SO Excited

My boyfriend, Joel and I have been together for 3 years now.  2 1/2 years of that have been long distance.

This weekend, that all ends!!

It's one of those things I am so excited it's hard to focus on anything else.  All I can think about is this weekend and what is to follow.

This last 2 1/2 years has been difficult to say the least, we try to be together on the weekends but that doesn't always happen and it's hard not ever knowing where you will be on any given weekend.  When people mention plans on a weekend it's always like, hang on let me check my calendar.  It's hard to keep a relationship strong when you are together less than 2/3rds of the week most of the time.  We have learned so much about each other and how we work so well together.  Even though this time has been hard it is so worth it. 

He graduated in December and got a job in OKC so that we can be together.  I am beyond excited for what is to come. It will be a definite change in lifestyle for the both of us but it will be awesome in every way. 

Something we try to live by:

"Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It does not dishonor others, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs.  Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth.  It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres."  1 Corinthians 13:4-7

Guest Speaker

On Tuesday in our Blogging class we had Dr. Hochenauer come to talk to us about blogging.  He had a lot of great advice to offer and I took a lot from his lecture.  Some of the various things I learned were:

1.  It is okay to go against the norm.  What you believe may or may not be what every one else believes but either way, it's your blog and you can talk about what ever "floats your boat."

2. You can't blog too much.

3. Do what you want with your blog.  This may sound similar to #1 but what I mean is that, if you want to make money do it, if you don't; don't. If you want to post something, do it.  It's your blog and your choices. 

Dr. Hochenauer offered so much great information that it's hard to take just these things from it, but this is just what I thought was most influential.

The Advertising "New Year"

Since I am an Advertising Major I feel as if it is necessary I comment on what is the biggest advertising day of the year.  The Super Bowl was this past Sunday and every year this marks the "New Year" of commercials and sets new standards for what is to come in the next year of ads.

My favorite commercials? The countdown.

3. The VW "Get Up and Get Movin' Commercial". 

Who doesn't love an exercising dog? Not to mention the new VW Bug is AWESOME!!

Get Up and Get Movin'

2. The Honda CRV- "Ferris Bueller" Commercial.

A great spin on the classic and always funny movie.

Honda CRV- Ferris Bueller

And finally my number 1 pick of the year for FAVORITE Super Bowl Commercial;

1. The M&M "Just My Shell Commercial."

So funny, great advertising, all around LOVE this commercial!

Just My Shell

What were your favorites?

It's About Time For Some Pictures!

Some people have been asking when pictures would be posted and I have decided the procrastinating needs to stop.  

Camera: Canon EOS 5D

Favorite Subjects: I love love love to capture people.  A very close second favorite would be cats. 

The Story: Part of my love for photography is capturing the true emotions of people.  I love when you look at a picture and feel something just by looking into their eyes. 

These are a few random favorites from my last years portfolio.  I can't wait to share more!

Successful Blogging

In learning how to make a blog successful we have been reading many articles in class telling you what you can do to make your blog easy to read and enjoyable to many.
I found an article that gave great tips to writing successfully.
http://www.blogtrafficexchange.com/tips-for-writing-a-successful-blog/
Along with this article and many more that were read in class, I am finding these websites helpful in knowing what will make my blog successful in the future.
Can't wait to put these tips to good use!

All You Would Ever Want To Know About Blogs

After reading about "The State of the Blogsphere" posted from Technorati.com today in class, I think it is safe to say, there are a LOT of blogs.  This website can give you tons of information about blogs, who is blogging and what they are blogging about. I think that may be a World Record for how many times the word "blog" can be used in one sentence.
There are tons of graphs and charts telling you all sorts of statistics on who the bloggers are, what their background is and basically anything you would want to know about anyone who ever blogged.
Statistics show that people are blogging more and more and this article shows that people are getting more  interested as time goes on.  I find it really interesting that so many people are blogging and even making money doing it. It is crazy that it is now not even uncommon for people to blog as a career! Now all we need is a reality show about people who blog, right?

Welcome to My Blog!

Welcome to my blog! I plan to post pictures and just random things about what is happening in my life. I look forward to posting!