More Than You Signed On To Read - The Sara Edition

Well, Craig's first blog was a hit, and I'm a bit envious. Who's the blogger in this family, huh? Wait - who's the WRITER in this family? I can't be shown up by some ELang-er from BYU, even if I do love him and make his meals from time to time. I need my own glorious moment in the blogspot sun.

My current life revolves basically around school, work, the world of married-ness, and one other extra special SURPRISE that I'll elaborate on a bit later. Are you excited? You bet you are! Let's start the fun!

School: This semester may very well be my final school term ever. Considering that I've been going to school from August to May every year since I was five, knowing that I'll finish soon is sort of scary, sort of awesome, and a little hard to take in. My plan is to graduate at the end of May from Southern Utah University. "But Sara, isn't that in Cedar City?! And don't you live in Provo now?! And shouldn't you just transfer to BYU or UVU or something so that you don't miss all your classes and completely fail at your lifelong dream of college graduation?!!!" Well, actually, having only one semester left made transferring to another school really bothersome. SUU is the place I love and the place I'm loyal to, besides, so the thought of having another name on my diploma felt somehow wrong. I'm taking thirteen credits online from some seriously gracious professors who were willing to work with me. For now, my Creative Non-Fiction class has me reading Maya Angelou's breathtaking memoir "I Know Why The Caged Bird Sings," which I recommend highly.

Work: I have a job! This wonderful news is brought to you courtesy of a company in Orem that fields a lot of phone calls about real estate, investing, helplines, 30-day trials, and all the other buzzwords you might expect. It isn't what I'd call "the dream job" (but then again, "the dream job" for this point in my life is probably located in Portland, OR, where I'd be hired as an assistant buyer for Powell's, the largest independent bookstore in the world), but it really is great for where I'm at. It's a fun environment and the work is challenging, which is what I need. My bosses are really encouraging and supportive, which I sincerely appreciate. Also: I get to wear skirts to work, and I've discovered that when I talk to people from the South, they are super courteous. Hot diggety. =)

Newlywedded: Craig and I have been married for close to three weeks now. We're in our apartment now, all moved in and pretty much settled. We have plates and silverware, food in the fridge, pictures on the wall. Being married has been completely great - there's some stress to it, of course, but nothing that we've been unable to handle. Our families have been so wonderful in every way, and Craig is a fantastic husband. I was actually sick for a few days during our honeymoon, giving Craig the perfect chance to prove his love to me! He cooked for me, entertained me, let me sleep, and provided me with Saltines (even though I was so sick I couldn't eat them). Since school and work have started back up for both of us, there's been less time to spend together, but such is life, right? We're having a lot of fun growing closer and figuring this thing out together.

Extra Special Surprise: I've been watching MTV's latest installment of "The Real World," which is set in Brooklyn, NY this time around. Reality shows like this one are something I'll confess to enjoying a whole lot. I'm hoping to eventually write something about "The Real World" (or maybe "The Hills" or "The City" - beautiful destinations, one and all) and submit the essay to a magazine called No Brow, which accepts smart writing about stupid entertainment. Of course, I don't know if a magazine like that exists, but if it does, I'm all over it. =) Anyhow, I've seen a few episodes of the show's past seasons, but only coincidentally. This season actually seems like it'll be MUCH less sleezy (sleazy?) and alcohol-induced than others, which should make it pretty interesting to follow along with (in, you know, a low brow/no brow sort of way).

That's it for me, team. Thanks for reading more than you signed on for.