fall pictures

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

21!

happy birthday to me :-)

(all the pictures from weheartit.com)

maple leaves :-)

Even though I love summer&sun and hate coldness, I've found the beauty of the fall again. But I know it doesn't last long, it's not more than a few weeks when the colors are numerous and the fall is at its best. Rain is not always so bad either (except for yesterday, or if it lasts many days in a row..). After those weeks the weather just gets too cold, trees loose their leaves and it's not beautiful anymore.

Maple leaves - one of my favorite things during the fall!

My life is filled with school work and work right now. I've also had a few health problems to worry about - teeth and skin - but I hope it's gonna be okay as I got my teeth fixed (at least for now..) and I got antibiotics for my skin.

And of course I have to mention one big thing - I'm getting older in a few days! My birthday is on Sunday, and I'm turning 21 then. 21 long years since I was born! I'm probably gonna celebrate a bit tomorrow with friends, and on Sunday with my relatives. By chance I got a free weekend from work (well, "free" or "a day-off" doesn't mean anything nowadays as all the extra time has to be spent for school reports and projects etc..) so I have time to enjoy my birthday at least a bit. AND I already got a present from J - here you can see it:

So, as you can see, I finally got my One Piece! I'm completely in love with it, it's so comfortable. Happy me!

Next week is going to be busy busy busy! A lot of stuff to do and stress to deal with, but first I'm going to enjoy this weekend and my birthday. Have a nice weekend! :-)

Why is it never this beautiful later in the fall??

PS! On Tuesday E took me to the stable with her! She has found a gorgeous, big horse called Faros, to lease. They were a very nice couple and worked well together :)

All the pictures (except for One Piece and the horse) are from weheartit.com!

fed up!

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I'm so fed up with school already! Only two weeks behind, too many ahead... too many tasks and assignments and group projects to do, this fall doesn't look promising at all.

..and sometimes the positive attitude is hard to find when it looks like this!

Well, at least there's something to look forward to; J had his birthday yesterday and as a present from me, now there's a hotel waiting for us in Tallinn in December! When the fall semester is over, right before Christmas :-) I wish we could be there already... I've been there just once, and then it was only a day-cruise.

"Each year, one of the most popular Christmas fairs takes place in the heart of Tallinn medieval Old Town’s Town hall  square. Crafts people and stall holders offer handicraft, wool and cotton, leather and wood, jewellery and toys, hot drinks and warm snacks, Christmas decorations and handmade scented candles, which make this an ideal place for the Christmas shopping. Naturally, the true Santa Clause will be there and various concerts and shows take place, entertaining the whole family. No wonder the queen of Belgium likes to do her Christmas shopping here!"
(from visitestonia.com)

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after a long time......

i can tell you it wasn't easy to get up there :D

  ... I had a riding lesson! I got to ride my cousin's lesson because she has missed a few lessons and she hasn't got time to go and ride those missed lessons. I can't believe that even though it's been quite a long time since my last lesson, it always feels so familiar! and I always get a good feeling. The only sport I actually like. I almost put on a jacket but thank god I didn't, I was sweating already after 30minutes.. I had a big horse, even though I'm used to ponies. And I should have started with a bit easier lesson but... whatever :D now my legs hurt, my butt hurts, my back hurts and my arms hurt...... let's see how I'm gonna get up from bed tomorrow! (ps. friends, don't be surprised if you don't see me at school tomorrow).
But after all, despite my tortured body, I feel GOOD!

random pics

Nothing special to write about so here are just some random pictures :-)

at the stable with a friend :-) i miss my saturday riding lessons so much!

A park bench in Oulu

in Björköby

"a house warming gift" to my friend who owns the apartment i'm so jealous about! i didn't know if he likes red wine or white wine so this was my solution :D

at my grandma's surprise birthday party, it was a part of the theme that everyone wore a flower accessory..:D

grandma's birthday party, waiting for the dinner.

very positive looking clouds yesterday!

I don't know what's the point in this post but... whatever :D

70th birthday (surprise) celebration

Hello again! Were is my motivation? I've lost it, once again.. Well. Let's see.

After the crab party I was at work on Monday&Tuesday. On Wednesday I felt a bit sick again... In the evening we had a movie night at my friend's house (i'm so jealous about the apartment....) with two other friends of mine. It was nice to hang out with those people after a long time. We watched American Pie: Reunion hahah. My friend had her super camera with her so there are quite a many (doubtful) pictures from that night.

i tried to be artistic.... fail

On Friday my aunt came to pick me up and then we headed towards Mustio again. The reason for this weekend trip was my grandma's 70th birthday. On Friday evening we went to Mustio manor to decorate the place that was booked for us for Saturday. The theme was Britain (as you can see from the following pictures). So, Saturday was the main day, and it was a surprise party for my grandma (who loves England end everything that's British). We were all well dressed up and we started with a afternoon tea (including some British teacakes or scones or whatever :D) at Mustio manor's facilities. After the afternoon tea we moved over the manor and we had a guided tour through the exhibition (about Hjalmar Linder) there. I actually liked it, or should I say I think it was interesting, which is rare because usually I don't like museums or exhibitions. And, btw, my voice was gone. Flu, again......

 After the guided tour we went back to the place that was reserved for us. They had already changed the afternoon tea setting to a dinner setting. But first it was time for toasts and a few short speeches. For dinner we had roasted beef, roasted potatoes, peas, Yorkshire pudding.... and wines of course :-) it was all very good!

 After the dinner we went back to our own place for dessert and coffee. We didn't have a cake because it was my grandma's wish to have a "krokaani" (I didn't find the word in English, but I mean one of these) because they had one at their wedding for 42 years ago. So my aunt decided to fulfill the wish and the krokaani came into the house :-D I hadn't tasted it before and first I thought it was weird but after all I liked it. we also had macarons and Fazer chocolates, not bad!

I came back home on Sunday. On Monday I went to the dentist and spent a fortune there. On Tuesday I was at work, and on Wednesday&Thursday I've been at school. We also had a "Back 2 school party" yesterday, I had fun! I slept maybe 6 hours last night so now I'm quite exhausted. Bed ->