Busy Boo... I mean bee...

Whew! What month it has been. I finally started the application process to the grad schools I'm interested in. After only completing the online application for the Academy of Art University in San Francisco, I was surprised to get a call two days later from the admissions adviser letting me know I could consider myself accepted and I just needed to send them a portfolio so they could decide which classes to place me in. STOKED is a pretty descriptive word. I will still be applying to Florida State University, but I'm leaning to San Francisco. The program looks amazing and, I think, is more suitable for me. And it's a little closer to the folks, which would be nice (okay, okay, I've gotten a little accustomed to having them closer).

This week I've been meaning to finish up my portfolio and send it out but work has been, um, work. The big conference is next week and the past three days I've been trying to get our printed agenda ready to be sent to the printer. My supervisor designed the layout, but I had to build it in InDesign and fill in all the agenda info. And, as luck would have it, an hour after sending it to the printer I discovered glitch with one of the speakers that was supposed to be listed. Oh well. I'm excited to see the finished product, though. It should turn out really nice.

With that out of the way I just have to worry about making sure all the speakers know where they should be, make sure all the badges are made and are printed correctly, schedule all the one-on-one meetings that will take place during the conference, finish my portfolio for grad school, write a letter of intent for grad school... um... I might be missing something...

Now might be a good time to start using a planner. Just a thought.

Oh, and start planning enrichment activities with my enrichment committee. Did I mention I'm the Relief Society counselor over enrichment now? Yep. The past week or so we've been trying to get visiting teaching organized. Can you say TRANSIENT WARD? Good grief. We tried assigning companionships last Wednesday, but during Fall and Winter semesters we have two separate Relief Societies which were combined for Spring and Summer terms. We realized we didn't know half the girls or who was still living where. So on Sunday we went and visited all the apartments in our ward to get to know the girls and determine who was living where (the bishop doesn't have an updated list yet). It took about three hours, we were exhausted by the end, but it was definitely worth it. It really got me excited for Spring and Summer because I found out how many cool girls we have in our ward. Tonight we put them in companionships (another three hours, ha). I think it'll be a good summer.

The last few weekends have been spectacular. I don't have time to read during the week, but I've been taking advantage of the weekends. This last weekend I finished reading "Tunnels," a book I bought from THE PURPLE COW :-). It was an interesting read. I'm still deciding what I thought about it. I liked it; it was certainly and interesting story. The writing style was a little different, and maybe that's what bugged me about the book. Not bad writing, just some portions were packed with suspense while others I wondered why they bothered to drag it out so long. The book was co-written, so I wonder if it was just an indication of the two authors writing styles. In any case, I think I would still recommend it. Again, some parts were drawn out more than, I think, they should have been, but overall a good read. I'll be interested to read the sequel and see the movie, which is forthcoming.

Busy weeks, but great weekends. It should be a good summer. :-)

Rebecca

Hahaha, so I thought I'd join in the fun... I think most of this is pretty accurate. Minus the daring stuff, unless it's in conversation. When it comes to "adventurous" stuff, though, I'm not particularly daring... and the Type A personality... I don't think I have one of those:

What Rebecca Means

You are wild, crazy, and a huge rebel. You're always up to something. You have a ton of energy, and most people can't handle you. You're very intense. You definitely are a handful, and you're likely to get in trouble. But your kind of trouble is a lot of fun. You are friendly, charming, and warm. You get along with almost everyone. You work hard not to rock the boat. Your easy going attitude brings people together. At times, you can be a little flaky and irresponsible. But for the important things, you pull it together. You are full of energy. You are spirited and boisterous. You are bold and daring. You are willing to do some pretty outrageous things. Your high energy sometimes gets you in trouble. You can have a pretty bad temper at times. You are very open. You communicate well, and you connect with other people easily. You are a naturally creative person. Ideas just flow from your mind. A true chameleon, you are many things at different points in your life. You are very adaptable. You are usually the best at everything ... you strive for perfection. You are confident, authoritative, and aggressive. You have the classic "Type A" personality.

What's Your Name's Hidden Meaning?

*proceeds to breath into paper bag *

Uh, so, I'm a college graduate. Cool, huh? I'm pretty excited about it. I'd post pics but certain individuals haven't emailed them to me yet (*cough, cough * DAD *cough, cough *). But he's forgiven because he took the entire day off to come see me walk (and take pictures). :-)

In other news, since my "internship" was officially over, my raise started at work :-). I got my paycheck today. Rebecca is very happy. Thank you.

Oh, and one of the press releases I wrote for work ended up in a magazine. It's been a good month. :-) The next one will be very, very busy, but, hopefully, also very rewarding. Our company has been planning a conference for the end of the month that I have been involved a great deal in the planning and coordination. Assuming it doesn't bomb, it will be exciting to see how everything turns out. I also have grad school applications to get out, but I'm interested to see which schools respond. I am slightly stressed, not going to lie. But I have my handy-dandy paper bag here so I think I'll be okay.