classmates present. I presented just after 4. I thought it went ok but after being up for 34 hours straight it was hard to put my thoughts together to present. I lived through it but it wasn’t long before the uncontrollable tears came. I was just so tired. After all the presentations were over. Dugan and I went to The Dodo for dinner. I really love the place but I felt that it was hard to enjoy because I was tired. I had Salmon and Veggies and then we shared a slice of Coconut Caramel Coffee Cake. On the 10 minute drive home I could hardly keep my eyes open. I entered the house took off my shoes. dropped my stuff by the door and went to sit on the couch. I was gone in less then a minute. Dugan woke me up at 7:30pm to go to the bedroom. I was asleep before my head hit the pillow.

Tuesday Nov. 16

Because I had fallen asleep so early the night before Dugan had to wake me up at 6:00am. So I could prepare my presentation for Marco’s Concrete class that was at 9:00am. I tried to keep my swollen eyes open and think through what I wanted to say. I changed my clothes and was ready to go to the school. Which doesn’t usually happen. I presented first and was so glad it went well. Then Dugan presented 4th. After class we went back home and back to bed. Till 2:30pm when I had to go to an appointment. I ran a few errands and Dugan went to work. We both made it home around 6:00. I made Creamy Chicken Risotto for dinner and I did nothing productive for the rest of the night.

Wednesday Nov. 17

I am hoping Life maybe back to normal for a week. I was inspired in Tony’s this morning. He is Amazing. Architecture is so much more then most people realize. There are so many different directions to go with an Architecture degree. Then Dugan and I went and built our form work for our next concrete pour. I love it because I am using my favorite fabric again. The building went well. Sometimes I still laugh a little when I really think about myself in the wood shop. We got done with time to spear before my Japanese class. It was an interesting presentation. I have to say I have really been avoiding any food that comes with a label except eggs and dairy and they have to be organic. My friend Chi yow and I LOVE the Asian Market. When I really want something (naughty) I have these little cookies called Hello Panda. I like the chocolate and strawberry ones. I love that they have few ingredients and less then 4g of sugar. They also have these little waffle cookies that are ok too. Anyway those are when I have a weak moment. In our Japanese class today we tried these Japanese candies and fruit snacks. They we natural and not full of what I like to call Fake stuff. I will have to look into those too. In Studio we talked about what would be required for the Final Presentation. I think I better start now. Then we had one on ones with our professor. Talk about anxiety. There are a few professors at the school that totally intimidate me. I think that it is because I think so highly of them that I never want to say anything wrong around them or disappoint them, One of these professors is my Studio professor. It has made the semester harder because I put so much added pressure on myself, which has turned out to be very bad. I am like a hamster on an a wheel. Working really hard but not really going anywhere fast. Thats ok I have 3 weeks to get it all figured out. After studio Dugan came to pick me up. I cam home and made. Steak with Garlic and Herb Butter and Veggies. Yummy. Taking care of some paperwork then off to bed.

View of the Sunset outside my Studio window

My Studio Buddy. His name is Midnight

My current desktop on my computer. Hope it will help me get through the next month.

Hello and Goodbye to October. That went fast.

Monday Oct 4th - Thursday Oct 7th
This week was pretty intense. I had what I like to refer to as Studio Block. Let’s just say my ideas were all over the place. It was really busy week and fall break couldn’t come soon enough.

Friday Oct 8th
So after Dugan and I arrived at the airport we went to get some dinner at Squatters. I was craving cheese so I had a Quesadilla. It was really good. After we ate I went to the desk at the gate to check and see if there was anyway Dugan and I could sit next to each other. We are returning on different days so the tickets weren’t bought together and seats had not been assigned yet so I was hoping we could work it out. As I gave them our names at the counter they informed me that Dugan and I had been bumped to First Class and we were sitting next to each other. I was pretty excited. Dugan and I are working on this list of 30 things we want to do before we are 30. One of them is to fly first class. Lucky us. We boarded the plane. Not only were we first class but we were the first row and we had 3 feet of leg room in front of us. I could put my legs straight out and just touch the wall. We were offered drinks before the flight and had bottles of water, a blanket and a pillow waiting for us. It wasn’t anything to crazy but it was fun. It was just him and I in our little row and I actually was comfortable enough that I feel asleep. We were given our drinks in a glass glass which was pretty fun. We got the San Jose airport. It was a nice airport and picked up our bags. My parents came and picked us up and it was a pretty short drive to their place. My mom gave me the royal tour of their place. It is very nice. We were pretty tired so we went to bed.

