FREAKIN BATS! I love Halloween!
Day 10 - October 21, 2021
I slept in until 7:30 AM today so I have officially arrived at the time zone. To give some background, this week I woke up at 3:30 AM, 5:30 AM, 3:30 AM, and today 7:30 AM. Every night I am going to bed around 10 PM because that is about as much energy as I have. Now I will have to start setting an alarm which is okay but I kind of enjoyed waking up naturally even if it was before the dawn.
Because I slept in the family was already awake so my coffee was already poured which means I didn’t spend time reading in the quiet. So today I listened to a new song on repeat which the chorus translates as:
Lord Almighty (El Shaddai) I worship you
Creator God (Elohim) I worship you
Personal God (Adonai) I worship you
Jesus (Yeshua) I worship you
Breakfast consisted of eggs, toast, sausage, and salami. I couldn't tell you about the afternoon because I didn't write anything down throughout the day so I don't remember what went down.
I couldn't tell you the name of the song because I can't pronounce it but it's a bop. It was a slow day so I worked on some editing and spoke with my host on the roof for a while as cannons blasted and bats flew overhead. FREAKIN BATS! I love Halloween! There were literally hawk sized bats, not the tiny things that you see sometimes in Mobile, AL. Like these bats could eat a cat as a snack.
Speaking of snacks, my host wanted to take me to dinner after our conversation. We went to a sandwich shop and had dinner. It wasn't the best restaurant I've been to here but it wasn't bad. In full transparency I was feeling a little bit off today and so I was quieter than usual which caused my host to ask me every few minutes if I was okay. Now, I am not one for lying but I am also not one for sharing every personal detail about my life if it isn't necessary for the situation. In this case, when asked if I was okay my answer was a polite, "I am fine." Which was true. I was fine, just a little bit off my game. Apparently, because my host is very kind and empathetic my answer was not sufficient so he continued to ask me over and over again if I was okay. I continued to give the same answer in the exact same quiet tone. When we arrived back to the house I went to prepare for bed and lay down because my body and mind were exhausted. Again, my host came to ask me if I was alright to which I gave the exact same reply as before. I will be honest. I am proud of me. Because Alexis from a year ago would probably have gotten frustrated and said things that didn't need to be said in the moment and feelings would have been hurt all around. However, today's Alexis was calm, patient, and gentle throughout the entire situation and I am just really proud of myself. I didn't overshare. I wasn't frustrated by the repetative questioning. I was honest, straightforward, and handled myself in a way that was healthy for me. Who even am I??
