red dream

I've been dreaming of a home with only certain colors - red, white and black - since I got my first apartment. The dream was ruined when I bought a dark blue (dark violet? okay it was not this clear..) sofa, just because I needed to get one so soon and it was suitable because of its size and price. Because of it I had to adapt to the idea of never getting a home with only white, red and black... until now!

About a week ago I noticed a picture on my friend's facebook wall, a picture of a red sofa. She was asking for someone to come and get it because she's moving and getting a new one. Then I realized it was my chance. I asked her if it was still free, even though I had no idea of how I would be able to go and get it. But as soon as she said that yes, it's still free, I told her to keep it there for me, I knew I would get it somehow. So, today I rented a delivery van (?) and we drove to Vantaa with J to get the sofa (and at the same time we took the old one to a recycling center).

Now it's here and I'm happy. My red-white-black dream isn't lost after all.

fall pictures

And finally, my new love, special edition Moomin mug (Stockmann's 150th anniversary):

fall is in the air

haha I don't know why i started to laugh when i heard a moment ago that the Finnish passport will be renewed - otherwise it will look the same but the back cover is gonna be adorned with snowflakes :-D it's gonna highlight our northern position even more! and when you're traveling to some warm place from Finland, your passport will remind you of the coldness that is waiting for you back in Finland, haha.

My feeling hasn't got any better from yesterday but I still had to go to work. After being out today I'm now even more convinced that our summer has come to its end.. it's sad because it's still August which usually is very warm (okay we've had some really warm days also). Today when I was going out, I checked the weather and I was like "ooh it's sunny and looks warm, could i still wear shorts..". Then I checked the temperature - 11 degrees??! seriously? even when the sun was shining? i can tell you, i didn't wear shorts...... But I have to admit that, even though I hate the fact that it's getting colder, I still like fall. At least the beginning of it! I like it when the nature gets more colorful and the fact that I can wear scarves (still quite sheer ones) and knitted shirts.

all the pictures from weheartit.com

Now I'm off to bed, good night, sleep tight!