congrats to me!

I would like to announce that I got a new job! Last night John and I celebrated with dinner at Applebee's. I am so grateful for his love and support. I'll give more info on my fantastic new job in a later post.

Only 8 school days left AND it's Friday so I am thrilled about being alive today. I hope everyone has a wonderful day with lots of freakin' awesome moments.

Don't forget to enter the target giveaway! You have through the 31st so hurry up and enter for your chance to win $25 gift card to target.

monogram design

I absolutely love my major. I don't think I tell others often enough. Everyday I learn more and more, and am completely inspired and in love with what I do. My most recent project was designing a personal monogram and stationary. It may or may not be something I use in the future but I am very proud of my end result and would love it if you checked me out! If you click on the image, it will bring you to my project on Behance. Check it out! Missy Dorius Designs.

I have recently decided to do design work for other bloggers... for free! I can design buttons, headers, tags, banners, etc. for no cost. All I ask in return is that you give credit to me on your blog. That's all! I would be happy to help you out if you help me out. Feel free to send me an email at missy.dorius@gmail.com or comment on this post. That's all lovelies.

i can see the light!

That's right! There's a light at the end of the tunnel and I am getting closer. I am finishing up my final projects, studying for my final tests, and... taking photos on my mac because I don't want to do any of that boring stuff any more!

This is a pretty good representation of how I feel tonight. Classy I know.

Thumbs down for finals!

I don't usually take energy drinks, but when I do, I do it for a good reason! Here are my reasons for tonight:

1. I have to study for two art history tests, and let's face it... nobody wants to do that even with the extra energy boost
2. my day has consisted of projects, projects projects, and all I want is sleep, sleep sleep
3. my hottie husband is at the fire station tonight and has been all day, therefore I don't have my personal motivator to keep me going
4. did I mention I'm studying art history?...
5. the energy I have spent writing this blog post needs to be made up for! 

And that is all! Tomorrow I will wake up early (if I even decide to sleep tonight), take my tests, finish up some last projects, then head to work! Oh how glorious it will be when this is all finished. John and I can't wait to have some time to actually get a Christmas tree and do some holiday shopping! We have done absolutely nothing yet. Plus we are heading to Spokane this year to be with John's family and we are oh SO excited!

happy thursday!

Yes it is a happy Thursday indeed! Remember those self portraits I had to take for my photo class? Well... I definitely had some complications, ran out of time, printed them last night and felt so depressed because I had failed all of my expectations of taking a great photo of myself. Pretty much taking self portraits is more difficult than you would think with a DSLR camera. So... I started ALL over again last night because yes, the deadline is TODAY. I made a little photo shoot in our shabby little home just to get the perfect self-portrait! It was quite the learning experience. I stayed up ALL night shooting and editing, and then working on other homework. Finished just in time to come to the photo lab at 8am and printed off my photos. I am VERY satisfied! I'm still figuring out Photoshop and Lightroom but I think I'm getting the hang of it. So here they are!
I was going for a sort of raw look with a modern and colorful twist. I think both of them express me pretty perfectly.

If you have any questions about the settings I used to take the photos and what editing I did then feel free to ask and I will surely answer your questions. Also, if you're wanting some pics taken I would love the experience and it will be super cheap for you, because I'm still just a baby in the photo world.

And now time for an embarrassing moment... This last week John and I were headed into the grocery store. For those rexburgians, you all know that these obnoxious people stand outside of broulims to try and get you to purchase a "starving student card." Well John and I spotted the obnoxious, so we decided to run to the entrance and avoid confrontation. John's foot caught on the rug in the entrance and lifted it up just enough to catch my foot and send me soaring through the air, gracefully falling to the floor into a double roll! It was super epic... and super embarrassing. We couldn't stop laughing! Unfortunately, neither could the other couple who witnessed the whole thing. Now I have a swollen knee and a pretty nasty rug burn as proof of my complete fail.
That's all for now!