Livin' in Tigertown......: January 2009

Monday, January 5, 2009

New Office

Over the holiday break I decided to make a few changes to my office. I have offically been working here for CCIT @ CU for a year now and have never added my personal touches to my office to make it feel more like mine. I wish I had before pictures, but you know how that is. I didn't think about it until I was already half way done. The pictures below are mostly of the finished results, but you can see the progress that was made on the tiger paw that I decided to paint on the wall.

The tiger paw in midst of painting

The tiger paw painted along with my newly framed SWU undergrad diploma hanging on the wall

The bookshelf in my office with a few personal touches

These are some really cool tiger prints that I found at TJ Maxx one day....

My Charleston prints that I have had for a long time...

The paw says it all!.....

A look at the finised product

Once again I must recognize those who made this project much more than it would have ever been. Mom came to help me hang picutres and she took over painting the tiger paw when she knew I didn't have the patience for all the detail involved. Much thanks to her!

Now that a new year is here it is time to get back to work and focus back on school as well. I finish my grad program in July, so it will be interesting to see what life holds beyond that.

Saturday, January 3, 2009

Gator Bowl

So, I can't remember if I mentioned it on here, but I won 2 free tickets to the Gator Bowl, 3 free hotel nights, tickets and passes to all the Minolta (the sponsor) events, and $500! So, myself and my friend Amanda decided to head down to Jacksonville, FL to see the Tigers play and hopefully see the new coach Dabo get his first official win as the Head Coach!

The Tiger and the band marching into the stadium

The Budweiser Clydesdale horses were in attendance

On the field for pre-game warm-ups

Amanda and I on the field before the game

Amanda and I trying to make a CU after a Tiger touchdown

Again on the field with the team walking arm in arm down the field

As all of you should know the Tigers lost the game. It was good to see at least a good game, but they could have done much better. They struggled lots in the 2nd half. It was good to be at a Bowl game though. I can't remember the last time that I went a bowl game so it was good fun. The only downer of the trip was the I-95 traffic! It was the worst thing I have ever witnessed or experienced in my life....but all in all a fun trip and I was happy to get to spend it with some really good friends too!!

Happy New Year!!

This new year's was spent in Jacksonville, FL for the Gator Bowl. My good friend, Amanda, came along on the trip with me. We started the night off at a party at the hotel, then went to the Jacksonville Landing to meet up with friends from Clemson. Below are some pictures from the evening...