My mom’s name day

Since I started my new job, I haven’t had much time for anything else—you know how it is: you try to settle into your new routine, figure out the expectations, and do your best in your new role. But even when life gets busy, you can’t just let the important celebrations pass you by—especially not when you’re celebrating one of the most important people: your mom, on her name day!

So after work, we met at Nyugati, where she arrived from the countryside and I rushed over straight from the ministry. We made the most of our time together, from the afternoon all the way until the next morning—fitting in a movie at my favorite art cinema, a little shopping, and a heavenly dinner on Liszt Ferenc Square (catfish paprikash with cottage cheese noodles, a real Hungarian flavor bomb, and after that, our waiter tempted us with a pistachio tiramisu—something I’ll forever be grateful for!). After a big sleep at my mom’s place, we got up early—since her name day officially fell on that day—and before work we stopped for a morning coffee at the Zsolnay Café, which was a first for both of us.

And even though the morning was beautiful and the evening before was full of excitement, the best part of it all was simply that we could dedicate time to ourselves—but especially to my mom—with a real mother-daughter evening and a girly breakfast celebration!