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Celebration


As planned, after finishing breakfast, we set out on our celebratory programs. First, we headed for the Castle District, where Ági had a delicious latte ice cream, and I had a "krémes" with an espresso at "Ruszwurm". In addition, we brought home some more "krémes" and a "képviselőfánk" should the afternoon seem depressing. With the goods in our bellies, we drove back home, parked the car, put the cakes in the fridge, and walked to Szentendre's downtown to have a nice lunch at our favourite restaurant, Christine. Before the meal, Ági had a mojito, and I had a lemonade with elderberry. For the main course, Ági had Cesar Salad, and I had the usual beef stew with gnocchi with sheep cheese. We ate like a queen and a king. 

While we were sitting at the restaurant, old memories surfaced. We met here in Szentendre thirty-one years ago and have been together since. The town looked different, as we did, of course. The town was similar to any other socialist town, but we were much younger and brimming with emotions toward each other. The memories today's events evoked made us realise that the number of years we've been together is longer than the number of years of our lives before we met. Anyway, after returning home, we had to eat one of the cakes, then I took Abby for her afternoon walk, gave Ági a foot massage, and watched another episode of "Deadwind". I still find the Finnish language amazing. And the more we watch Finnish series, the more similarity we discover between Hungarian and Finnish.

Once the slumber party was over, I tried to grind one of the wooden slats by hand since the machine was on its way to the service. As it took me ages to get the surface of the slat smooth and without any marks of grinding, I gave up the laborious DIY activity and decided to wait for the feedback of the service. I don't have time on my hand to do such work.

The weather was wonderful today. It wasn't too hot, and the highest temperature was around +25°C, and although the sky was cloudy, it couldn't inhibit the sun to change the colour of our skins. The next few days will bring more heat, so it is time to clean the AC units before the heat boils our minds.

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