Saturday Oct 9th
Here we come San Francisco. We woke up early to get a good start on the day. My parents, Dugan and I headed to Golden Gate Park. We had ticket to the Deyoung Museum’s special exhibit, “Van Gogh, Gauguin, Cezanne, and Beyond: Post-Impressionist Masterpieces form the Musee d’Orsay. I have been lucky and have seen many of Van Gogh’s works from Europe to New York. Starry, Starry Night at the MOMA is still my favorite but seeing the painting “Bedroom at Aries” was a huge delight for me. Many of the other pieces were beautiful. I get so emotional when I see the real thing. We looked at many of the other exhibits in the museum. We went up in the tower and was able to see all over San Francisco and the roof of the California Academy of Science by Renzo Piano across the street. After we were finished in the museum we took a bus toward Union Square. There were so many wonderful buildings to see there. After enjoying Frank Lloyd Wrights Gallery. We headed over to Pier 39 we looked to the sky to take in the amazingness that is the Blue Angels. Lucky us that we happened to pick Fleet Week. I loved the walruses at Peri 39. They are sssoooo funny laying there and pushing each other around. We walked along till we reached the Ghirardelli Square. We decide it was time to head back to Golden Gate Park to get the car. Well on the bus we asked this local couple where they recommend we have dinner. They told us we had to eat at Beach Chalet. They even called the restaurant and made reservations for us. It was wonderful. It is right on the beach. The food was incredible. We had Shrimp & Avocado Cocktail appetizer. I had scallops that were cooked perfectly, Dugan had Ribs and I think my parents had fish. My mom and dad shared Creme Brulee and Dugan and I had the best brownie sunday ever. As the night got later we watch all the beach bonfires start all across the beach. It was such a fantastic day. I feel so blessed to have such wonderful parents and husband who let me go on a wild goose chase for buildings.

Sunday Oct 10th
Today we slept in. Went to church with my parents where I ended up seeing a guy and his wife who both went to high school with me. There were nice lessons given. After church we came home and had a nice dinner and a quite night at home.

Monday Oct 11th
Today my dad took my mom, Dugan and I to breakfast at Google. It was fun to see where he worked and all the cool things about the company. He had a meeting so we headed out. We drove the twisty road up to the red woods. We walked around for a bit and did the walking tour. It was fun to see such old and big trees. Then we headed down and drove along the beautiful coast. The waves were crashing and we saw a light house. We stopped at Half Moon Bay where we ate at Sam’s Chowder House. We were sat right by the window where we had a beautiful view of he ocean. Dugan and I had there famous Lobster Roll (which is named in the top five Best Sandwiches in America). It was so delicious. My mom had a Salmon Sandwich. We were pretty full but I saw that they had Key Lime Pie as there special. We have specific high standards so after finding out that all standards were met. We ordered it. Sure enough best Key Lime Pie EVER. I have decided that for a foodie like me. I belong in a place like San Francisco. It was such a fun place. After a late lunch we headed back to google to pick up my dad. Then we took my
computer in to get upgraded. We hung out and then headed to downtown Mountain View to go to a light dinner. We walked main street and spent a little time searching for Out of Print Architecture books in the
used bookstore. We had a wonderful day. Tomorrow Dugan is flying home without me and I am already missing him.

Tuesday Oct 12th
My mom and I went to Winchester Mystery Mansion. It was really cool.

http://www.winchestermysteryhouse.com/ Afterward went to dinner an then shopping.

So as you can see. I got behind again. Oh well. The rest of my trip in Mountain View was lots of hanging out with my mom. It was truly wonderful. I came home rested and ready to get back to life. Minutes
after walking in the door from the airport (my flight was at 6:00am) I went to hang out with my friend Carrie and her kids. I got some other things done and had a chance to see some friends.

