Catching Up

Since the last post I have changed jobs. I no longer work for KCSL, I am now working for the Sate of Kansas as an Intensive Individual Support Worker for a Child with Autism. I started working with my little guy at the end of September and I absolutely love it. He is 6 and keeps me on my toes. In a round about way I get paid to play, and it is beyond awesome. He loves jumping on the trampoline, swinging and playing Mario on the Wii. I have also started further pursuing my love of photography and have decided to put it out there and start doing family photos and events for people. I am known as Sarah Beth Photography and its starting slow but I am ok with that as I figure out what exactly I am doing regarding pricing and the nutshells.

Justin is still working as a Phone Technician at Wireless Lifestyles. He now has a second tech which makes life easier for him. And his boss is now one of his best friends so that is also awesome for him. Caleb (his brother) works for the same company also but in KC. Justin enjoys this because they can compete with one another and is a constant topic when we are together.

We just celebrated our 2nd wedding anniversary and 7 years together total. Amazing how time flies by. Its weird to think back that this whole journey started so innocently as complete strangers and now here we are. I can say that the past 7 years have been nothing less than amazing and I look forward to the next 70 (as Justin tells me-yes that makes both of us around 100 years old.)

The Holidays are upon us, again. I really love this time of the year but at the same time I despise it. I love the fall/winter weather and I love the holiday spirit. I dont like the greediness, selfishness, rudeness, and all the cinnamon in the stores. Dont get me wrong, I love cinnamon but the abundant smell of it EVERYWHERE kills me. I dont think people realize that it does affect some people. I recently went to Walmart and the smell was so strong I had an attack where I could not breathe, my eyes were burning and I could not stop coughing. I have always been this way, I have learned that during this time of the year I need to medicate myself before going to the store, and work, and restaurants and friends and families houses. If I dont medicate it gives me a wonderful migraine headache that knocks me out. Anywho enough about cinnamon. Yesterday was "BLACK FRIDAY" and I did venture out but it was unintentional. I did get a few things but again, I did not have an agenda so it was unplanned and mostly for myself. Now I admit I do love receiving gifts but at this time of the year I am more concerned about buying for others. I would rather see the joy on others faces than my own (which is how it should be I believe.)

I will end this post on the note of, remember that the person who is taking "too long" in front of you or just cut you off or disrupted your plan is dealing with their own battle. Instead of judging by what you are seeing on the surface realize that there is so much more than what you see going on. Smile at them, say "Hi" and even offer to help if you see them struggleing. You have no idea what their story is and how they got to this point. Judge yourself before you judge others.