Snowed In!

Hello everyone in blog world! I am sorry that I haven't written in a while. It has been a heck of week! We are snowed in here in Pittsburgh. Luckily I am at my boyfriend's apartment. My parents were snowed in with no power. The power company is expected to get everything up and running again on Friday! Yes, Friday! It is horrible. My parents got a generator and are trying to get it up and running. Hopefully it will be warm by the time I get home after the super bowl. Say a little prayer that the power comes on sooner than Friday! I don't know if there will be another blog this week or not. Hopefully the power comes on and I will be able to. If not, have a wonderful week and Valentine's Day (if you believe in celebrating a Hallmark holiday :D)!

Last Sunday, my boyfriend and I went to church. Part of the sermon addressed opening new doors in our lives (metaphorically). I really related to this. I often feel that many individuals with disabilities are often overlooked or ignored because they simply have a disability. Early afternoon on Sunday, my boyfriend and I ventured to Duquesne University for a basketball game. There in the student section was a young woman who had Down Syndrome. At first I questioned if she was a student, but then I decided that it didn't matter if she was a student or not. The student section helped in and out of the stands when she needed it, and she had a ball. She was singing, dancing, cheering, etc. I thought to myself that this is exactly what the sermon was about. You never know what people are going to have to offer, but writing them off because they have different opinions/ways of doing things doesn't mean they don't have something to give.

In my opinion, people learn more from those they least expect to learn something from.

If you're around any of the places that got hit by this snow storm, keep warm and stay safe!