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I just bought a domain name.

katiederrick.com

It’s not up and running quite yet because I’m learning how to use it and how to have it host my blog and portfolio.

But in the future, it will be my personal designed website!

I can’t wait!

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Daydream

Daydream. Daydream. I fell asleep asleep beneath the flowers.

For a couple of hours. On a beautiful day.

Daydream. Daydream. I dream of you amid the flowers.

For a couple of hours. Such a beautiful day.

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Too Busy for Blogging?

In answer to that question: never.

But I am pretty busy. I work every morning for about four or five hours and then head to class for the rest of the day. Yesterday I was very sick with a stomach bug so I had to miss the first day of classes which actually made me utterly depressed. But I’m back on my feet today for school and have an hour between classes to report about my life.

First of all, when people ask me what year I am or my graduation date, I can’t believe that I say, “Senior,” or, “In April.” It is crazy to me. I know I’ve posted on that before, but it still feels fake.

Next, I’m in a cooking class. Food Preparation in the Home. I just came from my first weekly lecture and my lab is Friday with my darling friend Hannah. I cannot wait. The lecture is so interesting and got me so excited for the class. I really think it will motivate me to cook and eat healthy foods, along with teaching me great new recipes and skills. Who knows, maybe I’ll want to go to culinary school??? Probs not, but maybes.

I had a media law class on Monday. It was my first and last because as soon as I got out of class I dropped it immediately even though doing that put me through an anxiety fest these past few days trying to find another class to fill the requirement for my major. I really find media law and ethics interesting, I’ve taken a class about it in the past. But this one was way over my head. The professor is a great man, but he speaks a different language than I do and taking the class would lower my GPA for sure, which I cannot afford at this point since I’m definitely going to grad school in the future.

Homework has started for both T.J. and me. T said he wasn’t going to bed until he read because he didn’t want to be a procrastinator this semester. I nagged him on to make sure he was true to his word. I’m sure he will appreciate it in the long run.

Other than that, life is good. Married life is great. It has been kind of sad though because we don’t get to see each other or eat lunch with each other every day, but we are trying to squeeze in time when we can. I drop him off, he picks me up, I make the lunch, he comes and gets it. It’s kind of precious. Something that has been nice as a married student is that I never have to worry about the boy drama at school. BYU students are trained to look at the ring finger because there are so many married or engaged people. And on another note, T.J. and I text each other throughout the day so we can keep in touch. Since we’ve gotten married, we rarely text and I kind of forget about my phone. But a little message or two from him through the day really gets me excited and happy!

That’s all for now, folks.

Going to Class for the First Time

My first class of the semester is in one hour. It’s a class for my major so I probably will know some of the people in the class. But for some reason, without fail, the beginning of each semester, I get SO nervous.

I mean right now, I have butterflies in my stomach. I want to vomit. I can’t stop tapping my feet or rambling to my coworkers.

Aagh! The suspense just kills me! Who is going to be in my class? Is someone going to be in there I don’t get along with? Are my friends in my major also in the class? Who am I going to sit by? What if I sit in that spot and then hate it but am stuck there for the whole semester because that’s what humans do? What if I don’t know anything? What if, when I walk in, I just stand there and everyone stairs at me with blank faces? What if I walk into the wrong class?

What if… What if… What ifffffff…. What………… if……………..

So Nervous.

I have to go to class now. It doesn’t start for another half an hour, but I can’t wait any longer!

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Oxfords

Today T.J. recieved a pell grant that paid for his tuition. It was one of the biggest blessings I have experienced because now we have money for all of our payments and bills and Oxford loafers.

Yes, Oxford loafers! I’ve been eyeing them all summer and finally I was allowed to get them! Plus I had a coupon for 20 dollars off!

Great Grant. Great Shoes. Great Day.

Sending T.J. Off

I decided not to hike Mount Timp tonight. I’ve got too much to do this weekend and hiking in the mud throughout the night doesn’t sound too awesome. But T.J. decided to go still with the group.

Ryan just picked him up and I literally cried. What the heck is wrong with me? I initally cried because I’m worried he is going to fall off the side of the mountain and die. Then I cried because this is the first night we’ve been apart since we got married.

I just stood at the door and walked him walk away. Tears.

I need to have my head examined.

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FHE: The Blank of Hearts

Last night, we did one of the silly activities in our FHE for Newlyweds book. But however silly these exercises might be, I actually think they are really good for to do. They help build communication, make you set goals, and grow together spiritually. Plus, just getting in this habit of FHE is important.

Last night we filled in the blanks to phrases like:

“You make me happy when…” or, “You make me laugh when…”

My favorite was T.J.’s answer to “You make me proud when…”

“You make me proud when you get out of bed and aren’t ornery.”

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The Narrows

Two years ago, I hiked the Narrows in Zion National Park with my family. 

This weekend, T.J. and I are hiking it with another couple in our ward.

Gotta live it up while we can, right?

Wedding Day Video Footage

Tonight I received the footage from our wedding day. Abby Alger did all the video that day and really did an amazing job. It was so fun to watch us come out of the temple and walk around Temple Square because that day really is a blur.

When I get the chance tomorrow, I’ll post a clip or two as a preview of the final video I’m going to put together. I can’t wait! Thanks again, Abby! You’re great!

Hard Drive Fail

Three months ago, I lost my removable hard drive with all of my photos, school work, and portfolio. Over it. Kinda.

Two months ago, new removable hard drive arrived in a soiled and sopping wet package.

This summer, I procrastinated and never backed up my files on the new removable hard drive.

Last week, my actual hard drive failed.

Broke. Kaputt. Died.

I waited in anticipation for nearly a week to see hear what was wrong with my computer and prepared myself for the worst. I found a way to get all of my songs and contacts off of my iPhone, so that wouldn’t have been devastating. And I told myself that a college student studying advertising doesn’t realllllllly need a computer, I could just go to my beloved HBLL for hours on end everyday.

But yesterday, they called me and said that everything was fixed and I could come pick up my computer. The awesome team at Simply Mac restored all of my files, installed a new hard drive, and put on a new trackpad and mouse because they’re nice people. Only problem is that I lost my Adobe Creative Suite, which is about 500 or 600 bucks. It was CS3, CS5 is out now, so I guess it’s time to buy the new one. But either way, that is kind of a bummer.

As soon as I got my computer back, I backed up everything so I won’t lose anything else. I’m crossing my fingers that no more hard drive problems are coming my way for a while!