I am into music. My family is a musical one. We have often joked about starting a family band, but we are all way too practical to actually do it. Some of us sing, some play the piano and some the guitar and/or drums. My forte is singing. I love to sing solos, sing in choirs, sing in musical theater, sing while I play the guitar, sing in the shower, sing while I cook; anytime, anywhere. I just love it. I won't lie and claim that I have spectacular vocal abilities, but it makes me happy, so I do it anyway.
I am into design, but design and I definitely have a love-hate relationship. Sometimes I love it, after turning in a huge project that I am proud of, and sometimes I despise it, after pulling a series of all-nighters to finish the afore-mentioned project. It seems to engulf an abnormally insane portion of my life, but I don't have much of a choice so I try hard to love it more than I hate it.
I am into family. Yeah, I know, we all say that. Welcome to the Mormon culture. But really, my family is the best. I grew up in Utah, surrounded by my grandparents, aunts, uncles and cousins and we all have a lot of fun together. My aunts and uncles are into slalom skiing; so much, in fact, that they dug their own ski lake only minutes from where we all live. We always have the best family reunions, usually involving several days of camping, skiing, wake boarding, fishing, jeeping or four-wheeling. We use every excuse to get together, whether it is for family home evening at grandma's house, BYU football games, parties to celebrate holidays or parties for no reason at all. The newest member of our family is my husband, Evan. He makes a fantastic addition to our clan. I couldn't ask for a better family.
Before signing up for this class I took a web design class from the CIT department. I finished that class with a solid A but I came away feeling like I hadn't actually learned anything. I did what I was supposed to do without actually understanding it.
At the beginning of this class, I felt like I was starting from square one, but now, at the end of the semester, I can say that I have at least learned the basics. I know how to write html and use reliable sources, like w3schools, to fill in the blanks of what I don't yet know. I know how to write css and how to link it to my html, and I can understand the difference between the two. By strictly following web standards, finding ways to apply my current knowledge about design, and practicing a lot more, I am confident that I will someday be able to use this knowledge to my advantage in the professional world.
