A Change of Pace

I’ve had a great last week as the family came to visit, but at the same time I’ve had a bad cold all week. And having a cold while trying to do my spiel for guests is absolute torture! My voice got so hoarse yesterday while driving guests that it was barely a squeak. So needless to say I have called in sick today so I can finally have one day to try and recuperate.
Last week was amazing though, spending a lot of time with the family was such a nice change of pace, and we always have fun! The best part was the 2 days we spent at Universal Studios and Harry Potter world! I have wanted to go to HP world the minute I heard they were making it like 3 years ago and I finally got my wish! And you know how it is, you build things up in your mind to be something really great, then you get there and its cool, but nothing like you thought. Well, HP world was even better than I thought it would be! The ride they had was the best non rollercoaster ride I have ever been on! It was amazing beyond words, and freaked me out. Why? Well you’ll just have to try it yourself. The town they built Hogsmeade was so amazing, all the shops were cool, yet super expensive, and the butterbeer was to die for! It was exactly what I imagined it would taste like in the books.
Needless to say we had a great time, and all week long have had fun just talking, and going to dinner…my family is the best!
My work is going good, except for me being sick. I’m really starting to enjoy the driving part and playing around with the guests, making those magical moments for them. I’ve really relaxed during my spiels and I think the guests noticed because now at the end they’re all thanking me, sometimes clapping, and even saying it was their favorite safari! I get through the monotony of it all by looking forward to the guests praise.
I’ve now been here an entire month now, and I actually feel like this is home now, its strange. It was really weird the other day when I got upset at all the tourists driving around because I felt like they were invading my home…yup strraannggee! This coming from the guy who was so homesick in Denver that he left. Everything just takes me a little longer to get used to, and I finally realized that.
The one bad thing is that not having been to church in a month, and unfortunately not finding a lot of time to read the bible (my fault), is starting to get to me. I feel a distance there between me and God, so I need to make a conscious effort to bridge that gap and work harder at staying in the word.