Exhausted but Good for the Soul

I have been tired since Wednesday. I have slept normal hours. I have taken naps whenever possible. But I'm still tired. Maybe it's my age. I have finally reached the age where I can no longer sustain the staying up late/sleeping in late way of life that I love, and now I have to resolve to be more of a morning person than I ever want to be. I just don't want to be tired. I woke up this morning and my stomach didn't like me. I don't know if I've talked about Fresher's Flu before or not, but instead of the freshman fifteen like we have in the states, they have fresher's flu. Everyone gets sick and pukes their guts out at some point in the beginning of the year. I have so far been able to avoid it. I hope to avoid it being really bad for the rest of the year. Many of my friends have been sick enough to stay in bed for days on end. But with a little bit of exposure and some good hand washing and some prayer, I hopefully won't get sick. Please, Lord?

There were two birthdays in my course this week. We went to an Indian place to eat supper one day and then to a Devon Cream Tea on the other. It was good to commune with my fellow course-mates outside of class. I like the people that are in the course. Jeremy is now my official un-official brother in England. He wouldn't let me walk home by myself the other night and gave me a bit of lecture. He also gave me a hug, but one of the side-hugs that I don't know really constitute a hug. Abby is my supernaturally connected twin, somehow, I don't really know how. But we get called each other all the time, even her fiance mistook my facebook status as her's and wrote me a very sweet note, but wasn't really for me, but for Abby. We got a good laugh out of it. I think that Libby is going to be a good friend for our time here. She is the one that has gotten me addicted to Doctor Who, and lets me come over to watch episodes. It's good. I can also give her hugs and she is totally cool with that. I like hugs. Katie and I both love cribbage. We are planning a tournament/teaching session with the others. We are going to skunk them, literally. I don't know exactly how this turned into a "meet my course-mates" kind of paragraph. But maybe I'll stop there and continue another day.

I love you all and miss you! Let me know how things are going where ever you are.