the end. almost.

Again, I need to apologize for my severe lag in posting lately. As the semester has marched on, so has life and my "to-do" list. I'm currently visiting South Carolina for Thanksgiving and it has been lovely. Relaxing, delicious, and family filled, the last few days have been very enjoyable indeed. head back to Nashville tomorrow and am truly looking forward to this week because I am moving to my new townhouse! I can't wait to get organized and do some serious DIY projects and paintings! Also, starting Monday, it's the last two weeks of school. As always, everyone is asking how this snuck upon us so quickly but I am feeling good about what I have accomplished this semester. We're finishing up finals which for me include my swine flu prevention kit design for Design IV, completing my new retail website for Web Development III (which I got done before Thanksgiving!), and my complete book dummy for Illustration II. We're going to have a gallery show thanks to Dan Brawner to display our completed children's book illustrations and book dummies in the fantastic gallery space behind Neely's, LUSH Gallery. It's really a unique space and I can't wait to have the show.
I have been setting goals for myself lately, as I have many things I want to attain before the year's end and also plans to prepare for my FINAL SEMESTER!!! I am finally going to graduate and the timing feels perfect. I have set the goal to build my personal portfolio website that is easy to update over the holiday break so that it will be ready to post my final portfolio to in the Spring. I will continue interning at redpepper (which just gets better and better) and will also be taking on the main position for the work study in the Graphic Design department. I'm looking forward to this so that I can have some more work for my portfolio. Very exciting.
In other news, I'm working on a freelance project building a website for a local business here in Nashville. It's already been a great learning experience and I'm glad to have the opportunity.
In closing, the end is almost here for 2009 and the fall semester. Christmas decor is making appearances all over town and I am looking forward to more family time come December. Life is wonderful!