Jeremy and Joy Smith: 10/4/09

That's Us!

Jeremy and I met about 10 years ago on the internet and got married on October 2, 2004. In February 2006 Jeremy got a Kidney Transplant at the Mayo Clinic. Almost a year to the date of his transplant we were blessed with the birth of our son Benjamin Dale Smith; who I might add is the most awesome kid I know! Jeremy and I are planning on celebrating our 5th wedding anniversary this October and I'm excited.

Jeremy is Probation Officer for Farmington Municipal Courts. He supervises those between the ages of 18-21 that have been charged with substance abuse. He is a great father and husband.

Joy is a full time wife and mother and is going to school part time to complete her degree in nursing or surgical technology. She can't decide right now. Maybe before she is 40 she will decide.

We are hoping within the next couple of years to move to Arizona and be closer to the Mayo Clinic for Jeremy's benefit and also so Joy can continue her career.

Monday, October 5, 2009

Trust

You know with my personality and way of thinking I should have known better than to stick my neck out there in the open, when I knew in the long run it would just be chopped off. I should have known that those you can trust is your family and those that need you in their lives because when something big happens, the rest just run. They run the other way and never look back. Your family and true friends will stand by your side, hold your hand, and be a shoulder to cry on. They will not judge you no matter what the situation may be, nor will they question the reasoning or cause behind something.

I question why people have to be open books and let everything out. Isn't that part of being who we are? Being different? Why do we have to be like the person next to us?