Happy New Year

Its the end of the year 2011, its been a wild one. Lots of things have happened good and bad, all one can hope that the next year will be better than the last year. Also lets hope the movie 2012 is not gonna happen :) I don't really have any new years wishes, just to constantly better myself and not to be so weak and trusting. Kinda basic stuff. I can't believe how quickly this christmas time has gone by, too soon I have to return to school life. Im really done with studying in my current school and I wanna discover something new. I have so many ideas in my head about what to do, I just can't wait to fulfill them.

The Absence of Snow

As we all at least in Finland can see, there is very little snow at this time of year. I can't really remember a year with so little snow, yet my mom can. So because of that I've been looking at old pictures of snow, some years you could walk on a lake, since the ice was so thick. Now these pictures don't really show lots of snow, but I'll try to get over my laziness and show you guys some proper snow days :) and yes in Finland we never have a snow day(free day from school because of snow), we always go to school no matter what the weather.

I made this door decoration a few years ago, and I still think its cool :)

The Road to a Jolly Spirit

Just posting now some random shots from past Christmases, I have so many pictures in my hard drives and at the moment I have very few on my laptop. Im still somewhat confused on using my mac. Yet its so simple to use. Maybe its more about laziness than confusion. Anyway showing some pics I have. Im lately in such a good mood, well I had one of my closest friends visit me today. I really missed her while I was in Canada, it was really good to talk with her. We talk a lot on the phone and so on, and while in Canada I didn't get that chance. I really need to teach my friends how to use Skype :) Just in case in the future I end up in another country.

Here is my all time favorite Christmas song, I know its the one most listen to one but it perfectly describes how I feel about waiting for Christmas. Christmas is nothing without snow. I love winter time, snow and cold weather. I hate rain and the cold dampness. It should either be hot and damp or cold. I don't like the in-between rainy weather.

Small Peak at Christmas Eve In My Life

Lol long title, so yeah small peak into what kind of a christmas eve we have. Yet there's not many pictures I wanna share for privacy reasons and lack of taking actual pictures. Yet it follows the basic formula. Playing with the kids, going to Sauna, getting dressed, eating the christmas food then waiting for santa clause to visit. Finally after panic about santa we calm down and open the gifts and enjoy the joy of the kids. After all the work for christmas its over and you can enjoy the merry spirit and good food.

3 Families gathering on Christmas Eve

Disney Dreams For Christmas

So how do you know your family goes crazy for Christmas, well they buy some blow up characters for your yard. Yep, my mom and dad bought them from US when we visited there. We went to 3 shops to find them. They look cute though.

Christmas Dinner

So lazy today to upload any proper pictures, so for now my iPhone pics will just have to do :) I really love Christmas food, maybe coz you get it only once a year. Lots of fish, so lovely! And not forgetting kinkku :) take a look at my plate, though its has only a few of the many foods we had :) also my Christmas drink, vanilla coke. Lol I do love glögi as well.

Merry Christmas

I hope everyone had a very merry christmas eve, which in Finland is the main celebration day. The evening when joulupukki(santa claus) comes and brings us our gifts :) Its so much fun to watch little kids as they get all excited about santa and the gifts. That pure joy is something to cherish. So as you can tell my evening was fun and full of toys and laughter. Also some very very good food. I'll post some pictures later on, once I get a chance to upload them onto my computer. For now enjoy some pics I took while I was in Detroit. Happy Holidays!

The Last Exam

While I was still in Canada, for my last exam I went to the library to study. It was really hard to concentrate anywhere at that time. Yet with my friend I got the most studying done. She inspired me to focus :) oki time to go decorate a Christmas tree.

iPhone Life

Testing out this blogger app for iPhone, it's quite cool how you can pretty much get everything and anything on your iPhone etc device :) makes you wonder though. In the past we didn't have all these gadgets and people still managed to live and pass the time. In today's society kids and youngsters seem to get bored so easily that what would they do if all of this technology would be taken away from them? For me, I enjoy times when I can just sit relax and do nothing. Maybe have a good conversation with a loved one or friend, no need for extra gadgets :)

Buffalo Bill

So when my parents visited me in Canada, I took them to the USA. So on the first weekend here we drove up to Buffalo and heres what it looks like:

Breakfast Cora Style

So yet Im already home in Finland, I still have some pictures from Canada that I want to share. Quite a lot actually. So lets see if I can get some out now. Yes I am sitting at Toronto airport writing this, so what :)

Coming Home

Wow, that was an odd two days. So much to do so little time. Yet I made it to the airport with all my stuff. After the most confusing check in I made my way to the US customs where they claimed my visa had expired yet in the passport it says January 9th. Well finally they let me go and I went through security check, where a nice lady was looking at my jade bracelet and said exactly the same as my daughters. After I told her how I got it she was really impressed and asking me about going home. She made my day. Such a nice lady. So now Im sitting at my gate already, since it seems there isn't that much to do here and my pack back weighs a ton. Cool that they have free wifi at Toronto airpot. I wonder if JFK will have it as well. I can't wait to get on the plane and sleep. I haven't slept much in the previous 2 nights. Oh yeah, here is a very very photogenic picture of our tired traveler aka me :)

Crush the Skull

Taking a little break while reading for my exam tomorrow morning, yeah I know I could have been reading earlier. Its gonna be a long night, oh well last days in Guelph and its better to mess up my rhythm since anyway I'll be going to a different time zone soon. So enjoy this entertaining video from Wong Fu Productions:

Road Trip

My parents were visiting me here in Canada. These are a few pictures from their first day here, they had rented a car and we drove around the Guelph area. Huge traffic that day so we ended up in Waterloo. In Waterloo I saw the first christmas lights. Cool snowflakes.

the car

Oh Christmas Tree

I was watching some videos on youtube, when I stumbled upon this one. I really like Wong Fu productions and I hope you guys enjoy this vid.

Just a peak at what kind of tree my home usually has, though this one is quite a slim one compared to the ones we have had in the past :)

Breakfast at Tiffany's

Lol I know this is another post about Tiffany's, but polyvore makes it so easy to make these collages :) Try it out!

Hyvää Itsenäisyyspäivää!

Its really strange to be away from home on independence day. Its a really important celebration for Finnish people and me included. Normal traditions include having the Finnish flag out, putting two candles on a window still and watching some tv shows: a traditional movie about the wars that led to our independence and  a party held at the presidents residence. Its kinda like the Finnish oscars, people pay a lot of attention to what invited people are wearing. I won't be able to do these things but I can still celebrate in my mind. Remembering previous years.

example of two candles in the window

 Finland became independent in 1917 on the 6th of December. There is no official reason for the candles being on the window still, but it is said that one point when Finland was under Russian rule as an objection to it people would have two candles on their window still on certain days. There are quite a few traditions related to the independence day and the ones I mentioned are the most simple type. For more info check this out.

Christmas Time

Can't believe its already december, last week i was so excited about christmas and going home. But this week, this messed up week has made my lose my excitement. Anyways thats why I've been gone and ill try to post more merry posts, to show my normal christmas spirit. hopefully i can get some of it back before i go home. i can't wait to be back home, just hope i can do it as my own self not the shell i am today. lol thats enough. here some pics