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Pre-birthday celebration


I had a terrible night. I couldn't breathe because of my stuffed nose, so I had to wake up and use my nasal spray at 1 a.m. The full moon wasn't helpful either, so if I had to rate my previous night's performance on a scale of ten - where ten is the best - I would say minus one million. Anyway, let's not dwell on a shite night but focus on what today happened.

After waking up and preparing and devouring my beloved cinnamon pancake breakfast, let's not forget the much-needed coffee either, I hopped on my mate's bike that I'd like to buy from him and went for a short trip on it. I had to contain myself during the ride and remind my wee brain to slow down and take an easy ride. (A couple of years ago, I made a huge mistake that my poor heart wasn't happy about.) But boy, was it fantastic! The bicycle, a size 60 KTM Live Action, is fantastic. It is not a high-end model, but just right for me. It could take me from A to B perfectly. The short 9k ride was divine, the weather was fantastic, not too cold or warm, so I enjoyed it very much.

After returning home, we decided to eat out to celebrate Ági's birthday. We ended up at our favourite restaurant in Szentendre - Christine - and had a divine, huge portion of a meal. Both of us had beef stew with sheep-cheese gnocchi. Ági had water and, after finishing the meal, a Hugo cocktail - Prosecco with lime and mint - and I had a bucket-like portion of elderflower drink with lime, orange, and lemon in it.

When we arrived home after this absolutely delicious meal, I took Abby for her afternoon walk, then gave Ági an almost 1,5 hours foot massage and watched a Finnish movie. This language appeals to me more and more. I've got the "Teach yourself" book, so it's only a matter of time before I learn it. Anyway, the weather became so gloomy and grey that I had to nod off, too. The 30-minute coma-like slumber made sure that I spent the rest of the afternoon like a heavily sedated pensioner covered in a blanket and staring at the TV set.
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