I have just returned from a much needed, extremely enjoyed, but completely exhausting weekend.
So first things first:
This past week was hard! My host mom fell ill last weekend and when I arrived home on Sunday she looked pretty bad! She stayed home from work nearly all week, went to the doctor three times, and eventually found out she has a bad case of pneumonia. Needless to say I spent the whole week doing extra and helping out more so I was exhausted when Friday came. I actually think I worked my 30 hours for the first time though. Well, upon finding out she has pneumonia, she learned she has to stay home for an entire week, no leaving the house.... AND holiday is supposed to be this next week. They cancelled their holiday. I hate that she is sick, I hate seeing anyone sick, and as selfish as this might sound, I almost cried (not exaggerating for once, tears started to well up in my eyes) when I found out they had cancelled their holiday plans. I was so looking forward to waking up in my own bed without the noises of a 4 or 6 yr old at 8am and being able to go to the Carrefour and purchase my own groceries and cook whatever I wanted and not have to set a place setting for 5, to come and go as i pleased without having to worry about who i might be waking, take really long showers, watch tv at night, invite a few friends over maybe for a slumber party... Yes, I know, thats really selfish of me to be upset that I I I I I can't do those things now because my host mom is horribly ill, but thats just the honest truth. Instead these next two days bring a lot more work and the rest of the week will play out as normal (sort of).
THankfully I am not required to work on the days that they had orginally planned to be gone, so that is a huge blessing! Thank the Lord, no, really!
So Friday evening I learned the bad news and was just exhausted from the week and overwhelmed with everything and so I was very thankful when a friend of mine convinced me to come stay the night with her last minute. My host father graciously agreed to drop me off at the train station and a few hours later I was on her door step and being welcomed into her flat. We had a great evening which turned into a great Saturday and now a great Sunday!
Yesterday was a Saturday like one that everyone needs every so often. It was a rainy Saturday full of sleeping in, lounging around, drinking real hot chocolate made with love, watching dvd's, painting nails, dying hair, cooking, and chatting. On a rainy and cold Saturday in Paris, it was just what the doctor would have ordered had I seen one for my case of the bummed out nanny syndrome the previous evening. ha.
Saturday night was a disaster but all in good fun, for me, at least and I will spare you the details because it truely was a disaster and not an interesting one at that. Just one of those night when you're glad you have good company because nothing else was good! haha! And you're grateful you made it home alive and in one piece. (and no family, I did not go do anything stupid...don't get all worried!)
And have I mentioned yet that I LOVE my church and I LOVE my friends and I LOVE Sundays?!
I love serving with the guys I have the pleasure of serving with now that I am on this new team, I love the friends that I have made and the relationships that continue to grow, and meeting new people and breaking bread together after church and spending time playing games at people's flats. Oh man, I think the Lord knows the next two days might be rather difficult and so he blessed with me with such a relaxing and wonderful weekend to prepare me ahead of time. Ha!!
Well, no pictures to show this time... just memories of which I have just shared! Pray for me tomorrow as I have the kids the.entire.day. Please pray for patience, good attitudes (theirs, not mine), for the day to go by quickly! I have learned though through this experience that I think I could mother at this point in my life, I am capable and I think I would be a fabulous mother, but I am just NOT ready! Which as my mom would say is completely fine because I need a man first! haha (and she would prefer a marriage also) but its an interesting thought. I have the opportunity to play mom, if you will, and its been an incredible opportunity and experience and I am really enjoying my time here and with this family and doing this job and living this life. But I am truely blessed that I am the nanny at the end of the day.
Oh and please pray for my host mom, her name is Rachel, for her to get well soon as I'm sure it's miserable missing two and half weeks of work being sick and missing your vacation because you're ill.
Well, hopefully this week I shall be booking my ticket to Vienna for Christmas! So blessed again that I will be spending Christmas with another lovely CHRISTIAN family! My friend posted on my facebook wall the other day, "I talked to my dad the other day and mentioned that I might be bringing home a slightly large souvenir at Christmas and he said that would be ok..." haha, so for Christmas I will be a slightly larger souvenir... there's always a first right?
CHEERS tooooo great weekends, great memories, and many more to come! I love you all so very much, loveeeee, me
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