Hello ya'll :)
I am writing from Syracuse, New York! We started our road trip yesterday. Left from Manassas, Virginia, headed to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and today we went to Niagara Falls. OMG! So wonderful! We went on a boat ride on the legendary Maid of the Mist and when we got really close to the falls the announcement was: "Ladies and gentleman, THIS is Niagara Falls." You know how Ryan Seacrest always says "THIS is American Idol!"? That's how it was said on the boat and it was just so magnificent! Words aren't enough. I'll post pics later ;)
So we're happily in America, but coming here wasn't so easy. We flew to Frankfurt last Friday, and we were supposed to fly out to D.C on Saturday.. to make a long story short, we couldn't get into the flight and we were told our best chance was Amsterdam. So we rented a car and drove it from Frankfurt, Germany, to Amsterdam, Holland. We got a flight out on Monday, yay!
Tomorrow our road trip continues toward Vermont and New Hampshire :) Can't wait for those mable cyrup candies and breath-taking sceneries!
I can't even begin to tell you how happy I am to be here. When we were driving to Manassas, VA, from Washington Dulles Airport I thought to myself that I'll definitely move here some day. I noticed that coming here was no longer like coming on a vacay (though it really is), but it was more like coming home. Not in a bad oh-why-do-I-have-to-go-home-kinda way,but in a great way!! This is my home away from home and I come here every chance I get. I just hope some day it'll be the other way around -that I get to live here and go back to Finland once or twice a year ;)
More updates later! Love ya <3
August 05, 2011
July 25, 2011
Tears
The topic on everyone's mind now is Norway. Of course I am as shocked as the rest of the world and also -I gotta admit- a little scared. Norway is a neighboring country to Finland and having something that awful happen that close is just... terrifying. I went to a theme park yesterday and they had tightened the security there, too. They checked our bags and there were more security staff present than usually. Frankly I felt more unsafe than safe. I started thinking about how a theme park full of people would be a great target for some sick bastard...
The media's full of Norway but sadly, in a few weeks it's all forgotten. The news might pop up again at some point but in a month's time there are new stories to tell and what happened last Friday will be but a vague memory in everyone's mind except for the people who lost their loved ones. My heart and prayers go out to them. I cried today when I was reading about how everything happened and what made it more worse was that the amount of sorrow I felt was absolutely nothing compared to the one of devastated parents, sisters, brothers and friends of those who were killed.
When something like this happens I get the need to discuss it with everyone. It's a part of dealing with it even though it makes me anxious. But whatever makes you feel better in a time like this, make it happen. We never know what tomorrow might bring.
Thinking of you<3
The media's full of Norway but sadly, in a few weeks it's all forgotten. The news might pop up again at some point but in a month's time there are new stories to tell and what happened last Friday will be but a vague memory in everyone's mind except for the people who lost their loved ones. My heart and prayers go out to them. I cried today when I was reading about how everything happened and what made it more worse was that the amount of sorrow I felt was absolutely nothing compared to the one of devastated parents, sisters, brothers and friends of those who were killed.
When something like this happens I get the need to discuss it with everyone. It's a part of dealing with it even though it makes me anxious. But whatever makes you feel better in a time like this, make it happen. We never know what tomorrow might bring.
Thinking of you<3
June 24, 2011
The Official Fashion Issue
Ciao !
I've never been CRAZY about fashion but I've never ignored it either. I've always had some kind of fashion sense and like any other girl who cares even just a little bit of what they look like I've been stressing over my clothes... You know, the closet's full but there's absolutely NOTHING to wear. Hate it. So recently I've discovered that I'm more into clothes and accessories than usual and I like to combine different kinds of outfits (this new feature in me has probably gone un-noticed since I'm still pretty conservative when it comes to dressing up). I'm more into trying new things and not that afraid of what others think anymore. In other words: I'm becoming more and more like my mother (in the not-caring-what-others-think-part lol ;))
Sometimes you gotta suffer for beauty... and did I suffer last weekend!! I wore high heels three days in a row and let me tell ya -it hurt. Two days out of three the heels were only like an inch and a half, "kitten heels", but still! Too bad I wasn't aware back then that kitten heels are out. Reading Cosmo really pays out. My feet are now recovered and I'm even more in love with my practical and worn-out black ballerinas <3 true love, peeps.
