Sleep

Last weekend was pretty crazy. Thursday we worked hard to complete our week's tasks so that we could have Friday off and pick up Annie's folks from the airport. We worked late Thursday and I had worship practice that night so I pretty much collapsed after that. Friday came and I got some me time body-surfing in the morning but the day crept up as we were left to pick up here folks and got a text saying they just landed. Trade winds brought them a whole hour early and so what was a planned early pick-up became a curbside pick up. We spent the day running around the island running errands.
Saturday we worked very hard organizing and then running a car wash as a fund-raiser for our high-schoolers traveling to Forest Home winter camp in February. I was absolutely spent after, and just vegged the rest of the day. Sunday was another early morning as I woke up for worship practice and got after it right away. We finished the day by BBQ-ing with a whole lot of college kids.
Monday was my day off and I didn't set my alarm in hopes of sleeping in and just zonking. By 7:20 i was in the kitchen making coffee. What is going on here?! When did 7:20 become sleeping in?! I'm the guy who can go to bed at 10pm and wake up at 10am (no joke), or at least i used to be. Only time will tell if this trend lasts and I become an old working guy or stay a crazy college like sleep-a-holic.
The positive for me is that Monday morning we did the pillbox hike in Lanikai, and had a ridiculously good breakfast at Boots and Kimo's. After we got back to the cottage late morning I laid down on our bedroom floor. The next thing I knew I woke up at 1:30 pm just in time to shower for our trip to Hale'iwa (North Shore). We went in hopes of watching the reef Hawaiian Pro, but it was off due to stormy conditions. we then hoped to get some body-surfing in but that skunked us also. So we 'settled' for great Mexican food at Cholo's and delicious coffee at the Coffee Gallery.
Well, after this incredibly intelligent post, I will leave you to contemplate your own rest and sleep schedules. I love sleep and know that God blesses us with rest, both physically and spiritually. I get to have both during this Thanksgiving week. And for these things I am truly thankful