The thesis is complete, done, finito, and with that comes the acknowledgement of the many people who helped with the process. So here they are, in their entirety, have at it.....
This thesis and degree would not be possible without the support and guidance of many people. First and foremost I would like to thank God for leading me down this path and providing me with the strength and courage to continue on. He has blessed me in so many ways, Jeremiah 29:11.
My family also provides me with a source of entertainment, a getaway from the life of a graduate student, and a never-ending love that never ceases to amaze me. To Mom and Dad, Gram, John-John, Stephanie, Morgan, and my future niece, I love you. Thank you for not fainting when I said I was moving to North Carolina, supporting me in my decision and putting up with the drives to and fro.
I would like to thank the NC State Fair Staff, Ms. Carol Turner and Ms. Linda Kerns for patiently putting up with my requests during fair season. To my "buddies" at NCDA, Ben and Billy, thank you, without you this study would truly not be possible.
An enormous thank you goes out to the Agriculture and Extension Education Department at NC State. Special thanks to Dr. K.S.U. Jayaratne, Dr. Mark Kistler, Dr. David Jones, and Dr. Jim Flowers for all the tremedous support. Whether it was a source of entertainment, an encouraging word, or just a lending ear, it was all greatly appreciated.
I must thank my biggest encourager, Dr. Jackie Bruce. Not only is she a great educator, researcher, mentor, she is a great person, through and through. Thank you for dedicating so much of your time and energy to not only this thesis, but my graduate program. Without you, it would not have been the same. You have provided me with an amazing example on both a personal and professional level. I hope to someday be a fraction of the woman that you are.
I would next like to thank the Ricks Hall crowd, without which this process would be a lot less entertaining. Jessica Smith Harris and Lauren Mouton, thank you for being the other 2/3 of the "army of grad student." Many days turned into nights in the back of Ricks 207, for which I am eternally grateful. Michael Coley, thank you for adding a much needed dose of testosterone in the office and being my resident tech. nerd. Lendy Johnson, too much needs to be said, my office wife, Mitch's regular, and late night resident of Ricks. More than that, you're a friend, a support that is constantly there, through thick and thin. Thank you. Mitch's gumbo and sweet tea will always be our double order.
Last, but certainly not least, to my best friend Jeff. Thank you for those many drives to Raleigh just to watch me research and write. Know that you have the same coming to you. Thank you for the distractions when needed, support when I was about to crumble, and the unconditional love.
Tuesday, April 26, 2011
Tuesday, January 11, 2011
Get Ready for a Long One
It's going to be a looooong one.... sorry in advance.
I'll even break it up for you, hopefully a second part coming this weekend. But for now, I'm inspired. Isn't that how it goes in blog-dom? You get inspired, have this blank canvas in front of you and boom, you get it all out. Opinions, attitudes, perceptions, moods, any of it, here is a place to pour it out. By my lack of writing, one would think that I don't enjoy this process. Actually, I relish in it, but rarely find the time, and/or inspiration to write. Most times I do think of something but then forget what the topic was by the time I get enough time to write it. Oh the vicious circle of a grad student life.
On to the topic. 101 in 1001. 101 goals in 1,001 days. Sounds like a fabulous idea to me. I saw this idea and thought it was brilliant. So I sat down and wrote out 101 goals. And yes, as a means of accountability they are all going up here. And so it begins:
1. Surprise visit my parents
2. Present my research at a conference
3. Visit Frank Lloyd Wright's Fallingwater
4. Eat dinner at 5 new restaurants
5. Visit Savannah again
6. Go to a Nationals game
7. Get back to Idaho
8. Go gambling
9. Go pumpkin/apple picking
10. Attend my cousin's wedding
11. Go camping- alot- Shenandoah Valley
12. Join an exercise class and go
13. See a play or musical
14. ROAD TRIP
15. Vacation with my brother and his precious family
16. Go to historical Virginia
17. Go snowboarding
Karma
18. Pay for the next person's in line meal
19. Give gratitude- once a month
20. Donate clothes I no longer wear
21. Write handwritten thank you notes
22. Send flowers
23. Mail birthday cards on time
24. Donate to a food bank
25. Make a wish
26. Say I'm sorry
Creativity
27. Scrapbook summer in Idaho
28. Scrapbook my neice, Morgan
29. Sew/Crochet gifts
30. Get pictures printed
31. Buy a new camera
32. 365 project- 1 good picture a day for a year
33. Sell my pictures
34. Make clipping book- My dream house
35. Make music
36. Play with Stephanie at church
37. Record
38. Play better guitar
Financial
39. Read Smart Women Finish Rich
40. Meet with a financial advisor
41. Have two months worth of paychecks in savings
42. Donate to NCSU
43. Get a credit card
44. Save $250 a month for 12 months
45. Start Travel Fund
46. Start Camera Fund
47. Talk with accountant and get a tax plan
48. Annual credit scores
Personal
49. Get a dog, a bloodhound
50. Inspire someone
51. Love more every day
52. Learn piano bar songs
53. Write in a journal for 10 days straight
54. Send out christmas cards on time
55. Make Gram's recipes
56. Keep apartment spotless for two weeks
