I just can't beleive it...

I won something! I designed a rug that won first place and was featured in a magazine. I was awarded $1000 last week and told that they have already made my rug and sold four of them in California.

Fall Family Fun

Welcoming Fall

Fall has come and so has the cold weather up here in Logan. It is almost as if you have to get dressed twice every day, once in the morning for the cold, and once whenyou get home in the afternoon when the weather is warmer. I took a drive up the canyon and saw the pretty red leaves. What a great time of year! We have been trying to do festive fall things this month and so far have watched a Halloween movie- Disney's "Monster House", made pumpkin cookies, gone to the corn maze, and made chili and cornbread. Yum. On the fall list is still carve pumpkins, got to the pumpkin walk and make carmel apples. Happy Fall!

Just Reminiscing

Colors

What a good way to spend a Saturday night, outside on the lawn listening to great music. We went to the Colors concert at the Sandy Ampitheater for Clay's birthday. It was a blast, the music was great and the ampitheater atmosphere is always amazing.

One Project Down...

Well, two weeks of school and one project completed. Luckily the first project was a group project because it was a quick one. We had to design a small house for IDEC and affordable housing in less than a week. Our final results turned out great though, Dusty had the idea to mount our project on cardboard which was an awesome idea! I love projects and I love design but I don't know how ready I am for late nights and long weekends in the studio. Welcome back to school!

Providence Cave

Saturday evening...what a great night to go exploring in Providence Cave. It is an hour drive from Logan up a dirt road and then a twenty minute hike to the opening which is merely a hole in the ground. To get into the cave is a pretty tight crawl, some spaces you really have to squeeze through and you get really dirty and I mean really dirty.

Once we got to the really large cavern, which was amazing that it was this huge space inside the mountian we opened up glow sticks and created our own starry sky. And then had fun taking pictures.

Clay was checking my head after I ran into a rock, i don't know where it came from, all I know is that it hurt and the so called dirt in my hair was actually a little blood. I was okay though and we kept on going.

Wow, we were dirty when we were done, it felt good to be back out after our three hour adventure. The air seemed so warm when we got out of the cave. Jo and Ryan were glad to be out and away from any bats.

Boy could they scream...

Back to Logan

It's back to Logan. A new house with a new job, but old friends and good old Logan. I love the quaint little house that we will be living in till Spring, it has tons of little nooks and crannies and lots of character. The only downside are the little box elder bug friends and my summer roommates pet snake! Yes a snake! I can't wait for Abby to move in, just three weeks!

Twenty One

Twenty one... I had a great birthday this year as always. I have such great friends and family that never let the day go by unnoticed. My mom and I went up to Park City for the day and went shopping and also rode the Alpine Coaster. It was a blast, ridng down the mountian on a track in a sled, zooming through trees and winding around and around. I am just especially grateful my mom snapped this great picture, along with many other blackmail photos on the coaster. Happy Birthday today Dad!

Palmyra

During the week my mom and I rented a car (with a GPS) and took a five hour road trip to Palmyra. It was nice to get out of the city and see the beautiful countryside of upstate New York. It is so Green! We were able to see Joseph Smith's house, Hill Cumorah, the printing press of the Book of Mormon, and my favorite- the Sacred Grove. It was a fun little trip and I loved walking the places that we always read about.

One Last Week

One Last week in New York City... It has been 7 weeks living in Harlem, 6 weeks interning for Bunny Williams, and now one last week to play and have a good time. It started out great given the oppurtunity to be on the Early Show and see the Fray perform. Mom and Susan came that same day, I took the subway out to meet them at the airport and we hauled their luggage back through rush hour traffic. Thursday night we all went and saw Mary Poppins on Broadway! What a show! I love Broadway and the amazing productions, i still can't figure out how they fit a coat rack in Mary Poppins Bag!

The Last week of New York was great, having my Mom and Susan there was a lot of fun we packed in all New York City has to offer in just a few short days from Wall Street to Canal Street, to Battery Park and Serendipity, we did it all!

