It's a GOOD Crazy!!

Once again the blog has been put on the back burner and I have a feeling that it will remain that way until school is over in December. So there will be far and in between posts from now on I am sure. Nick and I just finished the 3rd week of this semester and it has been a very big adjustment... one that we still are trying to get used to. With Nick working full time, taking 3 classes (working towards receiving his Fire Fighter I Certificate), and working one day a week at the temple is crazy enough in its self. He pretty much works, works, sleeps, studies, goes to class, and then works again. As you can see, sleep seems to always be the last thing he takes time for. ;) I don't know how he does it all?

Then I am taking 20 credits and spend a lot of my week at the school working on projects. So about the time Nick gets home from work in the morning, I'm already at school. When I get home from morning classes, he's sleeping or I have to do homework, then we both go back to school at night (on different campuses), so as you can tell... things are very crazy and our schedules are the exact opposite. Just the other day we were joking about how we had to adjust by getting to be together every day during the summer because I didn't work. And now... we're adjusting BACK to never seeing each other which is far more difficult. I know, I know... everyone goes through this and there are plenty of you right now that have even more on your plate. We realize we are SO blessed to be able to do all of this at once and are grateful for the things we are learning... we are just a little wore out right now... so its a good thing it's friday!! :)
So even though things are so crazy... How are we dealing with it?? well... Nick likes most of his classes. He's learning a ton and doing all he can to better qualify himself for the fire department. He is one hard worker and I love that about him.

My design classes are amazing... I'm really enjoying them and am really impressed with my teachers (minus one of them), and the program overall. CSN just recently got a new Interior Design program director that is revamping the entire program. He, himself, is an architect and all the teachers in the program are some type of designers that work for different firms in Vegas. I have learned so much already and am excited to continue with the program. Just last night we had 5 different designers from different firms come to our class and critique the projects we're working on. WOW... very intimidating but what a great opportunity to meet so many of them and get professional advice on our own work. They're each coming back for the final presentation next Thursday!!! I get butterflies just talking about it. ;) BUT... I got some VERY postitve feedback from them and some great advice on some changes that need to be made to my design.

We also get to go on "feild trips"... like we're in kindergarten. We get to go around to different places/stores in Vegas that are GREAT resources for interior designers. We get to go back as students whenever we want and use these amazing resources for our own projects and needs.

So even though things are crazy... its a GOOD crazy with many amazing opportunties!! :)