I ran two miles in a row AGAIN last night!
But today my back is really sore. That is kind of weird. But i'm slowly getting better! :)
Monday, August 1, 2011
Tuesday, July 26, 2011
Des Moines Trip
So, I said I would write about the weekend so I guess I will.
T hursday after work my parents and I drove to Des Moines because I had a design event to attend Friday (more on that soon.) We went to Joe's Crab Shack for dinner which was delicious (shrimp!) and then hung out in the hotel room for the rest of the night which was nice. Friday I met up with Christina and four other design classmates to attend Neocan't 2011 which is a design expo for those who can't attend the NEOCON expo. This is a place where tons of vendors gather and there are also little sessions designers can attend to learn about different design topics. We got lots of information and free stuff! After we walked around the trade show, we went to lunch at downtown Court Avenue Brewing Co. I had Chicken Pot Pub Pie and it was delicious. After lunch we met up with one of Laura's friends who happens to work at RDG, a design firm in Des Moines. The firm itself was awesome- lots of natural light, industrial elements, and levels! They said it used to be a parking lot previous to the building of the firm and you could really tell, especially by the lines that were still painted on some of the pavement they kept!
After the tour, we split up and went our different ways. My parents picked me up and I went back to the hotel and passed out for a couple hours. That evening, my parents and I met my sister & family at the mall and we did some "looking." Shopping at Jordan Creek mall with no money is one of the hardest self control tests I've ever endured. I didn't by a thing! (Other than part of my sister's birthday present.)
Saturday we went to my sister's house and visited during the morning hours and then went to Ankeny for the afternoon. My mom wanted to go to a scrapbooking store but my dad and I went to Goodwill. Talk about deals galore! I got a big stack of books (hardcovers were only $1.49-WHAT!) a couple old cds, and a dvd of a DMB concert!! I also picked up what I thought was a curtain to make a purse out of but it's actually a valence so it will be even EASIER to do! I'm really excited about that. Then we went to the Pro Bass Shops store and spent a good couple hours in there. I did manage to get a pair of white wedges on sale which I'm excited about. After that, we met up with my sister&family to go out to eat for her birthday. We went to Dos Rios but they had too long of a wait so...we went to Court Avenue Brewing Co.! haha After that we went to the Sculpture Park which is in downtown Des Moines and it was cool! (I will upload some pictures later.) My dad and I had to go to the bathroom so we stopped in this little coffee shop. We picked up some beverages and there was a live musician playing so we stuck around and listened for a little while. It was awesome and made me really excited to move to a big city where that is a common establishment.
Sunday, we went to sister&family's house to visit a little more then we went out for lunch at the Drake Diner. It was delicious! I wish we had something that great in Cedar Falls. It was kind of a bittersweet day because it was our last time at my sister&family's current house because they sold it and are moving to a bigger house in a couple of weeks (which I am helping with.) Their current house is so cute, quaint, and old --I love it! But they have easily out grown it so it's time to move. We drove by their new house (can't go in yet) and looks really nice so that will be exciting!!
After lunch we left Des Moines and stopped at the Williamsburg outlet mall where I DID shop a little bit because the deals were so great! That was the extent of my long weekend. This week isn't as interesting except one of my best friends Lindsay comes home from her two week trip to Nicaragua tomorrow (Wednesday) so I'm excited to see her!
That is all for now.
T hursday after work my parents and I drove to Des Moines because I had a design event to attend Friday (more on that soon.) We went to Joe's Crab Shack for dinner which was delicious (shrimp!) and then hung out in the hotel room for the rest of the night which was nice. Friday I met up with Christina and four other design classmates to attend Neocan't 2011 which is a design expo for those who can't attend the NEOCON expo. This is a place where tons of vendors gather and there are also little sessions designers can attend to learn about different design topics. We got lots of information and free stuff! After we walked around the trade show, we went to lunch at downtown Court Avenue Brewing Co. I had Chicken Pot Pub Pie and it was delicious. After lunch we met up with one of Laura's friends who happens to work at RDG, a design firm in Des Moines. The firm itself was awesome- lots of natural light, industrial elements, and levels! They said it used to be a parking lot previous to the building of the firm and you could really tell, especially by the lines that were still painted on some of the pavement they kept!
After the tour, we split up and went our different ways. My parents picked me up and I went back to the hotel and passed out for a couple hours. That evening, my parents and I met my sister & family at the mall and we did some "looking." Shopping at Jordan Creek mall with no money is one of the hardest self control tests I've ever endured. I didn't by a thing! (Other than part of my sister's birthday present.)
Saturday we went to my sister's house and visited during the morning hours and then went to Ankeny for the afternoon. My mom wanted to go to a scrapbooking store but my dad and I went to Goodwill. Talk about deals galore! I got a big stack of books (hardcovers were only $1.49-WHAT!) a couple old cds, and a dvd of a DMB concert!! I also picked up what I thought was a curtain to make a purse out of but it's actually a valence so it will be even EASIER to do! I'm really excited about that. Then we went to the Pro Bass Shops store and spent a good couple hours in there. I did manage to get a pair of white wedges on sale which I'm excited about. After that, we met up with my sister&family to go out to eat for her birthday. We went to Dos Rios but they had too long of a wait so...we went to Court Avenue Brewing Co.! haha After that we went to the Sculpture Park which is in downtown Des Moines and it was cool! (I will upload some pictures later.) My dad and I had to go to the bathroom so we stopped in this little coffee shop. We picked up some beverages and there was a live musician playing so we stuck around and listened for a little while. It was awesome and made me really excited to move to a big city where that is a common establishment.
