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Saturday, 14th January 1995

Darling Ciara, Well, I promised I would write today so here I am. I 'm actually cheating as it is 1.15am so really it is Sunday, 15th but I 'm sure you 'll find it in your heart to forgive me. How do you like my new fancy writing paper that Mum and Dad brought me back from Lanzarote? It's scented but I don't know if the smell will last from here to Belgium Ð go on and smell it. Well, what do you think? To smell or not to smell? You 'll have to let me know for future reference (for all my love letters etc)Ð NOT!!!

B-J and I have just spent a very civilised but most enjoyable evening together. We visited our favourite haunt Ð yes you 've guessed it Ð The Other Place in Botanic and sat in the window for hours drinking milkshakes and eating chocolate cake Ð yum yum! We had some very enlightening conversations about love, life and the universe and all in all it was a very entertaining and relaxing Saturday night.

Other than that the most exciting thing I have done since we parted is visited B + Q garden centre with my dad. He broke our outside light whilst trying to change the bulb so we had to rush out and buy a new one before mum got home and noticed the old one had been smashed! Under the thumb or what!!

I hope your flight went well and that you are glad to be reunited with all your Belgium family again.

I am knackered now and have nothing else interesting to say so I 'll bid you good night and resume this tomorrow.

15-1-95

I 've just arrived back from a lovely afternoon in the Ferns and will finish this now so that you will receive it a.s.a.p. I was down for dinner and we had a really good time once I got over my usual initial weep at being in Downpatrick again.

Eva was on the phone just now and seems v. excited about her trip to Belgium Ð I 'm so jealous of her. It will be mega-depressing here with both you and her out of the country so forgive me for any morbid letters you get in the next fortnight!

Martin called earlier and seems to be mega-laid back about his exams which start tomorrow Ð some things never change! He says he has tomorrow morning to cover the 75% of his course that he has yet to look at!

I phoned Ciaran up yesterday and he seemed pretty miffed with me and it was a bit of a crap phonecall but he says Sammy seems right as rain again so don't you go worrying your pretty little head about him.
I 'll head on now and swot up a bit on my Respiratory examination for tomorrows ward round.
No doubt you 'll hear from me soon, All my love, Emma xoxo