Since Fall Break ended life has been CRAZY, STRESSFUL and BUSY. So here I am a month later playing catch up.

Halloween was lots of fun. On Saturday Dugan and I went to our friends the Clarks. It was fun. We had Cafe Rio (which was so yummy and a treat since we don’t eat out much) I went trick or treating with
Carrie, Jimmy and Katie while the guys stayed home to hand out candy. It was pretty cold and rainy so we weren’t out for long. We came home enjoyed passing out the rest of the candy and hung out. It was a fun
night.

On (real Halloween) we went to our friends Jeff and Shasta’s house. We made dinner and watched a Halloween movie. It was such a fun weekend. Now it’s pretty much school till Thanksgiving break. October was a good month. I just hope I can come up with something good for Studio
soon. I went from Studio Block to studio Idea overload and now I just need to make some choices. Love you all.

Dugan, Dad and I walking into Frank Lloyd Wright's Gallery

A pic of the Blue Angels Flying

Dugan and I at the Ocean (it was pretty windy)

Katie and Jimmy dressed as Little Red Riding Hood and the Big Bad Wolf

I know I am behind on my journal but I wanted to post this.

I had the Pleasure of being in the same ward as this wonderful Man for 13 years. He had the most amazing spirit that I could feel when I was around him. He also has a wonderful family and I have thought about them many times over the years. He will be greatly missed but I know that like the Obituary says that he can now run and sing. Love you Thad

Click to see his Picture http://www.heraldextra.com/lifestyles/announcements/obituaries/article_27873f41-6581-5503-8e3d-73094fb9e7a6.html

Thad Aaron Sutton

April 29, 1976

October 24, 2010

Thad Aaron Sutton passed away peacefully in the arms of his mother and surrounded by family on Sunday, October 24, 2010, due to complications from pneumonia.

Thad was born April 29, 1976, in Abilene, Texas as the seventh son of Colonel (ret.) Tom and Laraine Sutton. Thad was born with a rare birth defect - he was one in a million. Thad's life expectancy was short - maybe a day or a month - what a miracle that this world got to enjoy his sweet and tender spirit for 34 years!

Thad was incredibly loved and adored by his family and all who met him. Even though Thad never learned to talk, his cheerful demeanor (along with his infectious laugh, noisy chirps, and large smile) changed the life of those around him. Without hearing a word from him, you knew Thad loved you.

Thad loved ice-cream, peanut butter pancakes, Karen Carpenter songs, and especially being with his family and friends. Thad loved when people talked and sang to him, lay down next to him, or held him in their arms.

We know that Thad is being held in Christ's arms and that he is enjoying every moment now that he can run and sing. We love you, Thad - our lives have truly been blessed because of you.

Thad is survived by his parents, Tom and Laraine Sutton, his siblings Tony (Tracy), Todd (Brooke), Tim, Thomas (Vanessa), Troy (Thora), Trent (Liz), Lara (Jesse Olson), Travis (Ky Frandsen), and Lesa (Mike Ross); as well as 18 nieces and 5 nephews.

Tony Your Animation Will Be the Death of Me

Monday September 27th

Today is my dear friend Rachel’s Birthday. Classes were pretty good. During studio we had a sit down review Jury for our Concept designs. I got really anxious right before I presented. My review went okay and I now just have somethings to think about. I headed to my Turbo Kick class to help me clear my mind. I was still in the workout mood after it was over so I did the elliptical for 45 minutes too. On my walk back to the studio it hit me how tired I was. I took trax to Dugan’s work and then we came home and I made Baked Riviera Cod and Rosemary Vegetables for dinner. We had a nice night together doing homework.

Tuesday September 28th

I love Tuesday’s. Dugan and I attended a presentation given by some experts in Concrete. It was long but very fascinating. Dugan and I worked on homework. I made Nana’s Lasagna for dinner then I headed to the farmers market to pick up some fresh produce. I thought I would pick up a little treat for my wonderful Hubby. So I picked up a Belgium Waffle stuffed with Imported Belgium Chocolate, fresh whip cream and strawberries. We watched Glee and did homework.

