Merry Christmas to all!! :)

My new toy!

So the coolest feature on this is laptop that I got today from work is that if u look just above where it says IBM ThinkPad there is a little fingerprint scanning device. I recorded my fingerprint on it and instead of signing in with a password I use my finger! It's insane. Needless to say we're not complaining. We get to sit on the couch, play online and relax!

This is my first ever laptop (it's not really mine, it's the company's... but same difference) and I am loving this more than I can express. It is such a crazy new experience for me.

Besides this, I'm getting used to work. It's very different than what I have been doing for the past few years so there will be a period of time where I'm still getting used to it. I like the people there. They pick on each other. I work in the office with the executives/sales people and it's a small office of about 10 people compared to our office down in Atlanta with 50. Good times.

Everyone getting psyched for Christmas? I love this time of year. It helps us remind ourselves that there is so much to be thankful. Love you all!!!

Goodness!

Just in time for the holidays I'll be officially employed again next week and I am so very excited! It'll be nice to get my brain working again. I think it will be difficult at first, which is probably the most exciting part of it all. I am hoping to come home exhausted mentally.

I've learned a lot from these past few weeks. Sometimes I think people doubt others when they do life changing and career changing things. It wasn't easy to put myself out there and find places that were willing to look past the fact that I took a detour for a few years working with kids with Autism. It was so rewarding and taught me so much about how everyone learns at different paces and in different ways. The the key is EVERYONE can learn.

Another thing that is really positive that I wanted to share is that there ARE jobs in Rochester. There are jobs that pay good money in Rochester. And there are more than a few of these jobs. My dad told me the other night that the northeast is going through a rough time right now. A lot of people are moving south, leaving less good workers in the northeast. According to my dad, it is really difficult to find people that are hard working that want to GO to work on a daily basis. He finds people that say "I can only work "x" amount of days a week" or people that come to work drunk or just don't show up and don't care about the consequences. He said it is a great time for people with a good head on their shoulders to find a job. In my experience, he is right. I found plenty of places looking for someone and I had a few interviews right away!

So I think that was a huge rant, but oh well.

The bottom line is that if you want to do something- it doesn't matter what it is... put your mind to it and you can make it happen :)
That's all the optimism I have for one day :-D

It's snowing in Rochester :)

Craziness

So it's been a while since I've posted anything. Sean has been putting up his amazing pictures and I just don't have anything that exciting to put up. Maybe i'll put up some stuff soon..
oh..
hannah - it's snowing more!!!

alright going to go shower for my day and maybe do something productive.