So. Before you read this. I have a few instructions.
1) Think twice about it, cause sometimes things are gonna get weird
2) Go get yourself something to drink: water, coffee, tea, wine. I won't judge, and you deserve it ;)
3) Get comfortable. Cause let's face it. Nothing beats snuggling up with a nice beverage and being entertained.
Here we go..
Once upon a time there was a girl. Her name was Alex (shocker). She fell in love with this handsome, strapping, young man named Kyle (shocker #2) and they dated and dated and dated and dated and dated... and then finally they tied the knot! It was such a wonderful day and life has been so wonderful since. But there was something evil brewing in the air. They called it. "Graduate School". Now Alex. She's pretty ambitious. She has so many hopes and dreams and ideas of things that she would like to do, and getting her master's degree was just one of those dreams. So at $1,500 per class, she signed up! (good deal right :P) Now, little did she know that this was going to consume every moment off free time that she would have for the next 16 weeks, which is exactly what every newly-wed wants, no free time. Oh wait. No, that's not right. Anyway, so having just gotten married, beginning her first semester of graduate school, and still working a part-time job, she tried to juggle all 3. At first it was easy. Little school, little work, little hubby time. All good. And then it happened. The semester got harder, and it did not let up. She tried to keep up, but she just got worn out. Many melt-downs occurred until she finally had to just suck it up and put her big-girl panties on. And she finally made it!
So here we are today. This is day one of freedom. Exams are done, grades are pending, and I am thrilled. I finally get to do the things that I truly love most. Be a wife. Even though I will start working more hours, I still will not have to juggle all three things. So just to catch you up to speed. Even though the semester was hard, I was bound and determined to have the normal newly-wed experience. And no! I'm not gonna get into all that, this is not THAT kind of blog :P. I wanted to enjoy getting used to living with someone other than females, try my hand at cooking, and learning to do various household things. Now I know that the idea of a stay-at-home wife is foreign these days, but I honestly love being home and doing "home" things. I love a clean house and delicious food. I love meal-planning and grocery shopping, and all of those old-school wife things. Now I don't know if I could quit my job and do that full-time, I might lose more marbles than I can afford, but I really do enjoy it. I think it's partly to do with the OCD that I have self-diagnosed myself with. Hey! I took a DSM class, I'm allowed! $1,500 well spent! So what now?
Now that I have all of this free time (hopefully) what ever shall I do with myself? I know. Perhaps, things that I actually enjoy. Like enjoy my husband and my marriage, try (more) new recipes, decorate for Christmas, spend time with loved ones. See, I'm not THAT crazy ;)
So here's to a fresh start. May it be as wonderful and fulfilling as I hope, and may I start the new semester refreshed and ready to kick some tail!
Well gotta go! Gotta go find the cat!
Oh yeah, forgot to mention. We got one of those. And I'm obsessed....
