2 days in a row!

I can't believe it, but here I am blogging for the 2nd day in a row!  I'm so proud of myself :)

Today was kind of a crazy day.  In fact, when I think about it, we kind of have crazy lives!  We wake up about 6:30 every morning and get ready for the day.  I drop off Andrew at BYU and head up to American Fork, where I work at a Law Firm called Myler Disability.  I read medical records all day and determine if I think our clients have good cases for Social Security Disability.  I actually really like my job.  I work with great people and learn so much.

Most of our clients really are crazy, and reading their medical records from therapists can be nuts.  My heart definitely goes out to some of them.  Reading about their childhoods, sometimes it's amazing to me that they turned out as normal as they did.  There is so much evil out there- I was completely oblivious before, and now I'm only mostly oblivious, and I can't believe it.  It makes me realize just how blessed and fortunate I am!  I was born into a great, loving family with amazing parents who taught me everything I needed to know and gave me everything they could.  Now I'm married to the man I am convinced is the nicest person in the world who treats me like a queen.  I am so blessed!!!  So many people go through types of abuse I can't even imagine and never know that their Savior loves them with a perfect love and that there is hope for a better existence when they pass from this world.  I wish I could share the Gospel of Jesus Christ with them, but unfortunately I can't in a work setting like that.  I really am the most blessed girl there is!

Some of the clients I feel a little less bad for- they've attempted murder, robbed homes, and done drugs I had never even heard of before.  I guess they probably did it because they have a mental problem, but I still have a hard time feeling quite as bad for them.  Maybe someday I'll be a better person....

Well after work I was headed home to pick up Andrew when I got a phone call stating we actually were supposed to work today- not tomorrow! I sped to the Branbury Clubhouse, where we work as RAs, and was luckily only about 15 minutes late.  Our boss is really nice and understanding, so it all turned out alright.  However, poor Andrew had to walk home in the freezing cold because I couldn't pick him up!

We'll work here until just after 11, head home and get ready for bed, then do it all again tomorrow!  We're so fortunate to be able to work here, as it pays for our rent, but sometimes the lack of sleep catches up with us.  I am so lucky to have Andrew as my husband- he's really helpful in getting me out of bed nicely and making lunches for us when I can't keep my eyes open to do it myself.  He even makes dinner some nights!  Well we're actually working on some training materials for the apartment complex tonight, so I should probably help Andrew...