Wednesday September 29th

Today I woke up super sleepy. Tony’s class was very informative today. I figured out a few things to do with my concept before meeting with my Professor during studio. I just need to figure out how to better articulate my concept. The ideas are there but I need to sum it up in a few well written sentences. Then I bought plane tickets for Dugan and I to go and see my parents in California. I can’t wait to see them. I had to hurry to Spinning class but made it just in time. BUT during the class the arches of my feet really started to hurt. It was really weird. I have really high arches. I think I need to try different shoes. The class was great minus my feet. Dugan came back after work to pick me up. I made Meatball Marinara Stuffed French Bread and Salad for dinner. We worked on stuff for our Tony project that is due Monday. I hope I can use the rendering farm to get stuff done quicker tomorrow. It’s always nice when I have multiple computers working for me.

Thursday September 30th

Today I had an on call at work but they didn’t need me. SSsoooo I got to the school early and got to work. I ended up helping a few classmates with a project they had due at noon. Then I got working on Tony’s animation. I would enjoy it a lot more if my computer didn’t decide to run out of memory. (I will take care of that over fall break) Which is making it a real pain to get what I need to done. Then I worked on studio. In the past I have totally been in the groove but it hasn’t been there. I must find it soon. I was super excited to find out that my favorite trainer was teaching a Cardio Pump class today. I got to class ready to go. She let us know that we would be playing a game today called 21 (no, not the card game). So this is how it works. You do 20 jumping jacks then 1 push up then you stand up and do 19 jumping jacks and 2 push ups, 18jj & 3 pu, 17jj & 4 pu, 16jj & 5 pu.............................. till you get to 1 jumping jack and 20 push ups. Then you keep moving and sip a little water then you go back up. 20 push ups, 1 jumping jack, 19 pu & 2jj. We warmed up and cooled down but the Jumping Jacks and push ups took about 40 minutes. I could not believe it. It ended up being over 420 Push ups and 420 Jumping Jacks. It was the hardest workout I have done since running Track. I still can’t believe I did it but it felt amazing. There were a few times I was pretty sure I was going to throw up, but I didn’t thank goodness. I came home and called my other mother Patty because today is her Birthday. I enjoyed talking to her and can’t wait till Thanksgiving to see her. Happy Birthday Patty Dear. I had made stew in the crockpot in the morning but the temperature has been so warm and I really wasn’t feeling like stew. We ended up going out to Indian food with my sister Ashten, her husband Chris and there little boy Liam. Liam was so funny. He LOVE’s Nan (which is the bread) He also told me that what he wanted for his birthday was cake. It was so cute. I love that little guy. After dinner they came over to our house to play for a bit. I was sad when they left but was so glad we got to hang out with them. Thanks Sis!

Friday October 1st

I can’t believe it is October. Today we had Tony’s and learned how to make our own materials in 3dmax. Then we went to the Concrete Lab and saw how some of the additives work. It was pretty interesting. I love the idea of Pores Concrete. It is pretty cool stuff. Then I had Studio where we had a Lecture on Sustainability ( I am not sure why because we have had lots of lectures and classes about it, its pretty much in the Architect Job description to know and understand it) Anyway the women did a nice job and then we watched a film about building the Getty Museum in LA by Richard Meier. Meier is a little interesting but the film was very inspiring. Plus we were just at the Getty a few weeks ago. After studio I headed to my Zumba class where we were filming a dance music video. I will have to post it after the videographer finishes all the editing. We are in a Zumba competition representing the University of Utah. I was so tired when we finally made it home I made Pesto Cheese Ravioli with Chicken and Walnuts for dinner and worked on my animation. Goodnight

Saturday October 2nd

I Love the difference that work brings to my life. I had a great day at work and I love my co workers. After work I headed home to meet Dugan so we could go up to the school. We heated up and bent some acrylic (plastic). Then mixed our concrete and poured it into the forms we had made. This is our first attempt so we will see how it goes. Then I worked on my animation for HOURS and HOURS. I made Chicken and Dumplings for dinner and worked on my animation till after 11:00 pm.

