Happy New Year!

Just wanted to wish all of you out there in the blogosphere a very Happy New Year!! God Bless!

Merry Christmas!

I hope that everyone is having a very Merry Christmas, and that you all will have an awesome New Year! God Bless!

Christmas is almost here!!!

I can't believe that Christmas is just next week! It really snuck up on me this year. Probably because I have been a busy bee with school and all. Oh, and I passed my first Finnish Level 2 test! Hooray! Aside from passing the most difficult test I have ever taken, Kai and I finished up our Christmas shopping today. I am so glad. Almost every year we are buying something last minute, and I absolutely freak out because I am afraid I am going to leave someone out. This year we made a list and checked it about 100 times! No one is left out...not even my family back in the States! All of my Christmas cards were posted a few days ago so they should be arriving at their destinations about Monday. So all that is left for me to do is wrap all the goodies we bought!!! :-) That and relax! Tomorrow we are having a small party at my school, and then tomorrow night we're having another class party in the city center. So I am looking forward to some much needed fun out on the town!

Cheers!

Hyvää Hääpäivää!

Today my husband and I have been married for 2 whole years! WOW! Good for us! Happy Anniversary Kai! Minä rakastan sinua!

Also, Happy Birthday Dad! Or as they say here in Finland, Hyvää Syntymäpäivää! I hope that you and Grandma have a good day finishing your Christmas shopping! Love you both!

Hyvää Itsenäisyyspäivää!!

Happy Independence Day, Finland! December 6, 1917 :-) You are 91 years young as an independent country. Of course they were really governing themselves long before that. So bring on the boring televised party where we all get to watch the president shake hands with people for two hours! It really is boring, but these Finnish people watch it. Monday everyone will be discussing who looked fashionable and who looked disasterous. And my friends that will probably be the highlight of the entire week. I kid you not! :-) Gotta love the Finns! I know I do!