Monday, December 28, 2009

Ho ho ho

Christmas in Finland was incredibly snowy, like from a story book. We got to decorate another tree at my dad's house in Vääksy and frolic around in the snow. I haven't written much lately, mostly 'cos it's taken me 3 days to recover from the trip and settle back home in Berlin. The food was so delicious and plenty, that I'm just rolling around the house like a ball. I could just wrap myself in Finnish christmas food and eat myself out, like Ricky Bobby would say. 

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Check out the ice crystals in the window!

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 The river was mostly frozen and so were we (It was -15 degrees Celsius).
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 Our Mexican was excited.
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Rene is so easy to make happy. Here hugging a russian beer can he got as a present from my dad.

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These are a little something I got for my dad n' Eija: three candle shades for wine glasses from pushShop.

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 Some scenes from the frozen lake Päijänne by our summer house and steam boat.

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One night in Helsinki, in We Got Beef.

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Jallu-shots. None for me, thanks.

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Why do people drink that shit? It tastes so bad it hurts.

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Laundry: Rene: shirt - Marimekko, Me: shirt - vintage

On Christmas night there were really no cabs, so we walked home in the effin cold weather. My god, it was inhumanely windy and icy. Why our ancestors originally decided to dwell in a climate like this is beyond me...

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...Maybe that's why Finns drink. It numbs the cold. We got home, and my thighs were bright red until the next day, and my nose was running so bad it hurt. 

Piritta and Rene making angels:

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The last days we've mostly been playing with our new gifts, but more of that later... We still have a few more to open, since we decided to save some for when we're all home with the roommates. Tomorrow we'll make a second christmas with a huge French-style dinner and a Finnish piggy-cake, and open up the last presents. Can't wait!

4 comments:

Anonymous said...

Feliz Navidad!!!! tamben para usteds, nosotros la pasamos muy padre con las nñas y los compadres en toluca.....las fotos estan muy padres y tambien vimos el video de las noticias...se ven muy bien, pero no entendmos nada..jajajaja....pienso que se cancelaron los vuelos por la nevada....si fue asi ya entiendo el finlasndes...jajajaja...les mandamos un abrazo y muchos besos, nuestras fotos estan en facebook...

Jenna said...

Your christmas looked so warm and nice! And the decorations looked delicious! ;p I am so glad we'll see eachother in few weeks time again in Finland 'cause this time we didn't get to spend too much time together! :/ Love you guys! <3

Meri said...

Santa asked me if I could imagine a mexican in a Marimekko t-shirt and I said yes. Looks good!
But hey, where are fotos of the famous porridge you made us jealous about when we skyped?

avara maiju said...

Anonymous: Jajaja, tu finlandés es muy bien :) Ja vímos sus fotos, que padres son! Besitos!

Jenna: Yei, soon I'll be there! Thanks love.

Meri: hahaha, really? Good thing, your Santa's consultant. The porridge didn't make it to the pictures, we ate it up!