Sunday October 3rd

I got up at 6:00 am to get working on my animation. Dugan headed up to the school to see if his was done rendering on the farm. Which it was so he came home and went back to sleep. I went back to bed till General Conference was on at 10:00 am. I LOVE conference. I can’t wait to get all caught up on the parts I wasn’t able to hear. I had a nice talk with my mom between sessions. Then Dugan and I had to go by the school before we headed to Provo. We went and hung out with our Wonderful friends Jeff and Shasta. Shasta and I had fun chatting and the guys enjoyed sharing funny video on the internet. We had a nice dinner together. We also decide that for Halloween we should be our names. So Shasta will be a can of Shasta Soda. Jeff is going to be a Stone. Dugan is going to be Doogie Howser MD and I am going to be Charlotte’s Web. I know I have never been a spider for Halloween, about time. We had to head home a little earlier so we were home before they closed the freeway for the night. It is such a MESS. We made it home in no time and I was so tired I feel right to sleep. Another busy but learning filled week. One week till Fall Break. I think I can, I think I can, I think I can _ _ _ _ _ ChooChoo

I didn't have any pictures from this week but this picture was taken of Dugan on New Years Eve at Jeff and Shasta's house and I think it is cute.

(Dugan's sad face)

Concepts are in the Air

Monday September 20~ Much better then last Monday. I Love Japanese Gardens. In studio I presented my Case Study about the Library that I have been studying. I went to body works class and made the BEST Italian Meatball Stuffed French Bread with Salad. YUMMY!

Tuesday September 21 ~ More talk about concrete. Worked on thinking about my concept for my Library design for what seemed like forever. Ran a few errands, Cardio class and made Hot BBQ Shrimp with Jasmine Rice and Veggies.

Wednesday September 22~ Tony’s class is getting pretty cool. I will have to post my animation when it is all done. I HAVE STUDIO BLOCK. I have been thinking so much about my concept and I have 20 ideas but they keep taking me in circles. My professor was nice and helpful and I hope I can come up with more for Friday. I took trax home and kept working on my concepts. I did a circuit training workout and made Cornflake Crusted Chicken with Dipping Sauce and Rosemary Garlic Mashed Potatoes. Goodnight!

Thursday September 23~ I had a doctors appointment and then had work at VS. I love having something so different to go to a few times a week. Then I worked on homework and did my cardio. We had Chicken Enchiladas with corn and salad for dinner. I am wondering where the week went.

Friday September 24~ I am looking forward to the concrete pouring assignment I have for next week. I came up with a few more good concepts for studio just in time. I was working on my 3d models but the cardboard and Bristol paper just weren’t doing much for me. I will have to figure it all out before my presentation on Monday. On Friday’s I check out at about 3:30 pm. Studio is from 2-5 pm. I just get to the point where I am not even predictive anymore. I Love my Friday Zumba class. I was totally into it. Which always makes it even better. I came home and made Orangey Asian Chicken with Mandarin Veggies. I also made way to many “Mormon Cupcakes.” Bedtime I am exhausted.

