Random Pictures

I was looking through my camera and found a few pictures I thought would be fun to post. So here are a few random pictures from the last month or two.

The one below is Christmas Eve this last year. We had all the kids sleeping in one room. It has to do with Christmas tradition and that's just how we do it. So..with a bunk bed, two inflatable full size beds and one kid on the floor it worked. 7 people in one room. Talk about cozy...
Left to Right: Me, Alan on the top bunk, my brother Judson and his wife, Michelle, my brother Kyle and his wife, EvaLyn, and Jason.

My friend Jennie lives just up the street from Temple Square in Salt Lake City. During the holidays they put up thousands of lights. She invited me to come see them with her this year.

This is the most random picture. I was at Costco and was getting into my car and I saw this dog with his head out the window. He was just hanging out catching all the sights and smells. It hit me kind of funny and I snapped a picture.

Brand New Year!

It was the best of times and it was the worst of times... It has been a long hard year, but at the same time, it's been one of my best. Just to recap...I hit an empty stroller on the freeway with my car, we had to put my favorite cat to sleep, I lived with a difficult roommate, was homeless for a bit, (but found many friends as a result of this), found an enormous cyst and had to have surgery and had the most difficult two semesters of my life.

On the bright side though....I've met some of my best friends this year, got to go Scuba diving in Catalina twice, had one of my all time favorite church callings, found a great new place to live with good roommates, got to travel to Africa, England, Hawaii, and Washington, D.C., I graduated with my BS degree from Utah Valley University and did so with a 4.0 and landed 2 really great jobs right after. So the good stuff definitely outweighs the more difficult stuff.

2009 is starting out looking pretty good. I'm 28 years old and feel like I'm in my prime. :) Here's what's on my horizon: I have my 10 year high school reunion, I am looking into getting my private pilot's license, I should finish up my training to be a Scuba Instructor, and I actually have time to date. ;) So things are definitely looking good.

Thanks again to my family and friends for your love, help, and support. You are all an answer to prayers and my guardian angels!

New Job!

Last Thursday I went down with my roommate to take a tour of the Church Office Building where she works. By the end of the afternoon I had my tour, an interview, and a part time job as a "Web Media Producer's Assistant/Digital Media Quality Assurance Assistant. So basically I will get to help put broadcasts and other media up on their website and also test them to make sure they work properly. There are other things involved, but that's the short and sweet version.

I was pretty excited about it! I had actually applied for this same job back in May, but the timing wasn't right for them or for me. Things seem to be falling into place though. I finished school and am starting a new job. It is only part time for now, but once the Church lifts the hiring freeze that has gone into effect as of last Friday, I should be able to work full time.

The commute won't be my favorite, but there is an Express Bus that goes down and back everyday, so that will help save on gas. And..who knows..maybe I'll move up there once my contract is up on my current place. We'll have to see.

Done with School!!

I am finally done with my Bachelor's degree! Yay! I have been so busy these last few weeks trying to get everything finished, but it has all paid off!

Just a quick update for the last month or so...I turned 28 and I'm pretty excited about it! I'm in a new phase of life and I feel like new adventures await! It feels so good to be done with school and to move on with the rest of my life.

I had surgery just before Thanksgiving. I had a fairly large cyst that needed to be removed from my abdomen. Everything went well and I'm recovering nicely. Try to squeeze that in with 3 big final projects and see how fun that is. :)

Finished my last week of school on Friday the 12th. It hasn't quite hit me that I'm done. I'm just so tired after everything that I haven't had a chance to really take everything in. It's not only been a long month, it's been a long couple of years. So, I figure I will take a bit of a break and then go from there. At least now..I can finally think about Christmas!

3D modeled living room

A year ago I took a 3D modeling and animation class. I wasn't all that good at the animation part, but I could model (draw) really well. This is my final project. I took a picture out of a magazine and duplicated it. I drew everything that you see in this picture. The walls, the furniture, lamps, carpet, etc. It turned out pretty well for my first 3D modeling class.

Anyway...I'm digging it up again because I was able to fix a few things and actually use it in my Senior Project as part of a 3D example for future students to see. I was pretty proud of it. This will be part of my portfolio as well.

Oh...and you can click on the picture to make it bigger :)

More Pumpkins...

This is my roommate, Andrea's pumpkin. I converted her. :)

Too bad we didn't get any trick or treaters to enjoy our art work. Oh well! :)

Halloween Pumpkins!

Happy Halloween everybody!
Ok..so I went a little crazy with the pumpkins this year! I've always wanted to make fancy carvings and this year I finally did it. I got me a $6 kit and went to town. The spider one was my first and it took forever, but it turned out pretty well! The smiley face was fairly simple, but harder to do because it was on such a small, thick pumpkin. They both turned out pretty well if I do say so myself. ;)