I should have posted this yesterday, but as you can see by the title of the post, I was probably resting. It is rare that I get a whole day to do absolutely nothing and go absolutely nowhere. Yesterday was that day and I'm very thankful for it.
Our weekend started off pretty uneventful. We rented a movie, grabbed some dinner and chilled Friday night so we could gear up for the last home K-State football game on Saturday. Saturday was particularly fun because we got to spend most of it in Aggieville with Kyle, Kendra, Krista and Derrick's parents. It was the perfect day for a football game, but it was a long day. By the third quarter, I was exhausted and the cold I had been battling all week seemed to get progressively worse as the temperature dropped.
In the middle of the fourth quarter, we received a disturbing call that Derrick's brother Jared had been in some kind of accident. Of course we all thought it was a car accident, but as it turns out, due to some carelessness, some kind of explosion occurred at a bonfire and burned Jared's face. We had to drive an hour to an ER in Topeka without knowing the extent of the injuries, but just as we were pulling into town, we were told that they were first degree burns and he seemed to be doing okay. Jared was doing just fine. Boy, were we glad to hear that.
We hung out in the ER for about an hour. By this time it was after midnight and everyone was exhausted. Half of us went to grab some food and head back to Kyle and Kendra's. A little after 1 a.m., Derrick and I decided to head home. It would be another hour or so before we got to lay in our own bed and we did gain an hour due to daylight savings so I guess that helped. But I was getting sicker and something Derrick ate didn't seem to sit right in his stomach.
So Sunday came. I had every intention of getting up and going to church Sunday morning. But I had too much gunk in my chest and hardly a voice. Derrick was still not feeling well from the night before so we each settled in for a day of absolutely nothing. It was a great.
Throughout the day, my mom seemed really concerned about Derrick's stomach bug so she wanted to come over later and check on us. I thought it was very unusual for her to want to come over when she just saw us Saturday morning, but I chalked it up to her being a concerned mom. So yesterday evening she stops by and asks to see Derrick in the most pitiful voice. I told her he was in the living room watching the end of the Chiefs game. When she saw him, she asked about his burns. It turns out when I called her the night before to tell her about Jared, she thought I was talking about Derrick. She wanted to come over and see if Derrick was all right. We finally got it straightened out and of course she was glad to hear that Jared was doing okay.
I'm very thankful that Jared is well and will recover. I'm also thankful for a restful Sunday. After all, isn't that what Sundays are for?
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