Saturday September 25~ I woke up a little restless after crazy tiring dreams. I dream a lot and wake up as if I have been working the whole time I was asleep. I got ready and grabbed my cupcakes to take to work. I had a great day making everything perfectly organized, sized, colored and stylized. One of my fav work friends came in and saw her cupcakes waiting for her on the break table, Here is where I will tell you the story about my dear friend and my Mormon cupcakes. My friend is from New Orleans. She moved to Utah in 2006 after realizing that after Hurricane Katrina it might be better for her here. She left her Mommy and her horses that she loves very much. I met her right after she transfered to my VS store. She found out that I was mormon and was fascinated with all that came with it. I thought she was so funny and LOVED her accent. She would say things I thought I would never hear come out of someone’s mouth but Loved her to death. I once made cupcakes in a cone and brought them to work. Everything that I did that she hadn’t seen or heard of before she would call mormon style. One time I went to the farmers market right before work and didn’t want to leave my fruit in the car so I brought it in and put it in my locker. When she was walking me out she saw all the fruit and the HUGE cantaloupe in my bag and couldn’t stop laughing. This is only a few of the fun memories I have had with her but she is now moving back to New Orleans. I think her friends there will find her very Polished. She told me that she wont forget me and she will tell all her friends about her mormon friend that makes her mormon cupcakes and shops at markets and wears funny underwear. I will miss my dear friend but I know we have learned a lot from each other and that this is see ya later because she has to many hot boys here not to come visit. After hugging her goodbye and shedding some tears I headed up to the school to work on building my 3d concept models for Monday’s presentation. I came up with ideas quicker then I had planned but not quick enough. I didn’t make it to the General Relief Society Broadcast because I was using the shop and it is not open tomorrow but I will listen to the broadcast online tomorrow. I made Classic Chicken and Dumplings for dinner and Dugan and I took a nice evening walk. I LOVE walks. It reminds me of my childhood and going on walks with my dad. I was such a lucky girl. Now my Husband walks with me. I am still a Lucky girl. We decided to take a little break from school stuff an cuddle up and watch the movie Dear John.

Sunday September 26

Dugan and I went to another new ward today. It was right up by the school. We were there for 5 minutes when I decided that I loved it there. It was the primary program which made it even better. I love how sweet their little voices are singing the simple words if the gospel. I loved primary. Over half way through sacrament meeting we realized that a friend from school was in the ward. We are really thinking of staying in that ward but next week is Conference so we don’t have to decide yet. After we got home we got to work on homework. I was able to take a break and watch the General Relief Society Broadcast. I can’t began to express how much I love our dear Prophet President Monson. A few of my friends and I have been talking a lot about judging over the past few months. It was so wonderful. We are all children of God and should treat each other as such. As hard as it is. We should also learn to forgive those who have judged and offended us. Such a beautiful message. I can’t wait for general Conference next week. More homework and more and more homework. I made Arroz Con Pollo for dinner and we had a nice night together. Busy but great weekend.

These are a few renderings of the 3d models that I have been working on in Tony's class.

Back from L.A. and Plenty of work waiting

Monday~ I am starting to really dislike Monday's. I never really had a case of the Monday's but when my weekend is full of work and homework the idea of starting a new week with no rest is exhausting. Today was defiantly a Monday. I had a doctors appointment before school. My teacher knew I would be late to class and as I came in late I knocked over his coffee. Don't even ask how. I felt ssssssoooooo Bad. It didn't really make much of a mess and I cleaned it up right away. To make things worse he is one of my favorite teachers and today was his first day back at school after being gone for a week because his wife passed away last weekend. He didn't seem to care much and said he would just get some more after class. That is why I love Tony. Anyway then in Japanese we learned about Tea Houses. For studio we went to the SLC Libary to talk to the Library director and was able to ask questions about what is important in the library. After studio I attended a Turbo Kick class and Body Works class. The Turbo Kick is a crazy jumping kickboxing class and body works is ssssoooo hard. It is full of really hardcore abs, lots and lots of Pushups and weight lifting. Then Dugan and I came home had Berry Nut Salad for dinner, and went for a walk.

Tuesday ~ So Monday may have been a little rough but today was GREAT! Dugan and I only have one class on Tuesday’s from 9-10:30. I had a presentation that I was pretty nervous about but it went pretty well. After class we decided that all our homework we could do at home. Ssssooo we came home and had a nice afternoon together. We even took a short Nap. How wonderful. Then Dugan headed off to work and I CLEANED and worked on homework. I had a nice cardio workout and when Dugan got home we had Apple Poppyseed Salmon and veggies for dinner and continued to work on homework. Dugan and I had to finish our animations for tomorrow morning and I had a ton of reading to do.

Wednesday ~ Oh Wednesdays are pretty much deja vu of Monday’s. Tony’s class went much better. Japanese is always so interesting. Then I went to Ogden to visit another branch library. That night I had a melt down. It was one of those why cant I be perfect melt downs. I am finally staring to work through all the feelings that came from everything that has happened at church. I had know idea that it would take so long to heal. The anger and hurt is not gone but things are getting much better. I came home and made Spinach Pasta and worked on my 2000 word Manifesto about slow architecture.

