2012 is going to be my year. I was really building up to it in 2011, talking big talk about how good this year was going to be. And then as 2011 began to come to a close, a giant mass of things started happening all at once.
I had started back at school this fall at UNCG, taking several art classes and trying to find my niche. And then there was that "aha!" moment when I met with the Department Chair of the Interior Architecture program to figure out if it was a good fit and
she let me in. Not in a "take these classes this spring and we'll see you in the fall" kind of way, but in the "go talk to Tommy about what you need to know so you'll be caught up in January" kind of way. Humbling. Overwhelming. Exciting. All at once.
And then, on the personal front, Alex and I started talking about the next few years and what they might look like. The Interior Architecture program will take four years. And his job is one of the best in the big ole state of North Cackalackey for high school history teachers. Our apartment was super small. And with a little bit of research we realized we might be able to buy a house. A few weeks into the house search, we put an offer in
the week before Thanksgiving. By Christmas, we were closing in less than a week.
We rang in 2012 on an air mattress in our new Master Bedroom, exhausted from packing and moving. I spent the following week trying out paint samples, unpacking, moving over our bills, setting up our internet service, picking out a new dishwasher and taking down wallpaper.
School started two weeks ago, and I am loving it. And exhausted. And I still eat up any and all design that I can get my hands on in my spare time. All projects are now documented on my school blog,
http://catherineleighdesign.blogspot.com/ with multiple posts added each week. So if I am a little slow to post here, stay with me. And check my other blog if you are wondering what it is that I'm doing.
There will be house updates and wedding updates and general life updates posted here sporadically. Here's to 2012.
