no time like the present

present day.
I got married to my best friend in May 2010. We moved into a little basement apartment in Salt Lake, combined lives and everything. That summer was incredibly stressful because we were working about 60-70 hours a week. Not only that but we were robbed in June, and it really threw me into a weird fit of not feeling SAFE in my own home. We also had no tv or internet for that whole summer, making us feel really disconnected from everything. It was a huge adjustment!
I have supported myself through school without help from my parents. My great husband loaned my some money before we got married to help with school as well. Right now, I have an EMT certification and a CNA certification, as well as being tantalizingly close to being done with my Associate's Transfer degree (next fall!) in Family and Human Studies. I am thinking right now of starting my own business teaching CPR/First Aid. Right now I work in an elementary school as a para-pro, basically teaching kids in small groups throughout the day. It is a stressful job and has it's good moments, but next semester I don't think I'll be able to work there while taking 6 classes!
My husband has a visionary mind and he has big dreams. He wants to own his own venue, specializing in local artists, musicians, chefs, filmmakers,etc. 
We really enjoy camping and being outside. We both run a Cub Scout camp in the summer (that's where we met!). I'm a hardcore night owl (thanks, dad) so I prefer hanging out all night and sleeping in. I try to do that whenever possible :)
I definitely can see things in the way that I act now that are results of the way I was raised. I am opinionated, outgoing, and I think deeply a lot. My parents were great at telling me how they felt about things, if they were proud of me and their opinions on things. I am assertive in that way and I feel that being upfront and honest is a good way to go. My husband it pretty laid back and he is definitely not as assertive...I think sometimes I am a little too much for him but he'll never admit that. He tends to think about things before talking about them...which makes me really impatient. 
My goals right now include saving money so we can live somewhere nice...finishing school, keeping myself healthy...and just being spontaneous and enjoying life and experiencing the most that I can!
Community.
I definitely do not feel connected to the community here in Salt Lake in the same way that I did growing up. I actually have a slightly less social demeanor right now because we have had cars vandalized, things stolen from us, and people go through our garbage on a weekly basis. I've developed an attitude of questioning people's intentions. I know that it's bad, but I feel that my experiences have made me a bit more curious in what people are up to. The church we attend is a lot less social than the one I went to growing up. This is difficult because we go to church not only to worship but to be a part of the religion and collaborate with people. 
Society.
I feel that I could contribute to society more than I am right now. My mistrust in people would probably get better if I was out helping people more often. I feel like this is something that I should be doing.