Weird... I was about to type September, and it's almost November!
Sorry about me being a bit of a procrastinator with my blog. I've been working hard on getting my after tour stuff planned. I've gotten the confirmation for my flight home :)
I'm not sharing the day for privacy purposes, but I will be at church on the 10th of January :)
I know it seems forever away still, but I'm really excited, and it'll come quickly, promise.
So what have I been up to this past week? Where do I start??
We were in North Allerton on the weekend. I stayed with a younger girl and her roommate. It just so happens that her boyfriend will be joining a choir in North America in January (I think) as the Sound Guy. Small world huh? I was really amazed. I think he's joining 35 he wasn't there to tell me, and she wasn't 100% sure of which one it was. I did get to meet him briefly, but that was before I knew. He seemed really nice though.
In Ballynahinch I stayed with a couple who told me they almost went on tour with the choir after they got married, but she got pregnant with her first child, and never got the chance to go. They both had really wished they could have.
During the night there someone decided to break into our bus. Fortunately they only broke the outer window, I really believe that God stopped them. It doesn't make sense to me that they didn't break the inner one. Therefore, nothing got stolen :) It probably isn't cheap to replace, but it's getting fixed (should be done now.)
Then we were off to Derby City on Saturday. I ended up staying with the guy who runs Samaritan's Purse Operation Christmas Child in the UK. OCC is really big here. I had no idea. Almost every church we go to is doing it. He told me how much the UK has raised, but I forgot. It was a lot, I know that much! It's great to see so many people from all over the world wanting to help those in need. It was funny because the guy talked really quickly and the kids, and me, are still getting used to the English accent. Banele said "Auntie, he's talking so quickly!" I replied "Well, you talk very quickly for him, especially when you pray" They both laughed.
We are now in Rugby, where it all started. It's cool to be in a place that has history. You get a lot of that being in the UK. I'm staying with Agreeneth, another chaperone, and 5 boys. The hosts have 3 boys and a girl, so it's a really full house. Last night at dinner we had 14 people! They had to join another table, and borrow chairs to fit everyone. It was nice though. Our 5 boys are all up in the attic with the drum set and air hockey. I had to yell about 3 times to get them to dinner it was so loud! They had lots of fun though :)
We are going to Ilkeston tomorrow, which is in between Derby (pronounced Darby, I made the mistake one too many times) and Nottingham (Robin Hood!) I've got my day off there so I think I'll go to Nottingham and see if I can find something interesting.
Chocolate/Chips Update: Not going too well. I'm currently sick. I don't think that's why. I only gave into the chips once since the last time I confessed and had chocolate maybe 3 times, but it was a very small amount. The only thing I can think of is the bread. I feel much worse now. It's really not possible to avoid bread and eat. Such a shame. Today our hosts gave us pizza because she doesn't like to give her children sandwiches everyday, we were all so happy! ( I know it's still bread, but it tastes so much better than that brown bread you eat day in and day out) I'm not complaining. I've had some delicious sandwiches on tour, and I'm almost always happy to eat them. When your hungry, you eat what you have, and it usually tastes good.
It's funny, I've had sandwiches on at least 5 of my days off. I guess it's different because it was Subway or a Bagel Shop and it really reminded me of home.
I didn't have chips for 3 days or so, maybe its been only 2. No chocolate today. Because of my condition, it's really the last thing I want. I feel like my head is stuck between 2 brick walls, it sounds harsh, but it's that bad. I've had it for over 24 hours, and taken medicine twice, which I don't like having to do. It's helping a very small amount.
There's plenty more to say, but I'll leave it for another time...
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