Adult Goings On.

Sorry, this is a lame post w/ no pictures.

So, I see my husband even LESS now.

But it's all for a good cause!!

Jordan started school a couple of weeks ago, and he is getting acclimated to schoolwork and classes pretty nicely.  He is taking an Engineering class, a Computer Programming (JAVA, I think) class, and a math class.  Next semester he hopes to add one more, which would be a full load.

So, on Mondays and Wednesdays he is gone for 12 hours.  On Tuesdays and Thursdays, he is gone for 14 hours.  But Fridays, he only works (8 hours...but he always stays late!) and he has Saturday and Sundays off.

So I'm a single parent most of the week, but we get to see him on the weekends a lot, which is nice (if he'd stop working overtime on Saturdays!).  Except when he's home, he's studying a lot too, so really, it sucks.

He will be pursuing a degree in Computer Engineering at the U after he gets as many classes done at the less-expensive, SLCC, which happens to be RIGHT by where he works.  So that's good.

I am also doing some studying.  There are a few photographers in my neighborhood, and they have inspired me to actually learn how to use my digital SLR.  Jordan is pretty good with it, and, I feel pretty confident in editing the shots, but I really need to learn how to use it, from a technical standpoint.  Basically, the artsy stuff I am better at, and the technical left-brain stuff--that's the harder part.  That is seriously the mantra of my life.

In fact, I tell my friends that when I was dating people, if the guy said that he wasn't good at math or science on a date, it was a complete turn-off.  What would I do when my kid was in like 3rd grade and had already exceeded my math abilities and needed help??????  I needed to find someone I could say "Go ask your Dad" about, and mean it!  So I'm glad I have Jordan.

But I digress.  So, instead of me taking a $300 seminar or expensive classes to learn how to use my camera, Jordan said "no way Jose" and downloaded a textbook for me to read.  So far, I'm learning a lot! When I have the chance to read, let's be honest.

I'm also working on getting better at design. Been working through a bunch (OK a bunch is a bit of an overestimation since I have limited time) of Photoshop and Illustrator tutorials.  I'm pretty good at Photoshop but Illustrator--I have a lot to learn.  MAN, I wish I'd majored in graphic design at school.  I just felt like I wasn't artistic enough or cool enough I guess.  At BYU it was very competitive.  But seriously, when I drive down the road and look at all the UGLY billboards and other advertisements, I realize I was wrong.  I could do way better than whoever designed that piece of crappiness :)  So, as a self-taught designer, I have been doing a few projects for my friends. It is so fun. I really love it.

So, the more I think about it, the more I realize that a mom with two kids really has a limited amount of things in which she can focus her attention.  There is house-cleaning, laundry, breaking up kid fights, cleaning some more, feeding them, and then maybe after they're in bed by 8 or 9p.m. you can do something you want to do. That's when I do my crafts, sewing projects, and read my textbook :)  And wait up for Jordan to get home.  At midnight...well, apparently. It's way past and he's still not here.  But it's all for a good cause!!!

OK, enough of my ramblings.
That's what's going on with us.
Until next time.