I'm still the girl who looks for comfort, though. I love to ditch my jeans and t-shirt when I get home and change into sweat pants and a PJ-top, pull my hair up and wash my make-up. The trick is to know how to make even that look classy. The answer is: a glass of red and a laptop. This will totally make you feel like Carrie Bradshaw, one of my fashion icons. The previous sentence is dedicated to a friend of mine who said something similar a while back and people got confused -why does she feel like Stephen King's Carrie when she's doing stuff with her brand new laptop?? So come on people, learn your facts!
To all of my Finnish-speaking and reading audience, you should check out a fashion blog by two of my friends (one of them just mentioned). It's called Février and it's fab! <3 go to www.kadoksissamuotiin.blogspot.com and enjoy!
love love love
I've never been CRAZY about fashion but I've never ignored it either. I've always had some kind of fashion sense and like any other girl who cares even just a little bit of what they look like I've been stressing over my clothes... You know, the closet's full but there's absolutely NOTHING to wear. Hate it. So recently I've discovered that I'm more into clothes and accessories than usual and I like to combine different kinds of outfits (this new feature in me has probably gone un-noticed since I'm still pretty conservative when it comes to dressing up). I'm more into trying new things and not that afraid of what others think anymore. In other words: I'm becoming more and more like my mother (in the not-caring-what-others-think-part lol ;))
Sometimes you gotta suffer for beauty... and did I suffer last weekend!! I wore high heels three days in a row and let me tell ya -it hurt. Two days out of three the heels were only like an inch and a half, "kitten heels", but still! Too bad I wasn't aware back then that kitten heels are out. Reading Cosmo really pays out. My feet are now recovered and I'm even more in love with my practical and worn-out black ballerinas <3 true love, peeps.
I'm still the girl who looks for comfort, though. I love to ditch my jeans and t-shirt when I get home and change into sweat pants and a PJ-top, pull my hair up and wash my make-up. The trick is to know how to make even that look classy. The answer is: a glass of red and a laptop. This will totally make you feel like Carrie Bradshaw, one of my fashion icons. The previous sentence is dedicated to a friend of mine who said something similar a while back and people got confused -why does she feel like Stephen King's Carrie when she's doing stuff with her brand new laptop?? So come on people, learn your facts!
To all of my Finnish-speaking and reading audience, you should check out a fashion blog by two of my friends (one of them just mentioned). It's called Février and it's fab! <3 go to www.kadoksissamuotiin.blogspot.com and enjoy!
love love love
June 09, 2011
So Little Time
Do people enjoy their birthdays? I would seriously like to know. Maybe sweet sixteen is something to enjoy, but after that.... omg. I wouldn't know, I've never celebrated birthdays in my life. I don't feel like I've missed anything, on the contrary, I feel blessed for not having to deal with the stress of the party. And think of all the money I save when I don't have to buy anyone anything ;)
Now that I've reached the grand age of 22 (holy ****) I would like to share a list with you: things I wanna do before I turn 30, things I wanna do before I die. Ladies and gentleman, this is my Bucket List:
1. Get married and have at least two kids
2. Travel to Australia and New Zealand
3. Move to America. Seriously.
4. Become a published author.
5. Don't depend on anyone financially.
6. Pick a haircolor and stick to it!
7. Walk across the Golden Gate Bridge.
8. Kiss someone in the rain (preferably my future husband)
9. Make a complete fool out of myself in a public place.
10. Seriously concider Spotify Premium
11. Overcome my fear of hights and bees and people with masks (I mean, come on!)
12. Read all the books in my shelf (there are a lot)
13. Learn how to curl my hair with a straightening iron
14. Travel to every continent
15. When I have kids, embarras them in front of their friends (in a way they'll find amusing when they grow up)
16. Learn to change the tyres of my car
17. Stand on both sides of the equator
18. Swim with dolphins
19. Go to Hawaii
20. Get myself a real Louis Vuitton bag. <3
Ok, these are not in any particular order and that's not even everything I want to experience. I swear, I think about this stuff pretty often, but right now the two brain cells that I have don't seem to co-operate amongst themselves and this is what we have to settle for. I hope you find it even some what entertaining and please, if you have any ideas for me, leave a comment!!
