Here's your sign...

Anyone interested in what I've been so busy with this summer? Here's a taste...just two of the 5 signs I painted for the gallery. Still working on the new website at the moment, hopefully It'll be up and ready for input by the end of the week!

Time flies...

Went to Florida a couple of weeks ago to visit friends and it already feels like it was months ago..I wish I could go back. It was probably the best vacation I can remember having been on in terms of being what I need at the time. I was in serious need of some r & r and that's exactly what I got. We basically lounged around and caught up with old friends. Perfection!

Is it Friday yet?

...because I'm exhausted!

Yesterday was a particularly long and exhausting day at the paper. I'm not sure if the heat seeped inside me and sucked out all of my energy or if it was just the perfect storm of late ads and odd shaped stories, but I caught myself wanted to get up and walk away numerous times. On the positive, thumbing through my printouts is still extremely gratifying. I feel so accomplished knowing that I can put together an entire newspaper on my own--that's not something most people can say.

Website building is turning out to be incredibly gratifying as well. I'm impressed with how much I actually learned from my online courses. Simply perusing other websites and checking out their code is turning out to be not only helpful but kind of fun as well! It's definitely challenging to build a website from scratch, especially since I don't know a single person familiar with CSS and XHTML, but so far I've managed to solve every problem I've encountered with a little bit of concentration and a few deep breaths. Here's about where I'm at so far...well one of the versions anyway. I've actually got three different versions going at once so I can play with different gallery styles and decide which one I like best. I'll probably be soliciting opinions on functionality and aesthetics a little bit further down the road. For now, here's what I've got! Hopefully I'll have some time to do some work tonight...got get this baby up so I can get myself a job!

Happy Father's Day!

...to all the dads out there! Including, of course, My Dad!!! Thanks for everything you do! Love you bunches!

Heading west

Joe recently took a trip to Wyoming to work on his dad's new cabin. Unfortunately, I wasn't able to go with him, but he did bring back some pictures to share. I can't express how excited I am to go and see it in person! It looks amazing and cozy and comfortable, just what a cabin out west should be! Good thing we're moving closer to Wyoming so we can visit it more often!

View from the top

I've fallen behind in my postings, but I suppose that's a typical occurrence these days. My life has been filled with comings and goings and lists that seem to go on for days. I've been trying to wrap up spring projects since we're already well into summer, but new things keep making their way onto my lists and the old ones just won't go away.

BIg projects on hand:
Finishing my web design courses (finished!)
Finding/finalizing a wedding location (almost there...)
Redesigning/painting promotional material for Sagegrass Gallery (should be finished today)
Design my online portfolio so I can....(haven't even started)
Find a job in Denver.

That's the long and short of it.

For now, here's a couple photos of a hike up Parkman Mountain. Beautiful, but extremely windy, view from the top after a strenuous and satisfying hike.