Nate - First, you have an open invitation to come sail on wildcat. I will come to you to sail your boat or you to me on wildcat. Either one.
Second - I spent 4 years as a sailing instructor for our club's adult learn to sail program.. Though some will probably disagree, here's my input and how to learn sailing
Set the books aside. There is way to much info to absorb. Sailors may laugh if you call a line a rope or a chart a map, but don't worry about terms. Understand two. Halyards and Sheets. Halyards go up and down. Sheets go in and out.

Here's a trivia question for any smart ass sailor that gives you hard time about terms. If there are no ropes on a boat, then why are lines stored in a rope locker? They are and... there is an answer

Knots - learn to tie a bowline and maybe how to tie two half hitches

There are 4 things to know to pass sailing 101
1. Points of sail (there are really only three; close hauled, reaching and running). the purists can get more finite but if you aren't close hauled or running before the wind, you are reaching
2. Find the wind - get used to looking up (seriously). There is an arrow that points where the wind is coming from
3. Trim the sails to the wind
4. Steer with a tiller
First to a destination
Then to your sail trim - sail to your tell tails
If you can do those things you can sail any boat.

When you've mastered those (which it sounds as if you have) - then move on to sailing 102; mastering the main sail fundamentals.

To me, main fundamentals include mastering the main sheet, traveler, and Vang; their functions and interaction. Don't worry about any of the other controls until you fully understand those three. From there, move on to halyard tension, Cunningham, outhaul and backstay

What an adventure you are undertaking. I am excited for you!