57. Host dinner party for the grad students
58. Make my bed every day for a week
59. Try 10 new recipes
60. Study to be Paula Deen's protege
61. Go horseback riding
62. Clean my car, like really clean it
63. Watch last season Gilmore Girls
64. Put $5 in savings for each item on this list I complete
65. Graduate with a master's
66. Get a big-girl job
67. Live in a different state
Health and Fitness
68. Take yoga
69. Go for a walk 5 times in a week
70. Go without pop for 30 days
71. Go to the dentist regularly
72. Run at least once a week for a month
73. Lose those 10 pounds
74. Drink 48 oz. of water every day for a month
75. Stretch
Friendship & Family
76. Make a new friend
77. Call an old friend
78. Call grandma 12 times in 12 months
79. Talk to my brother more often
80. Be there for the birth of my new neice/nephew
81. Apologize
82. Accept more social invitations
83. BE NICE
Smarts
84. Read 3 books: The Last Lecture; Biographies: Chelsea Handler and G.W. Bush
85. Master's of Beef Advocacy
86. Keep up to date with news
87. More involved/knowledgeable with politics
Spiritual
88. Read the Bible
89. Attend church 12 times in 12 days
90. Join a Bible study
91. Pray
Work
92. Make a (good) name for myself
93. Visit possible doctoral programs
94. Find a mentor
95. Keep researching
Love
96. Continue to be deliriously happy
97. Love with abandonment
98. Find some rocking chairs
99. Travel- Near and Far
100. :)
101. Start another list when this one ends
I'll even break it up for you, hopefully a second part coming this weekend. But for now, I'm inspired. Isn't that how it goes in blog-dom? You get inspired, have this blank canvas in front of you and boom, you get it all out. Opinions, attitudes, perceptions, moods, any of it, here is a place to pour it out. By my lack of writing, one would think that I don't enjoy this process. Actually, I relish in it, but rarely find the time, and/or inspiration to write. Most times I do think of something but then forget what the topic was by the time I get enough time to write it. Oh the vicious circle of a grad student life.
On to the topic. 101 in 1001. 101 goals in 1,001 days. Sounds like a fabulous idea to me. I saw this idea and thought it was brilliant. So I sat down and wrote out 101 goals. And yes, as a means of accountability they are all going up here. And so it begins:
1. Surprise visit my parents
2. Present my research at a conference
3. Visit Frank Lloyd Wright's Fallingwater
4. Eat dinner at 5 new restaurants
5. Visit Savannah again
6. Go to a Nationals game
7. Get back to Idaho
8. Go gambling
9. Go pumpkin/apple picking
10. Attend my cousin's wedding
11. Go camping- alot- Shenandoah Valley
12. Join an exercise class and go
13. See a play or musical
14. ROAD TRIP
15. Vacation with my brother and his precious family
16. Go to historical Virginia
17. Go snowboarding
Karma
18. Pay for the next person's in line meal
19. Give gratitude- once a month
20. Donate clothes I no longer wear
21. Write handwritten thank you notes
22. Send flowers
23. Mail birthday cards on time
24. Donate to a food bank
25. Make a wish
26. Say I'm sorry
Creativity
27. Scrapbook summer in Idaho
28. Scrapbook my neice, Morgan
29. Sew/Crochet gifts
30. Get pictures printed
31. Buy a new camera
32. 365 project- 1 good picture a day for a year
33. Sell my pictures
34. Make clipping book- My dream house
35. Make music
36. Play with Stephanie at church
37. Record
38. Play better guitar
Financial
39. Read Smart Women Finish Rich
40. Meet with a financial advisor
41. Have two months worth of paychecks in savings
42. Donate to NCSU
43. Get a credit card
44. Save $250 a month for 12 months
45. Start Travel Fund
46. Start Camera Fund
47. Talk with accountant and get a tax plan
48. Annual credit scores
Personal
49. Get a dog, a bloodhound
50. Inspire someone
51. Love more every day
52. Learn piano bar songs
53. Write in a journal for 10 days straight
54. Send out christmas cards on time
55. Make Gram's recipes
56. Keep apartment spotless for two weeks
57. Host dinner party for the grad students
58. Make my bed every day for a week
59. Try 10 new recipes
60. Study to be Paula Deen's protege
61. Go horseback riding
62. Clean my car, like really clean it
63. Watch last season Gilmore Girls
64. Put $5 in savings for each item on this list I complete
65. Graduate with a master's
66. Get a big-girl job
67. Live in a different state
Health and Fitness
68. Take yoga
69. Go for a walk 5 times in a week
70. Go without pop for 30 days
71. Go to the dentist regularly
72. Run at least once a week for a month
73. Lose those 10 pounds
74. Drink 48 oz. of water every day for a month
75. Stretch
Friendship & Family
76. Make a new friend
77. Call an old friend
78. Call grandma 12 times in 12 months
79. Talk to my brother more often
80. Be there for the birth of my new neice/nephew
81. Apologize
82. Accept more social invitations
83. BE NICE
Smarts
84. Read 3 books: The Last Lecture; Biographies: Chelsea Handler and G.W. Bush
85. Master's of Beef Advocacy
86. Keep up to date with news
87. More involved/knowledgeable with politics
Spiritual
88. Read the Bible
89. Attend church 12 times in 12 days
90. Join a Bible study
91. Pray
Work
92. Make a (good) name for myself
93. Visit possible doctoral programs
94. Find a mentor
95. Keep researching
Love
96. Continue to be deliriously happy
97. Love with abandonment
98. Find some rocking chairs
99. Travel- Near and Far
100. :)
101. Start another list when this one ends
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