These first two weeks felt like they flew by! As I left off in my previous post the next step in my sabbatical was all about spending quality time with friends and family. Last Thursday and Friday I went back to my hometown of Durand, IL where I grew up. I tried to stop and visit with as many family members as I possibly could. I wanted to talk to them about their families/lives since I don’t get to see them that often as well as hand out as many wedding RSVPs as I could. (stamps aren’t cheap!) I got to play a round of golf with my father which is something I haven’t been able to do in years. We also went down to the local funeral home and finalized his funeral plans!!! Unfortunately I only got to spend a few hours with my mom since she got called into work while I was home, but that’s ok since I will be seeing her in a few weekends anyways.
Friday night through Monday morning I was in Bloomington, IL which is where I recently lived for the past 10 years. I was blessed with the opportunity to see a bunch of close friends that I haven’t seen since I moved up to Wisconsin. One of the families I got to spend time with has a 6 year old son named Liam who tells all his friends that his buddy Jake is “the coolest man alive”. I asked him if he would help me out by being the ring bearer in my wedding and he freaked out in excitement!
Monday I spent the day driving back to Wisconsin. Tuesday – today I have been trying my best to take it slow, meditate and rest, but I also spent a lot of time over at the Hunger Task Force too. The HTF is a rewarding place to donate your time. Everyone there is so nice and very down to earth, they have a common goal to help out those in need and they are an awesome team. I got to ride along in the truck again (my favorite part) handing out pallets of food to local establishments. It’s nice to know that I live in a town that has so many organizations that care about the less fortunate in the community. I have a fairly lengthy to do list for today due to the fact that I am planning on being gone for the next ten days so I better wrap this blog up and get my chores done!
Where am I going next you ask? Well…..you’re going to have to be patient and tune in next week to find out!