But that's not really me!

Blog post #1

 

Hello world and fellow classmates! This blog is dedicated to my Social Psychology class and all assignments. First off let me introduce myself, my name is Amanda but I usually go by Mandy. Ok, let's get this rolling, I remember one time in particular when I was working with my dad in his welding shop I was speaking with a contractor about an upcoming job and for the life of me I could not remember the name of a certain material. I kept repeating the same thing over and over and he kept arguing with me that I was wrong. In my mind I knew what I was talking about, and he was talking about the same thing but it was the lack of communication ( and proper names) that made the conversation very uncomfortable and going nowhere. I was only after I got off the phone with him and a few days later that he came into the shop and I corrected myself and bluntly said I was having a major brain fart. Even though at first he didn't think I knew what I was talking about, after correcting myself we both were on good terms.

Ok, fast-forward to today. There has been a lot that has happened in the last couple years. My family has lost 7 family members from the age of 7 days old to 90 years old. My cousin lost her fiancé to the Yarnell Hill fire, her brother and wife lost their baby girl after 7 days, lost two great men to heart attacks, two from old age and my dad who passed from brain cancer and short 46 days after diagnosis. To say this last year and half has been rough in an understatement. Please don't be offended by my sharing of my current life right now, I found it's best to share than to keep it bottled up inside. Good news is that my husband and I are expecting our 4th child sometime this Fall. It always helps to have some good news after a rough year. I am "back in the saddle" of the whole college class thing now, trying to finish up my general degree so that I can pursue something in the field of either photojournalism or criminal profiling/justice, so very different paths I know. Well, I hope you enjoy a small glimpse into my life, I'm sure there will be more to come. Take care and God bless!