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The universe is having a good laugh at me right now. The one thing I love the most in the world is a big cup of tea. I enjoy trying new brands and variations, but my absolute favorite is a flavor called Forest Berry made by Pickwick.  For quite some time, the little tags on the ends of the string on each tea bag have come with a different question printed on each of them. The goal is to give people things to talk about. Today's question was "Wat heb je altijd nog een keer tegen je ex willen zeggen?" And what does this translate to? In English, it reads "What have you always wanted to say to your ex again?" I was not expecting that this morning. Usually the questions are pretty light hearted like "What is the nicest thing someone has ever done for you?", "What important historical person would you most like to meet?" or "If you could travel in time, what age/time period would you most like to visit?" I was not expecting this particular question. What a way to start my morning.

In case you're wondering, the tea was delicious.

 And in other news, more books arrived! I word night shift tonight and tomorrow, but after that I have eight or nine days off. I'm looking forward to getting started on one of my new books. I actually challenged myself to read a book a month this year. I was a bit slow to start, but I am now ahead. I finished reading my eleventh book last night before bead and, when all the patient care is done for the night and I have to ride out the hours until the shift ends, I'm going to start the twelfth one - The Lord of the Rings and Philosophy.

Yesterday I also finally finished the grey parts of the fourth butterfly for the quilt I am working on. Working with all those shades of gray was starting to get a bit monotonous. I'm looking forward to adding some colour later this week.

Speaking of later this week, I see my surgeon bright and early on Friday morning. After this appointment, I don't have anything leg-related going on until the ultrasound booked right after I return from my vacation. As long as I can get through my remaining shifts at work before I leave, I think my leg shouldn't cause too many problems (read pain). Including tonight's shift and the one tomorrow, I only have six shifts left, so I think it's quite manageable. Finger's crossed for a quite night! The three days shifts from Friday-Sunday were quite hectic.