theLittlethingsinLife

Today is my last day of work at Messiah and Saturday will be my last day as a student at Messiah.  I am graduating!  I cannot believe it is here already.  I take my last final (ever) tomorrow, and I will be officially done with my college career.  It is hard to believe that I will not have any more homework or tests to study for.  I am moving into the “real world.”  It is a little bit scary, but very exciting.  I am looking forward to the adventures ahead.

I will not be blogging on this site very much anymore, but please visit my other blog to see what I have been working on.  Maybe I will even write about theLittlethingsinLife.

My experience at Messiah has been wonderful.  I am going to miss being around campus.  I feel confident that Messiah has trained me well, I am ready to experience the working world.

ps.  I may try and post a few graduation pictures   Please pray that it does not rain!

You may be wondering what I have been up to…since I have been slacking on the blog.  So, I will show you.  My time has been consumed with my latest project, I have been working on a website/blog to display some of my art work and recent projects.  I am trying to gather a nice collection of my work for show.  I am not so good at the website creating stuff, however I know how to blog so I have put my work together on a new blog.

Here is the link…  http://kelsymyers.blogspot.com/

I hope you enjoy.  I plan to some day turn this into a real website, but for now a blog will do. 

I can’t believe that it is February already!  It has been a wild ride since my last post.  I am currently working 20 hrs a week and balancing a full class schedule.  I have accepted an internship with a marketing team off campus this semester.  I started in the beginning of January and I believe that it has been a wonderful experience.  It helps begin the transition from college life to the “working world.”  I have learned so much and I am excited to learn more.  I have learned that college does not teach you everything.  Messiah has taught me how to learn and find answers to my own questions.  Now I can apply these skills at work and be willing to learn some more.

Anyways, we have just finished our first week of class (my last semester ever!). Everything went well.  I am trying to keep an open mind about the rest of the semester and not go into “syllabus shock.”  It can be a little stressful when you get a syllabus at the beginning of the semester and realize that all of it has to be completed by May!

I am going to try and keep updating my blog as my final semester comes to a close.  It is going to be busy, but I am looking forward to making more memories in this little thing we call life

Finals are done!  I just finished my last final this afternoon   Now I am going to enjoy my Christmas break!  See you next year…

Only a few more days until Thanksgiving break

Thanksgiving is my favorite time of year.  There is something about the feeling in the air that makes me happy.  I don’t know how to describe it other than, it just feels right.  Of course I love the food, but I really enjoy Thanksgiving because of the spirit it brings.  Maybe I like the idea of the season between Thanksgiving and Christmas, it is like another holiday for me.  Thanksgiving means that I can start listening to Christmas music again and we can begin decorating the house.  It is a cheerful time, a time of tradition, and a time for family.

I am looking forward to my Thanksgiving this year.  It will be the same as always…  Thanksgiving lunch with my dad’s family and then  north to Thanksgiving dinner with my mom’s family.  We will spend the rest of the weekend up north shopping on black Friday and hunting on Monday.

Now…only if I could take away the homework I might enjoy my break a little more.  This will be my last Thanksgiving feeling guilty because I have not started my homework!

It feels like fall break was months ago.  I am starting to run out of gas.  The past few weeks have been so busy, I can’t remember what I did.  However, good news is right around the corner- Thanksgiving!  We have one more full week of class before break.  I think I can make it.  After a few projects, presentations, and papers, I will be ready for some family time.

Wow, time flies.  I just looked at my blog and the last time I wrote was the end of summer.  I cannot believe that we are half way though the semester already.  I have been so busy at work, blogging completely slipped my mind.

Now, let me think about these past few months.  Why have I been so busy?  Well, I have been taking a few challenging courses, working 10-15 hours a week, and commuting from home.  It can be difficult, balancing time with my family and friends.  My dad seems to enjoy having me home more often.  Although, my studies seem to be taking a little more time than planned.

Some of my favorite classes this semester are Marketing Research, Photography I (dark room), and Typography (Graphics Design I).  I will scan in some of my photos that I have developed some day to show.  These classes have challenged me, but I appreciate the challenge.  I am learning more than I ever expected.  I have already learned three new programs this semester for my Graphics class!  I will also attach a piece that I just finished, it is my self-portrait created out of text.

But, other than class I am busy catching up with friends and sleeping.  I am looking forward to the weekend, we have some big soccer games on campus and I have been invited to a few Halloween/fall parties.  Volleyball game tonight at 5:00, can’t wait!

made out of text

I am sorry I have not blogged in a while.  It has been crazy at work, but I probably already said that.  This may be my last post for the summer, but after that I will be blogging about my final adventures at Messiah…beginning my Senior year!

I cannot believe that summer has gone so fast.  I still have a few things on my to do list.  This weekend I plan to paint my room.  I am tired of my middle school wall colors, it is so bright it makes me feel dizzy.  There is nothing like waking up to polka dots and stripes in three colors.  Plus, I am going to be a commuter so my room needs to make me feel calm and collected during the semester.  After my room is painted, I am planning on doing one more major clean-up.  Getting rid of the old and making room for the new

It has not really dawned on me that school starts at the end of this month.  I am usually packing and preparing to decorate a new room, but this year I feel much more relaxed.  I guess it will hit me sooner or later.  I am excited to help my brother move in (he is going to be a first-year).  Maybe then I will realize that school is about to start.  Working on campus does not help the whole school thing.  I feel like I never leave this place…  But it is exciting to see students coming back.  The sports teams are here and the RA’s began training.  Next week more help will come and the first-year class moves in on Thursday.  I am excited to see campus buzzing with happy faces again.

Now I promised a few beach pictures…

Sand Dunes

Jelly Fish

Don't see this very often in the mirror.

I shrunk!!

Driving in the Dunes!

We might need 4WD.

Wild Horses!

Driving on the beach

ouch!

Tracker came to the beach as well.

I have been busy with work, sorry I have not blogged more.  Hopefully things will calm down soon!  I hope everyone is having a good summer!

I am headed for vacation   To the beach I go…  I will post some pictures when I get back.  Have a great weekend!

One of my “projects” this summer is working on my photography skills.  I ordered an new camera this summer and my office just received a new DSLR.  So I am trying my hardest to learn about each camera and their unique features.  I have a Nikon D5000 and my office has a Cannon EOS D50.  I am biased towards the Nikon because my first digital camera was a Nikon.  Although the Cannon has some pretty neat features as well.  Unfortunately I have spent more time with the Cannon at work, but I plan to spend more time with my Nikon now that my summer class is over

I have spent time with my nose in the owners manual and researching specific topics online.  I enjoy dreaming about doing some professional photography one day (I am allowed to dream…right?), but we will just have to wait and see how well my skills progress.  I have never been a fan of taking photos of people, although work is expanding my horizons and I am learning more about portrait photography.

Not only am I learning about photography, but I am also learning more about editing photos in Photoshop.  It seems like there are endless tricks and tips that Photoshop is hiding, I am always learning something new!

Here are a few photos that I have taken this summer…you may also see some of my photos in the next few Bridge Magazines (just look for my name on the side).