Thanks to my friend L for help, even though all your ideas were already on the list. Love you anyway ;)
xoxo
Now that I've reached the grand age of 22 (holy ****) I would like to share a list with you: things I wanna do before I turn 30, things I wanna do before I die. Ladies and gentleman, this is my Bucket List:
1. Get married and have at least two kids
2. Travel to Australia and New Zealand
3. Move to America. Seriously.
4. Become a published author.
5. Don't depend on anyone financially.
6. Pick a haircolor and stick to it!
7. Walk across the Golden Gate Bridge.
8. Kiss someone in the rain (preferably my future husband)
9. Make a complete fool out of myself in a public place.
10. Seriously concider Spotify Premium
11. Overcome my fear of hights and bees and people with masks (I mean, come on!)
12. Read all the books in my shelf (there are a lot)
13. Learn how to curl my hair with a straightening iron
14. Travel to every continent
15. When I have kids, embarras them in front of their friends (in a way they'll find amusing when they grow up)
16. Learn to change the tyres of my car
17. Stand on both sides of the equator
18. Swim with dolphins
19. Go to Hawaii
20. Get myself a real Louis Vuitton bag. <3
Ok, these are not in any particular order and that's not even everything I want to experience. I swear, I think about this stuff pretty often, but right now the two brain cells that I have don't seem to co-operate amongst themselves and this is what we have to settle for. I hope you find it even some what entertaining and please, if you have any ideas for me, leave a comment!!
Thanks to my friend L for help, even though all your ideas were already on the list. Love you anyway ;)
xoxo
June 06, 2011
An Update!
You may notice that I've done some changes with my blog: the outlook has improved (or so I like to think) and more importantly the name has changed into something that's more descriptive (and yet not at all descriptive). I'm happy with the changes and I hope you are too. I got a little carried away with all the tools I can use to make the page look better so don't be surprised if my blog's gonna look a whole lot different (again) the next time you check it out (IS anyone checking it out anymore?!)
There's another thing worth mentioning: did you notice this is my second post within a week?!! There was a major gap between posts, I know, but now I'm actually keeping my word: posts more frequently!
To make this post more interesting for you to read... I've got nothing. Seriously. At the moment I have a runny nose and I don't know if it's allergies or if I'm coming down on something, but it's not fun. And I have to go to work in a few hours. Over the weekend I celebrated the High School Graduation of three of my friends and had a blast! Schools are officially out now and even here in Northern Europe we get to enjoy a really warm and nice weather.
So... if you're sitting by your computer reading this or just doing nothing, get your a** up and go outside! Before you know it there's gonna be piles of snow 6 feet high and then you can spend all the time you want inside the house.
love always
There's another thing worth mentioning: did you notice this is my second post within a week?!! There was a major gap between posts, I know, but now I'm actually keeping my word: posts more frequently!
To make this post more interesting for you to read... I've got nothing. Seriously. At the moment I have a runny nose and I don't know if it's allergies or if I'm coming down on something, but it's not fun. And I have to go to work in a few hours. Over the weekend I celebrated the High School Graduation of three of my friends and had a blast! Schools are officially out now and even here in Northern Europe we get to enjoy a really warm and nice weather.
So... if you're sitting by your computer reading this or just doing nothing, get your a** up and go outside! Before you know it there's gonna be piles of snow 6 feet high and then you can spend all the time you want inside the house.
love always
June 03, 2011
"NO!" to black and yellow stripes
If you're reading this, thanks for cheking in. I promise I'll try harder to post stuff more often -that is if you are at all interested ;)
So summer's here! Yay! I'm not a big fan of the heat which I think I've mentioned earlier... oh well. I do love summers though. It doesn't get dark at all at night so my sleep mask is now my new BFF. Gotta love that thing.
