Life certainly is the maddest ride we could ever be on!

So jealous of Emma, because she has the best sleep! Lucky dog! This is what she is doing home alone, while I am usually at work:

I am adding more slideshows recently than adding photos itself. I think this way it doesnt make the entry so crowded and I can add way more photos. I hope you like them, too.

This blog post is about the negative point of this vacation that I need to get off my chest for good, so that I can enjoy the rest of it. I have absolutely no time for anything throughout the year, with work and Uni and the rest… so my vacation is absolutely holey. A week or so ago, someone I have known for a long time decided that we could meet up here in Salzburg, as she is touring central Europe. So I took a hell of a lot time to prepare everything. Surfing through tourist attractions, checking prices, checking train connections and the costs, vacuuming the car, researching the histories of our churches, castles, and places, reading and underlining, making presents, I reserved a table in an Austrian beer garden, kept two days free for her… I really did make a lot of effort to make this a very special trip for her. I would have picked her up at the railway station, took out a lot of money of my bank account so I could pay most of the things for her, and no, that is not money that I can easily share.

On the day she was supposed to get here, I got up extra early to wake up to a Facebook message from her. She ended up partying all night in Vienna and cant arrive here until afternoon, and if she can sleep at my place, blahblahblub. She would have arrived way later than the table I had reserved for lunch in the inner city. I told her to not stress herself and that we dont have to meet up if its going to be too stressful. She didnt reply until hours later. During that time I just couldnt be sure if she would or would not arrive. I was in a very uncomfortable waiting position most of the day. And that on one of the only days in the past two weeks where we had amazing weather. I was so crushed, I cannot even tell you. I swore to myself multiple times yesterday: NEVER AGAIN!. I posted a photo of the things I had prepared for her to her Facebook wall, no reaction whatsoever. As I always say: human disappointements are the worst.

Because I am an highly reliable person, I took my brother to eat at the famous Stiegl Keller. The people there have been so lovely, reserving a table for me and the guest in the last minute. I just couldnt not go there! We had a brilliant spot there, it was so beautiful, we really enjoyed it.

At some point (late in the afternoon (!) the guest messaged me that she would not come at all. So brother and I took off to a very lovely inline skating tour. What use is it to sit at home and be angry. Doesnt make me any healthier!

Despite sleeping pills, I had the worst night in a long time. Now is the time to leave this behind me and move on. I learned again: I am just too good! I cannot let people do this to me!! I will learn. The hardest possible way as it looks.

Off to go outside now. I made Sachertorte first thing in the morning. Lots of sugar for my mood! I think I will go swimming for a bit and then do whatever I want.

Think of yourselves first, and not others. Most of them are not worth it. Trust me. Have a brilliant weekend you all!