It is the atmosphere that matters in this picture, not those tens of meters of wrapping paper on the table :)
Yes, I am on holidays in my hometown, the pearl of Finland, some may know it as Saarijärvi. I arrived on last Thursday, but must say that today is the first day that I feel like being on holidays. It is not that I´ve been forced to work so hard back home, I guess it just takes time for me, my brain, my body and propably my soul ;) to realize that there is no pressure of anything. (Except that extremely extra-too-much preparatory task,which needs to be done during holidays. COME OOOON, this is our first break during the whole Autumn. Our teachers feel no mercy.) But despite that very disturbing assignment, today I have felt nice, very nice.
We went to the church in the morning and all my "old" church people were there, it was so good to be in the midst of them. To hear my friends singing, and the kids! They were simply the best, so lovely. And after the service we all stayed to eat christmas porrigde (made by my mum) and some pastries with coffee.
Now it is getting darker again, others are having their day nap and in about an hour or so my brother should come with his family (wife, daughter aged 18, two sons, 5 and 6 year olds). It is so good to see them, haven´t seen them for a such a long time!
Enjoy your loved ones and this time you can spent with them.Terrible to say that you never know, what happens the next day.. I have been thinkin about this for the last weeks. I got an old friend back and she has been through some really tough times, she really appreciates every day of her life. My other friends baby has a serious cancer. It is never nice to face these things, when they happen to your loved and close ones. However, they are a part of life and the more we can enjoy our daily life, the better.
Be blessed, you and your family, friends, spouse, whoever :)
3 comments:
Ai se on jo koko Suomen helmi eikä vaan Keski-Suomen. maaaan, ollaanpa sitä nostalgisia siellä :D
Se tehtävä on niiiiiiiiin äässistä oikeesti. Koko ajan melkein mielessä ja vähän kiinnostaa alkaa taas miettimään, että KUKA MINÄ OLEN. Eihän se ole Joulun tarkoitus, eihän?? ;)
Näyttääpä teillä jouluiselta, muistan tuon paikan, kotisi. Minulla on sama tunne loman suhteen, outoa kun ei ole hullusti tekemistä ja koko ajan kiire, ja on mahtavaa nähdä kaikkia "vanhoja" ihmisiä täällä Lahdessa. Joulutunnelmaa yritän vielä jostain etsiä (meinaa taas joulu tulla vähän yllättäen), tuo kuva teiltä auttoi jo vähän sitä löytämään... Hyvää ja Rauhallista Joulua sinulle ja läheisillesi!! :)
the pearl of finalnd indeed!
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