After an exciting yet exhausting week with the kids, we spent our first weekend here at Zemaiciu Kalvarija mainly catching up on sleep. Yesterday (Saturday) I woke up sick (probably because of our freezing hikes, sleep deprivation, and exhausting work with the kids). I ended up sleeping for all but 2 hours that day. During those two hours of consciousness, I consumed maybe twenty cups of tea. Today I feel much better :)
As I slept through all of Saturday, Vija and Emilija enjoyed watching our host family collect honey from their bee hive. They filled about twenty jars of honey that day! We got to chew on delicious honey comb (left-over wax with honey) at lunch that day.
Today, Sunday, we woke up early and walked to the basilica with Milda,
Bronius, and Ruta for mass. The mass lasted 2 hours and the church was freezing, but the experience was worthwhile. We sat with the choir in the balcony (Vija actually sang with them, sitting in the front by herself), so we could hearthe singing first hand and see the entire church from a distance. We walked home in the rain and pretty much hung out at home, charging up for another week with the kids. We can't wait to see them again tomorrow!
Good luck this week - stay warm - glad you're felling better Andryte! The honeycombs were probably delicious. have fun with the kids. Miss you all!
ReplyDeletemama
How cool that you got to see the honey being collected! Your host family seems very cool, indeed.
ReplyDeleteI see a theme developing in your posts...cold, wet, freezing...
Andryte, I'm glad you feel better. :)
Mama