Salutations! I am no stranger to the written word blogging platform but it has been a hot minute, I'll tell you that. I had my head stuck in multi-media blogging (grr, tumblr) for a while but I'm already more comfortable here so I'll update with my current 'what's what'.
My name is Sarah, which is pretty boring as far as names go. 'Princess' is the meaning and I can't say I fit that but meh...a name is a name! I'm 21 years old and that isn't too interesting either. I'm fairly young for where I am in my life and in general anyways. I'm living in the south at the moment and it happens to be the worst part about me (probably..). Upstate New York is home and where I will be returning fairly shortly which brings me to the giver of my last name...
His name would be Thomas. We met when I was 17 and he was 19. Goooood times o_~ He is pretty much the coolest guy on the planet, as he puts up with me and that is almost all that needs to be said. He explores grave yards with me and puts up with all my crazy (which is a good deal). He is currently in the U.S. Army. It's not where we want to be... location wise, job wise, life wise. He made the choice to join the military when he was 21 (3 years ago). I could tell you all the ways it is not a good idea to make such a large choice on a whim but I'll just let it rattle around in your brain. He is pushing through with the choice he made at the moment because 1. He made a commitment and he does tend to follow through, 2. The education they are providing him WILL be very valuable, and 3. The security of pay and insurance is important to us. We however do not agree with the military, the war, or any of the ridiculous politics that go along with just being a solider or even being married to one. I've gotten in hot water with your every day 'Army wife' for not 'standing behind my flag' or however you want to paint being patriotic. I do not love my country and really do hope to move on some day soon so I can simply stop hearing 'love it or leave it'. Thomas will be deploying again for the second time in the fall which is when I will be returning home to New York.
The most obsessive part of me lies in my career path. I'm currently in school to work in the wonderful and beautiful death industry. I eat, sleep and breath death and decay. It is literally as bright and cheerful as it doesn't sound. I'm not quite half way through my edu-ma-cation yet but it doesn't get any less exciting for me every day, I'll tell you that. I haven't had the chance yet to be hands on with my niche but hope to soon. The small town I am living in now not only has only 2 funeral homes but due to it being a military town, we have very few funerals (I would know...I live right next to the 1 cemetary). With very few locals, bodies are often shipped back to hometowns which makes for light work for the in-town directors and embalmers. I'll be searching in the fall for an internship to get some experience building up. In January I will be traveling to my school, in Pittsburgh, PA, to do my restorative arts and embalming labs. It'll be exciting and undoubtedly awkward, because that is who I am! I talk with my fellow death-mates every day on my class forum but most are older and have already been working in family owned homes for months. They could probably embalm in their sleep (...totally legally). It's a little unnerving to be trying to get my land legs around those technically 'on my level' are walking just fine. I shall persevere.
That is where I am at now so back to your regularly scheduled program.
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