...on my own, and loving it!

I have finally crossed over into the realm of adulthood: I have moved into my own apartment! After I graduated from high school I lived with my grandparents for a few months while I went to Weber State… I didn’t like it, so I went back home to work for a while. Then I went to Utah State and lived on campus with a couple roommates for a semester, until I decided to serve a mission… where, once again, I was not alone. Upon returning from my mission, I went right back to Grandma’s to finish up at Weber State, where I’ve been for the past three years. Even after I graduated, I lived with my boyfriend’s parents for a month while I found a place to live.

Finally, I have a place that is just mine! I have enjoyed the freedom of making the food that I want to eat, watching the movie or television show that I want to watch, or read a book without feeling the need to entertain someone else. I only have myself to answer to, and that in itself has been a nice change. (My Grandma, bless her, is the biggest worrier I’ve ever met. I had to call her every night to let her know when I’d be home or she’d stay up debating whether or not to call the police.) And as silly as it sounds, I like being able to organize my rooms exactly the way I want them. 

In all likelihood, I will be spending very little time in my apartment in the near future, since rehearsals for Hello Dolly! begin tonight. I decided not to be an actor in the musical because of all of the other things that I have to do: I’m the music director, the understudy for Dolly (just in case), will more likely than not be making some costumes, and I have my own show to prepare (The Importance of Being Earnest). I was offered a role as a dancer in the ensemble, but I declined as graciously as possible. It’s not that I’m a diva and will only accept leads, because I really enjoy being in the ensemble… I just knew that I had a lot of other things on my plate. I don’t want to be overwhelmed… again. Anyway, the point of this little story is that I’ll be out most nights doing rehearsals, so any time spent in my apartment will be sleeping, eating, and showering (not at the same time). I’m hoping that I get a couple nights a week to myself so that I can finish Remington Steel.

Just to make sure that you don’t think I’m some sort of hermit, I want to assure you that I am still a very social person. Over the past few weeks I’ve definitely spend more evenings out with friends than spending a quiet evening at home. Those are definitely rare… but I truly believe that I need some “me time” at least once a week to retain my sanity. I love having the time to look at my life, where I’m headed, where I want to be heading, and evaluating the choices I’ve been making. I need to do this now more than ever, because my life has completely changed. I’ve become such a professional at being a student, and now that part of my life is over. I have lots of different choices to make now.

The moral of the story is that I love my new place!