h o m e again

home   s w e e t    home.

It is nice to be back! 

But it was so good to visit Finland,

seeing my sister, my mother and father.

And lovely boys called Kosto and Sampo (parson russels!)

ma cuisine - Avignon

What I loved about this trip:

*  Seeing my dear family

* Having a coffee with my friend Laura whom I haven't seen for ages! She lives in Ireland and we're never in Finland at same moment - except now!

*  Visiting Tallinn, Estonia, with my family

* speaking finnish

* Me, my sis, and K spend evening with a lovely friend Sanni, she is expecting twins and I can't wait to meet the babies!! I needed that kind of girls night together; talking,cooking,playing and having fun :)

* Sauna and tar 

* Finnish candies 

I need to apologize for the lack of photos here, I didn't have the feeling to snap photos while I spend the most of the time with my family. I am hoping to take more now as the days are getting more sunny and warm!

While I was away, R took care of Léonie. I forgot though, that Léonie loves all plants and I left one on the kitchen table and she got bite of it. We are not sure if that is the reason, but she got sick and didn't eat anymore and kept feeling sick. Luckily, it's gone now and she is happy herself now! Except she won't let me sleep,again! She constantly wakes me up at 5am and I can't take it anymore.

Any advices? 

Cat owners?

 Please?

Surprise!

Guess where I am?

FINLAND!

I took a plane last Tuesday to Finland, it was surprise for my parents too!

My sister M came to pick me up from the airport in the middle of the night

and we went to my parents house at 1am, rang the doorbell and they were almost shocked to see that I was behind the door :) They were so happy about this surprise, we had planned this for few months now.

Now I will spend great week with my family, 

Have a great week friends.

Nähdään pian!

See you soon!

Tagged!

THERE ARE FIVE RULES:
1. Post these rules.
2. Post a photo of yourself and 11 random things.
3. Answer the questions set for you in the original post.
4. Create 11 new questions and tag people to answer them.
5. Go to their blog/twitter and tell them that you've tagged them.

Franco-Finn couple.

Random ramblings

1. My finnish family calls me Annika, it's my middle name.

2. I love cleaning,specially hoovering and making laundry. Still, it's quite messy at our house.

3. I went to carpenter school and after 2 years of studies, I had an accident and broke my neck. I wasn't able to get my degree because of it.

4. I have one sister and I miss her so much, like rest of the family too.

5. I am an accident magnet.

6. I would love to dress up more nicely, but I feel immediately like over dressing if I put something else than jeans and sneakers. 

7. I love watching american series. And I dislike french tv because everything is dubbed.

8. I am totally addicted to candy. My favourite is salmiakki which most people dislike.

9. I never left Europe and I would like to see how is the life in America, Australia and other places far away. 

10. I never celebrate my birthdays. I'm starting to feel like I should.

11. I LOVE wrinkles,specially around the eyes. It's charming.

11 Questions from Tannia :

1. Margarita or Cosmo? Why?

Cosmo! Definetly, because I love cranberry juice and vodka.
Margaritas has tequila - makes me lose my memory.

2. Would you rather spend a week partying with Jay-Z or Michael Jackson?

 Jay-Z! Cool music, dancing, Beyonce singing. Maybe I could learn some dance moves,haha.

3. Would you rather own Kim Kardashian's wardrobe or Zoey Deschanel's?

Zoey, she is so adorable. And her style too!

4. Why do you blog?

I often wonder this, maybe I just want to have a place where to share my pictures,everyday life, thoughts.

5. You have all the money in the world for your bachelorette party, what do you do?

Long horse riding in finnish forest, winter time, after a really hot sauna,relaxing. My best friends around me.

6. Would you rather have a pizza with anchovies or onions, but then you have to kiss your man! lol!

Onions.I don't like anchovies at all. And my man doesn't mind of the "bad" onion breath,neither do I.

7.  Do you have a morning routine you HAVE to do every day?

Get a big cup of Joe! With soy "milk". My morning won't start without coffee.

8. What bad habit do you have right now that you would really like to change?

I'm lazy. Everyone knows that I'm lazy when it comes to sports. I would so much like to change this, to be sportive, have actually a flat tummy and not looking like pregnant all the time :P

9. Are you a baker, cook, or good order out person?
Baker, I love to bake. Yesterday I made batch of meringues and ice cream..Bad me.

I love cooking too.

10. What is something that you want to accomplish 2012?
Get my sports routine figured out, and stick with it. And lose the extra.

This time for real. But will it happend if my mouth is full of meringues??

11. What is a word of advice you would give a friend?

Be yourself.

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11 questions:

1. What makes you happy?
2.  Are you worried about getting older?
3. Where you would like to travel and why?
4. Winter or summer?
5.Your favourite artist/band?
6.Sweet or salty?
7. What is your favourite sport activity?
8.  What you like about yourself?
9.What is the most important thing in your life?
10. What languages do you speak?
11. After a busy day, what is the best way to relax and forget the hectic life?

My tags:
Jozen - Lola's Girl
Devon - The Mermaid chronicles
Katz - Katz and the City
Sara Louise - Sara in le Petit Village

I like: Handmade

Last time I visited in Turku, Finland, I found a cute crafting shop that sells wool strings. So last christmas,

I made 3 woolen coasters  that I gave as gifts for R's family.

I love handmade things and crafting and I am waiting eagarly that the sutures would be taken away from my hand(and head too!) Still counting days, 4 left. And propably I need to avoid still making too much stretching with the hand as the cut feels fragile.

I am planning to make different kinds of coasters (wool and rope), hopefully starting to use my sewing machine and try to make easy summer clothes. I learned to sew in school (it was mandatory in primary school) and we made clothes as well, but I forgot quite many things. So I'll be learning,again. Maxi dress and many pretty skirts would be perfect for the heat of Provence.

Happy Tuesday, lovelies!