Life post school is interesting. I actually thought I would have more time on my hands, with just a part-time job and no school, but I’ve managed to stay surprisingly busy. I am loving my job still—I work as a book editor at Cedar Fort, Inc. in Springville and it’s my dream job. I am actually working more like 32 hours/week instead of the 20 I started out doing. There is just so much to do and my projects keep me busy and are varied. I get to do anything from copyediting to proofing to doing the page layout, and I’ve worked on all different types of books including cookbooks, young adult fiction, LDS nonfiction, a language-learning book, and a business how-to book. My favorite book I’ve edited so far is a young adult fantasy/paranormal book that I’m recommending to everyone. It’s called “Fractured Light” and it’s by Rachel McClellan. It should have come out last week sometime (Feb. 8?). Sorry, that’s my pitch for the month. I am hoping a full time position will open up soon, and I’ve also applied to and organization called Teach for America. It is quite competitive, but if I get through the lengthy application process, I will be a teacher in a low-income school district for two years. I will get paid a teacher’s salary and I will get certified to teach through them. I know it would be challenging, but I think it would be a great experience for me too. Teaching junior high English is one of those life goals that I need to cross off my list before I can feel good about settling into a career in editing. I applied to the Las Vegas Corps because that is one of the closest places to go (there aren’t any available places in Utah) and Joe is familiar with the area, since he served his mission there. It’s not guaranteed they’ll send me there, but they do try to give you your first choice. Other places I listed to go are Detroit, Baltimore, Seattle, and Denver (if I remember right). I’ll keep you updated. My hobbies include keeping up with TV shows “Parenthood” and “White Collar.” I know what you’re thinking. But I find that reading for pleasure has lost its appeal as a past time activity. It’s about the last thing I want to do when I get home from work because I read all day! I’m looking for some new hobbies. Any ideas? I’ve already tried knitting and crocheting. Apparently you have to have something called “hand-eye” coordination to do well in those things. This has also ruled out playing video games and most sports.
If I’ve managed to stay what I call “busy,” Joe has been a Tasmanian devil. He is in two bands (his own, Winters Run, in which he writes the music and is the guitarist, and Enden, a friend’s band, in which he plays bass). He has 1-2 practices a week/per band. He is still working full time at Power Innovations as a electrical engineering technician, but he is also auditing some refresher pilot classes at UVU in the evening, to keep up with that. He has been itching to fly. He still builds guitars in “all his spare time.” He also continues to work on his book he is writing. And speaking of his bands, he has a gig this Friday at Muse Music in Provo at 8 p.m. Both his bands will be playing that night—that’s right. This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for you to come see Joe play both his guitar in one band, and his bass in the other, back to back!
Still waiting to hear back about Joe and the Army. At this point, we just kinda want to know, one way or the other, so we can progress forward with something. We have backup plans, but it’s hard to move on until we officially rule out Plan A. Oh well. We are content with what we are doing right now and trying to be patient. Next post I will write about our cruise to Mexico! I had to catch you all up to speed before I wrote about that though! Till then! Thanks for reading!