Down By The Sea

What a beautiful night! Down by the sea on Peir 17, the lights were glistening and you could smell the salt of the ocean and hear the sound of the waves hit the dock. In the distance you could see the Brooklyn Bridge towering and three others behind it. There were beautiful old ships in the Harbor one of them being my favorite, the little red tug boat. Out on the sea were fancy yachts cruising the island with people at fancy parties.

P.S. For more photos click on the link NYC Photo Album

Toys R Us

Watch out for this big guy. It was a close call but i escaped being eaten by T- Rex. Jana and I spent a night out on the town. We started out in search of Rockefeller center and found ourselves in Time Square. None the less, we had a great time playing in Toys R Us, shopping, and taking in the lights of Times Square. We saw everything from Barbies Dream house to T-Rex from Jurrasic Park and the characters from Candy Land! We didn't get a chance to ride the giant ferris wheel due to the long line. After our toy store adventure we ran into a 5 dollar bag stand on the corner of the 49th. They kept unloading all these bags from a truck as the man yelled, "I just can't beleive it! Five dollar bags, I just can't believe it!" Following our little shopping stop we had a "bag of bags" to lug back home. What a night!

Fortune Cookie

This was the fortune i recieved in my fortune cookie--"A visit to a strange place will bring you renewed perspective." It seems fitting. Tonight I went to a free summerstage concert in central park. The performer was Cassandra Wilson, a jazz musician that reminded me of Norah Jones. I sat on a bench outside of the theater and just listened and looked at all the beauty around me. It was a great evening with some awesome live entertainment and pretty scenery.

The Barry Dixon Project

Today I thought back on all the time spent on projects last semester. Although it was a ton of work and a lot of late nights I miss having projects that I can claim as mine. I miss being able to design a room from start to finish - to space plan in cadd, alter the architecture, pick materials and ultimalty create a room.

Road Trip

This weekend we took a road trip to Washington DC! The five of us packed into a rental car and took the 4 hour drive to Virginia. We got lost for about three hours in New Jersey until we were able to pick up Darrin who had the GPS. I think the people of New Jersey need a little work on their street signs. In just two short days we were able to do so much- the Smithsonian, the Memorials, Arlington Cemetary, the DC Temple and the countryside of Virginia and famous designer - Mr. Barry Dixon's estate. I think Virginia is such a gorgeous state! There are trees everywhere and the houses are so historical and picturesque. I haven't been to DC in years, yet it was amazing how familiar everything was and how much I remembered from last time. One of my favorite memorials is the FDR Memorial, it is full of quotes from his life and his many speeches, one quote that I loved says, " The only limit to our realization of tomorrow will be out doubts of today. Let us move forward with strong and active faith." -FDR

The Intern

Some call it shopping, but i would have to go with hard work. This is the D&D, 18 floors of which I spend most of my day. From chairs to sofas, chintz to silk, rugs and lights, they have it all and more- 75 showrooms full of expensive things to buy. In the D&D you wait an hour for an elevator, 3 hours for fabric samples, and only have 2 minutes in the office before you are sent back to spend the next five hours doing the same thing. I have started making friends and have become a regular- Hertsy is in Scalemandre, Francesca can be found in AM, Danny works in Pollack, and you can't go a day without visiting Jose in Lee Jofa while munching on complimentary pastries and water. You might say I have the perfect job, but don't be fooled. Today I heard a great quote that I will try to apply as I am The Intern. "Remember that the fly on the wall who says nothing knows everything through observation."

A Month!

We have done so much since we have been here. It is funny, we describe ourselves as locals on the weekdays and tourists on the weekends. For being here almost a month there is still a ton we haven't done.You see, ever since we discovered the beach we can be found there every Saturday afternoon.

Life in the Big City

From Time Square and the Empire State Building to Central Park, the city of New York is always alive. You can find anything on this small island of Manhattan. Restauraunts and Flower Shops are on every corner occompanied with the street vendors selling hot dogs and fresh fruit. Crossing the street is a sport here and you find yourself lost in a crowd of strangers trying not to get left behind.