Fri - 29/12/23

Friday 29 December 2023

Weather

Cloudy, some rain in the afternoon.

I weighed in at 11 13 yesterday so I lost a pound last week which is good.

I went to the gym to do Pilates, but it was cancelled without notice.

I went to see Cardiff City v Leicester City at the Cardiff City stadium with Paul and Emmie, we had a meal at the Athenian Tree in Cardiff first. Paul gave me a lift to and from the game. He parked in a car park very close to the restaurant. I picked up that the waitress spoke some Greek (Kalispera) when she greeted some regulars at a nearby table. My Greek phrases came flooding back to me (Kalispera, ti Kanis, poly kalá, efaristó etc.) a glass or two of Retsina helped the mood. My Kleftico was really nice, I think all the food was really nice. There was a family from Leicester on the next table. I had a chat to them when Paul went to the loo. The match was good and we had a great view.

My message to Zoe and Paul:

A big thank you for yesterday, I had really a wonderful time. I genuinely appreciated Paul picking me up and dropping me off. I’ve been quite tired and stressed recently. I’m not sure that I could have driven anywhere yesterday without adding to the stress levels. When I got home, I went straight to bed, I was asleep before 11pm and slept for six and a half hours. The restaurant was really good, lovely to see Emmie enjoying that social aspect of the trip. The match was good and we had a great view from where we were sitting. My one thought is that maybe we could have walked from the Severn Road Pay and Display Car Park to the ground rather than drive to Paul’s usual parking area on the South side of the stadium. Would getting out of Cardiff from there be easier? I don’t know the answer to that. Something to think about for the next time that Leicester City are in town 😃

Football on TV

West Brom 1      Leeds 0

Not on TV:           Cardiff 0 Leicester 2