Audrey's blog
Class of 2009, Graphic Design and Communication Major, from Door County, WI

Hello all, and welcome back to campus! I hope that you all had a great first week back and that you also had a very enjoyable weekend! It was (and is continuing) to be so nice out, that it is making me not want to do ANYTHING!

So, Thursday came and went, along with my test! I have no clue how well I did, but I certainly do not feel as comfortable with it as I did the first one. There was a lot more information, some of it relating back to previous chapters, but much of it new. It is all really interesting but because there is so much of it, and many of the "terms" have similar names, so I get them really confused! I don't know about any of you other communication majors, but much of the information that I learn in class I end up applying to "daily life." I can't decide on whether or not that is a good thing. For example, right now we are discussing family communication and how it relates with conflict. I notice that my mom and I have different conflict styles in comparison to how my dad and I conflict. Sometimes I will analyze it so much to the extent that it makes my mom crazy! (So to all of you communication professors out there, know your lessons are working and definitely sticking with me!)

So it is so great to know that advisement is on Tuesday! Just because we had a break, it doesn't mean that I couldn't use another day off from classes. It works out perfectly in that I will have an interview for a graphic design internship position for the LSI office on Tuesday! I am really nervous, but really excited at the same time! I wish I knew how many others were applying for the same position...

The appreciation dinner will be this Thursday! I am so excited, we have 13 chefs attending the dinner (which is a lot more people than we expected!) It is really exciting because everything seems to be in place. We have the meal planned out with very cool decoration scheme. There will be black tablecloths with white napkins. The center pieces will be different cooking utensils and silver tulle and the old aprons! They look pretty neat so far, I just hope that they will hold up for the entire evening!

I will be sure to let you know how the dinner goes and the interview as well!!

Have a wonderful Sunday and a great week!

Audrey

Greetings Everyone, and HAPPY SRPING BREAK TO ALL!!

Geez, what do I think that I am doing, writing and doing all kinds of school-work when I am on Spring Break!!? The last thing that I should be doing is something that is school related, and yet here I am. Not only am I chilling here (literally) in good 'ol Door County, Wisconsin, while fellow student classmates are soaking up the warm, Florida weather, I will have you know that I also just finished a study guide for my test in Family Communication next Thursday. So much for relaxation.

Okay, so a lot has happened since my last blog, and I apologize for taking so long to catch up!! To be quite honest, a lot has gone on and these have been the past couple weeks from "H-E- Double Hockey Sticks!" (With no intention to the hockey team, who has been doing really well! GO KNIGHTS) As it turns out, one of my best friends just lost her dad to cancer. He has been battling it for 8 years. I guess that we have been so used to him making this fight, that we always thought he would be here with us, but as it turns out God called him home. It makes me so glad that everything fell into place that it lets me be here with her and her family without the pressures of class and work and daily life. There is one thing about all of my friends from home here, each of our parents were parents to the rest of us. We called them all mom and dad, and they certainly regarded us as their own children, which makes it even harder. It hurts all the more knowing that there are many people around the world fighting the same battle.

And that is enough of that... I should probably move on so as not to make everyone feel so down in the dumps, and it is not helping me....

The presentation went really well, and it should have considering all the time I put into it. If you were wondering, the theme had nothing to do with my art major and thus, nothing to do with Paul Rand. I ended up changing my topic to information on "Effective Communication in Regards to Disability Awareness and Education." I have yet to get the grade back for it, but I feel like I did really well (plus I had a lot of fun with it because it is a very important topic to me!) For those of you who do not know, I had a sister pass away 8 years ago; she had Cerebral Palsy. Her name was Tiffany, and you may find me talk about her from time to time as we continue our "conversational blog" together.

The tests that I had way back when went really well, along with the resume and cover letter! Nothing lower than an AB!! Hip Hip Hooray!! I am sure that we can all agree that the preparation and anticipation for huge assignments and tests are really nerve-wracking, but when the positive results come back, it is all worth it in the end!! I am going to be preparing for my next presentation, which will be in two weeks on this Friday! The theme is going to be on "The Benefits of Going Green!" I am really excited about this one!

Also, last Thursday, for our Advertising Design class, we presented packaging designs. The purpose of the project was to create a new package for a pre-existing product or a ficitonal one. I redesigned the package for the Barbie doll! It is "Barbie in a Bag" and looks pretty quarky!! I wish I could tag pictures, but it is definitely something you have to see in real life to get the full effect. (Needless to say it was something that I had a great time with!)

As for 100 Men Who Cook.. for those of you who don't already know, we are not having 100 Men Who Cook this year. Unfortunately, there have been some new guidelines that need to be taken into consideration for the event that would not have been able to be effectively carried out for this year! Instead, we are hosting a 100 Men Who Cook Appreciation Dinner for all the past chefs! We are going to recognize all of their efforts and hard work that have gone into the event and ultimately, the TRIPS program for the past 9 years. It is something that we (the committee and I) are working extremely hard on, so it is in my hopes that it is a huge success and that everyone looks forward to it!! We have all the letters and invitations sent out to the guests! The dinner is planned for Thursday, April 3rd. (It is coming up so fast!) The meal is going to be so good that it makes me hungry just thinking about it!!

Speaking of TRIPS, I applied for a TRIPS leader position for next year!! I can't wait for the interview, hope they accept me!!

Well, I think that it is time for me to head to bed.. I hope you all have a wonderful remainder to your break and that you are getting ready for spring as much as I am!!

As Always,

Audrey