Well here we are, almost three months into 2014 and I haven’t blog
in well over a year—not a single post in 2013. But that wasn’t for a lack of
thing to blog about. 2013 was a very busy year. Here’s a little summary of all
the things I neglected to blog about.
I started 2013 with a bang and started graduate school. I’m
currently in my fourth semester of the Master of Strategic Communication at
Westminster College. My studies have kept me extremely busy and the work has
been stressful—but also rewarding and fun. So far I’ve learned about rhetorical and
persuasive writing, crisis communication, grammar and editing, and
organizational communication.
My studies took up most of my free time in 2013, but I still
some time learning to produce more and purchase less. At the end of the summer I spent hours
canning and preserving vegetables from my garden. I made pickled beets, green tomato relish,
and spicy tomato jam.
Charley’s nephew got married, and we were invited to his
costumed wedding. We went as Fantastic
Mr. and Mrs. Fox and I decided to make our costumes by hand. I sewed my dress
using a vintage pattern—this was the most complicated thing I’ve ever sewed and
I need help from my mom and friend Anita, but it came out great. I assembled Charley’s attire from second-hand
item and clothes he already had. I handmade our masks with faux fur, cheap
Mardi Gras masks, aerosol fabric paint, and a lot of glue. I was very pleased
with the end result, even though everyone though our costumes had something to
do with the “What does the Fox Say?” video…GRRR!!
Charley’s year was just as busy as mine. He had two shows
within the calendar year. The first was in Palm Desert last February, and the
second was in Park City last month. Both shows were successful.
This year I am resolved to write more, so stay tuned for
more posts soon.
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