Thursday~ I had an on call for work and was so happy when I called and they didn’t need me. I worked on my paper for 4 hours. It ended up 2015 words and was almost 8 pages long. WOW! That is a long paper for Architecture school. In general we don’t write a lot of papers. (aka In general we stink at them) I was having a few tense problems and I like jumping back and forth between first and third person. But I am getting better at catching these embarrassing mistakes. After my legs were to antsy to seat any longer I did Yoga. I ran a few errands. Then Dugan got home. Put the last finishing touches on our homework, went for a walk and went to bed.

Friday~ Tony’s was fun. In advanced technology I turned in my paper. Nice to have that off my back. Then Dugan and I presented our idea for our concrete design. I have a feeling this is going to get dirty. Studio was pretty relaxed. I just met with my professor about my Precedent presentation that I am working on for Monday. Then I was asked to go down and review the first years first projects. It is amazing to think that that is where I was two years ago. There work looked pretty good and they had some great ideas. Way to go Major Ones. As soon as studio was over I had to hurry so I could make it to my friends Zumba (dance) class. My adventure begins. I was going to catch the sandy trax to go home and it only comes a few times a day. I got to the stop right as the train pulled away. It was a little early so I missed it. So I had to catch the SLC trax and ride it to Gallivan Plaza then make the transfer over to the Sandy train. I was really nervous about time but I was making good time. As I got off trax and speed walked home as I approached my apartment I had an oh no moment. I DIDN’T HAVE A KEY. I NEVER ride trax. Dugan just comes back to the school after work to pick me up. Well as you can see I did not make it to her class and was bummed out because I had been looking forward to it. At least we have wireless internet. I sat outside on the grass with my computer till I could be let in. I guess I just wasn’t suppose to go to Zumba. Then I made Buffalo Ranch Chicken with twice baked potatoes. Dugan and I were watching T.V. when we decided to go out on a little date for dessert. We went to the Dodo. I LOVE this place. We got Strawberry buttermilk cake and Almond Joy Cheesecake pie. We only ate about half of them. They were Amazing. Then we came home and had a nice night.

Saturday~ Oh my goodness is it really 5:00 am. Well off to work. Work was fun. I felt very productive and ran my little tail off working the fitting rooms. I love helping the costumers. After work I headed up to the school to meet Dugan and work on homework. Diagramming, Diagramming, Diagramming. It was dinner time so Dugan and I came home and I made Pesto Cheese Ravioli with Chicken, Walnuts and Rosemary Vegetables. Worked on homework till it was time for bed.

Sunday~ Went to a Married Student Ward at 9:00 am. It was nice and I really wanted to commit to this one but it didn’t feel right. I think since we decided that we were changing wards I have been in such a hurry to chose a new one. Go figure that the talks in church were about patience. I came home and listened to the talk from last Aprils Conference titled “Continue in Patience” by President Uchtdorf. Dugan and I will try another one next week and I will let you know how it goes. We came home and worked on homework ALL day. I hate doing homework on Sunday’s but at least we are getting better at being able to do our homework at home and we don’t have to go to the school. I made Steak Salsa Verde and Mandarine Veggies for dinner. Bye, Bye, weekend

This is pretty much the view I get out the window when at school. If I have to be at the school and doing homework at least I have a good view. ( If you look close you can see the State Capital) I will have to post another picture that is lighter.

Too Cute not to Share

Since my sister posted this picture on her Blog I have looked at it everyday. It makes me Smile. I miss this little Guy and my Sister Dearly. I always feel like I have no time. I actually wrote an 8 page paper about the fact. I also miss my other little friends Colbert, Emma, Jimmy,Katie and Lucas. Ever since school started my Family and Friend time has been very little. It feels as if when I have time they don't and when they do I don't. I guess I will just have to plan things out farther in advance to make things happen. LOVE and MISS you ALL.