Taking a Day Off

 It is 7 p.m.  SK just called from Reading, an hour away to let me know he will be home at about 8:30.  I awakened this morning with the beginnings of a migraine.  These days the headaches are accompanied by an overwhelming tiredness.  I have felt that fatigue for 3 days, and it just never entered my mind that a headache was coming.  I was sorry it hit this morning.

Today, was the first day in many months that the missionaries met together in person.  Not all 200+ but our little zone.  It will take 3 weeks for Dave and Deb to visit every zone, and interview each missionary.  Today, it was only ten missionaries, but other zones have as many as twenty-four.  I had been looking forward to being with all of them and our stake president for some wonderful and inspiring training.  

These ten missionaries are the ones I have come to know best, and I would have loved to be in their company today.  I got up for about five minutes and then crawled back into bed, announcing to SK that I couldn't handle getting ready, couldn't handle an hour in the car, couldn't handle a day in church.  He was very kind.  He put his suit on, went by to pick up the elders and drove into Reading.  

I've heard from him a couple of times....just brief texts.  I am eager to hear how the day went, and what he learned.  I hope he will remember!  It is so difficult to remember a whole day of talks!  He doesn't take notes, but if prompted may remember something particularly inspiring.  I am the same, except that I take notes.

We thought it would end at 4:30 to 5, and we would be home by 6:30.  The elders had a zoom meeting which they conducted at the stake center, so SK - being the chauffeur, waited patiently and participated in the meeting.  I am so grateful I didn't go.  As it is, I have slept a fair amount, and relaxed.

We were supposed to conduct game night for the zone tonight over zoom, but I had ordered cheap 100-piece puzzles which we were going to give each companionship at the meeting, along with a bag of popcorn.  But the puzzles didn't come so another companionship will host the game night, and we will do it next week.  Just as well.

I've missed a lot today.  You would think I would learn.  I had a bit of a chocolate binge over Easter with our Easter chocolate nests, etc.

It was definitely not worth it!  With roughly four and a half months left of this mission, I am not going to let that happen again.


Comments

melissa said…
Oh, I’m so sorry about your migraine!! How sad to miss out on the first in-person zone conference.
April 8, 2021 at 8:20 PM
Erin said…
I am sorry. That is so disappointing. ❤️
April 9, 2021 at 9:31 AM
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