I went to bed late, slept well, and felt very good in the morning. Decided not to open the manuscript because I didn’t really feel like it and also we needed to leave the house somewhat early.
Because we were going to a memorial service for my sister-in-law’s mother.
So we all had taken showers the night before (one reason for the late bedtime because only one person can have hot water at the same time in this house), and after breakfast my husband and I dressed in our funeral clothes. Unfortunately, I do not own a black raincoat and my winer coat was definitely too warm, so I went in a dress with a cotton cardigan on top, light pantyhose (because I didn’t have a black one) and black Mary Janes.
I also did my makeup for the first time in a year or so. No picture, sorry.
One of my husband’s nephews and his wife came to pick my mother-in-law and us up. The boy needed to be at uni so he did not join us.
Everything went well, the service was very moving (for everyone but me, as usual).
Since my husband didn’t have any students that day and since I still had 3 1/2 hours before my one student of the day was due we decided to join the family for lunch. We don’t see each other often and thought it would be nice. Which it was.
The restaurant was very Bavarian up to the point where they wrote the menu in transcribed Bavarian which was a bit surreal. I got pork roast with creamed mushrooms and rosemary potatoes:
It was very good.
When we were all finished with eating and no one was ordering dessert I thought we’d be home soon. Husband and I sat around waiting while the small talk went over us in waves.
At the point where the first guests were leaving because they still needed to drive all the way to Nuremberg some of the other guests started talking about dessert.
I had to tell our designated driver that I needed to be home by 4. Foolish me had thought three hours would certainly be ample time to eat, talk and finish the 15-minute drive back home.
Well. We did make it. Just barely. I texted my student that I would probably be on time, not to worry, just open the garden gate and wait inside, and when I rushed to the annex door she was pushing her bike in.
I had to teach in my black dress and cardigan and – most annoyingly – in the pair of glasses that are for looking in the distance. The glasses do have a small part for reading but deciphering sheet music with them was no joke.
So all went well but being very dependent on other people at times is one of the drawbacks of not having a car.
After my lesson my husband and I finally did all the dishes from the day before and breakfast together, we talked briefly with the boy, and then I sat down to dinner, played Genshin and procrastinated taking my makeup off.
I was very foggy after coming home and could not make myself write, so I might do some extra writing today. I also did not go for my usual Wednesday run, maybe I’ll find time to do it today. My husband actually went for a run after we did the dishes to clear his head.
Today is a public holiday, so no grocery shopping, which means there might be time for it.
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