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I woke up early today because I had an appointment to replace the winter wheels with the summer ones at 4:30 a.m. I wasn't the happiest person on the globe. I could have slept till 5:30 a.m., but I knew if I'd gone back to sleep, I wouldn't have been able to wake up in time and get there. Anyway, the whole wheel-changing process went smoothly. Then we had a delicious breakfast at the canteen, where I met an old colleague, who invited us for a coffee. I was surprised to notice how neutral my mood was while returning to the location where I'd spent almost 25 years. In hindsight, it was high time I left the company in February, however painful it was.

Upon returning home, I started to study. I completed two tasks and began another one, so only one and a half exercises are left. I went down to the kitchen to prepare lunch at 11:00 a.m. Fish fingers with rice and tzatziki were on the menu, and we ate like two famished wolves while watching another terribly silly episode of Derrick from the 18th season. This German mega-series was on air for 24 years, and by the end, the main characters became awfully old and not so sharp. 

While Ági had a lesson from 13:00 - 14:00, I revised the previous lesson's vocabulary. I took Abby for her afternoon walk before Ági finished her class and set out for our usual long walk. During both activities, the weather was terrible. The strong wind made us feel the temperature colder than it was, which was a clear sign of the imminent inclement weather. Tomorrow will be even worse; the temperature will drop, and according to the weather forecast, we'll have a lot of rain.

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