What drives me crazy this time of the year are insects, bugs and all the gross living things that crawl out every spring and won't leave you alone until the snow falls again. Especially bees. Scared to death of them. I had one inside the house the other day and it took over half an hour of my time before I had the guts to approach it and kill it. I had a wrapped newspaper on my left hand, and a bottle of my mom's hairspray on the right hand. I thought I'd maze the thing dead and then smack it until there would be nothing left. Well, the mazing only made the bee even more angry (and me even more scared), but eventually I managed to kill it (YAY) and threw it outside. For the rest of the night I could've sworn I heard buzzing everywhere, like it came back and haunt me. Think that's crazy? One time I barricated myself into my room for three hours after school because there was a bee in the living room and believe it or not, after those three hours that SOB entered my room from UNDER THE DOOR and I almost got a stroke. That same week it happened again: there was a bee in the living room and I went to my room again, but this time I tucked my pajama pants to stop anything from coming in. So I was there for a few hours until my dad got home, told me I was crazy and made me come out. He said there was no bee. The next morning he stepped on it and got stung. Served him right.
Well, I think that's enough about my irrational fears, tell me about yours!
xoxo
So summer's here! Yay! I'm not a big fan of the heat which I think I've mentioned earlier... oh well. I do love summers though. It doesn't get dark at all at night so my sleep mask is now my new BFF. Gotta love that thing.
What drives me crazy this time of the year are insects, bugs and all the gross living things that crawl out every spring and won't leave you alone until the snow falls again. Especially bees. Scared to death of them. I had one inside the house the other day and it took over half an hour of my time before I had the guts to approach it and kill it. I had a wrapped newspaper on my left hand, and a bottle of my mom's hairspray on the right hand. I thought I'd maze the thing dead and then smack it until there would be nothing left. Well, the mazing only made the bee even more angry (and me even more scared), but eventually I managed to kill it (YAY) and threw it outside. For the rest of the night I could've sworn I heard buzzing everywhere, like it came back and haunt me. Think that's crazy? One time I barricated myself into my room for three hours after school because there was a bee in the living room and believe it or not, after those three hours that SOB entered my room from UNDER THE DOOR and I almost got a stroke. That same week it happened again: there was a bee in the living room and I went to my room again, but this time I tucked my pajama pants to stop anything from coming in. So I was there for a few hours until my dad got home, told me I was crazy and made me come out. He said there was no bee. The next morning he stepped on it and got stung. Served him right.
Well, I think that's enough about my irrational fears, tell me about yours!
xoxo
April 06, 2011
Still Alive
Hey ya'll... I've been kinda MIA for a while but I don't know if that really matters :D I signed in to see if there's been any activity here and guess what? None. Nada. I know people have a lot more important stuff to figure out right now with the world being as crazy as it is, BUT, there's nothing wrong with tuning out of the reality and drowning yourself in fiction every once in a while. Seriously, try it.
I haven't exactly followed my own advice of drowning into fiction lately -I've bee drowning into work. I've pulled a few 14-hour days and some 12 -hour ones. Not that funny. It's OK if I don't have to do it all the time (which I don't, thank god for small favors). But after all this working and after not being able to spend as much time with my friends as I wanted, I've found myself dreaming of.... you know this one, right?... yes, traveling. So here's what my plan includes at the moment: graduate school, work for a year saving up money, sell all your stuff you can easily replace in the future, buy a one-way ticket to -where? USA or London. Yay! My life awaits. What about your plans for the future?
Let me know ;)
xoxo
I haven't exactly followed my own advice of drowning into fiction lately -I've bee drowning into work. I've pulled a few 14-hour days and some 12 -hour ones. Not that funny. It's OK if I don't have to do it all the time (which I don't, thank god for small favors). But after all this working and after not being able to spend as much time with my friends as I wanted, I've found myself dreaming of.... you know this one, right?... yes, traveling. So here's what my plan includes at the moment: graduate school, work for a year saving up money, sell all your stuff you can easily replace in the future, buy a one-way ticket to -where? USA or London. Yay! My life awaits. What about your plans for the future?
Let me know ;)
xoxo
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