Austin's birthday

Why is it that every time we finally have peace, something new has to happen? I suppose that's the mantra of all student missionaries, but it's just so true. Of course, like all days when things are out of the ordinary, the day started as any other. Oh wait, minus the part that I couldn't sleep and woke up at 6 am. I've been doing that a lot lately. All last week I set my alarm to wake up for school at 6:45, but instead I'd wake up just before 6 every day. Annoying! Anyway, on the upside I had a lot of time to get ready for church. We headed off to church at 9 and went through the same routine of Sabbath school as last week. I didn't think anything of it at the time, but during our lesson Jeanine said that she was really tired and needed to go home to sleep. We proceeded with church and delicious potluck. One of the 3rd graders who absolutely loves me came and sat by me. She is just so cute, but she had a cold and kept coughing on me. Worth it though! After potluck we headed home and found Jeanine asleep. I thought I would finally get to skype my family, but after only a few minutes of talking to Janelle, Jeanine knocked on my door. She was so pale and looked awful. She told me that she didn't feel good. I went out to the kitchen with her and got her some water and a cool cloth. Suddenly, she started shaking and moaning. She told me that she couldn't feel here fingers and her whole body was tingling. She also said that her vision was going black. I ran back to the church to find Jesse and Hayley so they could help! She felt so awful that we rushed her to the ER (in the back of a pick up in the rain) and after a unneeded hour and a half wait, she could finally see the doctor. By that time she was feeling a lot better, and the verdict was that she had heat exhaustion. They gave her some pills and sent her back home. She went straight to sleep, and because it was Austin's birthday today, Tami and I got ready to go out to eat. Right before we were about to leave, Jeanine went back into a tailspin of sickness. I ran to Surangles and got her gatorade, apple juice, and water, in hopes that it would make her feel better.
After all of that happened, all the SM's but Hayley and Jeanine headed to the dropoff to eat, as is our new tradition. Even though it was pouring rain, it was still a lot of fun to eat, talk, and just hang out. At the end we I really wanted to jump in this pool nearby, and so did everyone else, but at the last minute they all chickened out and so I decided I wouldn't do it alone. Maybe next time...When we got back to SDA we went up to Hayley and Jesse's apartment and ate amazing chocolate cake that Carl baked! It was so fun! When we got back up to the apartment, Jeanine was asleep. Just a few minutes later she was back in the bathroom throwing up. I don't know what will happen to her or what's even wrong, but I'm praying that she'll get better soon. It's sad that she has to miss our last diving lesson tomorrow, but it will be even more sad if she has to miss school because of it.
On a happier note, as I just said, our last diving lesson is tomorrow! After that, we'll be certified! Last time we didn't get to do it because of planning, but we saw Kostas tonight at the dropoff and he's ready for us at 7:30 am tomorrow! I'm just happy that I'm getting certified before my dad comes, so we can scuba together!