Sunday, we went to sister&family's house to visit a little more then we went out for lunch at the Drake Diner. It was delicious! I wish we had something that great in Cedar Falls. It was kind of a bittersweet day because it was our last time at my sister&family's current house because they sold it and are moving to a bigger house in a couple of weeks (which I am helping with.) Their current house is so cute, quaint, and old --I love it! But they have easily out grown it so it's time to move. We drove by their new house (can't go in yet) and looks really nice so that will be exciting!!
After lunch we left Des Moines and stopped at the Williamsburg outlet mall where I DID shop a little bit because the deals were so great! That was the extent of my long weekend. This week isn't as interesting except one of my best friends Lindsay comes home from her two week trip to Nicaragua tomorrow (Wednesday) so I'm excited to see her!
That is all for now.
Thursday, July 14, 2011
Self Accomplishments
I just ran two consecutive miles!
I have never done this before-personal milestone!
YAY!
I have never done this before-personal milestone!
YAY!
Wednesday, July 13, 2011
Look who's back
So, it has been a while (almost a year) from my one and only real post. :) My good friend Christina recently started blogging (designerintraining.blogspot.com)and inspired me to start back up again! She thought it would be a good idea to document her senior year and on and I agree because I love looking back on things and seeing my progress. The real challenge will be keeping up on this during the school year! But I have already found it as an easy way to keep track of my thoughts and organize them!
I recently bought my planner for the 2011-2012 school year which is pretty exciting. I always start off with a planner and usually resort to post it "To -do" lists by the end of the semester but I want to keep on top of it this year! I've already started entering dates for trips and birthdays which gives me something to look forward to!
In respect to my future, I've been thinking a LOT about it this summer. I find the thought of our internship we have to do in order to graduate very exciting. The possibilities of where we can go are limitless, it's just the task of actually LANDING one that will be tough. Another thing to keep in mind is to a) Try to find one with a company in a location you want to be for a long time so you can try to get a job there after your internship or to b) use that opportunity to go somewhere new and just gain a totally new experience and then leave after the internship, risking losing a potential future job. This is such a difficult decision. Also, it is scary to imagine living somewhere new by myself! So this summer I find myself bingeing on internship research at least once a month if not more, just because I get so excited thinking about it. Now the portfolio we need in order to start applying places is another story...
I was also reminded today how much I need to work on my social skills. I am really bad at making and sustaining small talk with individuals. It's not that I don't want to talk to them, I just don't know what to say and when I try to think of something I find myself freezing up and just making things awkward! Does anyone know any way to fix this or develop these skills? Haha I could use some tips. I will probably Google it after this. :)
I also am going to try to limit my Facebook use. I've found myself being the go-to girl for everyone when they want to know who someone is or dirt on so and so's life and I don't really enjoy having that reputation. I think this will be good for me as well because I often find myself on the computer doing nothing important. The only difficulty in this is that I am sometimes bored out of my mind at work and Facebook is a really good cure for that, at least for a few hours until everything is boring!
These are the thoughts on my mind right now, hopefully as a practice blogging they come out a little more organized. :)
I recently bought my planner for the 2011-2012 school year which is pretty exciting. I always start off with a planner and usually resort to post it "To -do" lists by the end of the semester but I want to keep on top of it this year! I've already started entering dates for trips and birthdays which gives me something to look forward to!
In respect to my future, I've been thinking a LOT about it this summer. I find the thought of our internship we have to do in order to graduate very exciting. The possibilities of where we can go are limitless, it's just the task of actually LANDING one that will be tough. Another thing to keep in mind is to a) Try to find one with a company in a location you want to be for a long time so you can try to get a job there after your internship or to b) use that opportunity to go somewhere new and just gain a totally new experience and then leave after the internship, risking losing a potential future job. This is such a difficult decision. Also, it is scary to imagine living somewhere new by myself! So this summer I find myself bingeing on internship research at least once a month if not more, just because I get so excited thinking about it. Now the portfolio we need in order to start applying places is another story...
I was also reminded today how much I need to work on my social skills. I am really bad at making and sustaining small talk with individuals. It's not that I don't want to talk to them, I just don't know what to say and when I try to think of something I find myself freezing up and just making things awkward! Does anyone know any way to fix this or develop these skills? Haha I could use some tips. I will probably Google it after this. :)
I also am going to try to limit my Facebook use. I've found myself being the go-to girl for everyone when they want to know who someone is or dirt on so and so's life and I don't really enjoy having that reputation. I think this will be good for me as well because I often find myself on the computer doing nothing important. The only difficulty in this is that I am sometimes bored out of my mind at work and Facebook is a really good cure for that, at least for a few hours until everything is boring!
These are the thoughts on my mind right now, hopefully as a practice blogging they come out a little more organized. :)
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