Child Of Summer

Good Day!

How are you today? I'm great! Summer and sunshine is here and I love it. I really think I was born completely in a wrong country or at least a month (*I'm born in January*). I wish it was like this at least half of the year but sadly in Finland we get more snow and cold that sunshine. Oh well, I can always enjoy the sunny days we get here and all the other times I can fly somewhere place that is more suited to my weather needs and wants (*giggle*).

Anyway, here's some pictures from my week. I really enjoyed it to the fullest!

One afternoon we drove to my family's summer cottage in the countryside. I just love the lake there with all the pretty sunsets.

Enjoying the hot sauna, cold lake and smoothing peat moss mask.

Summer flowers.

Leaves on the trees are so tiny still because we had such a cold spring.

Old man Jinx loves it out there.

Bye bye flip flops...

...I'm going barefoot.

Winning!

'Nuff said!

Jinx was dog tired after our trip. He fell asleep in the car on the way back to the city.

There is no summer without ice cream...

...or summer salads...

...and juicy steaks.

Horsetails basking in the sunrise...

...as well as Jinx...

...and me!

Sunset over Kuopio.

Cloud porn.

Summer and root beer floats go hand in hand.

One afternoon we took a walk by the lake side.

I love having a balcony because I can hang flowers there.

I also planted some sage, basil and lavender.

My absolutely most favorite flower of summer is lily of the valley. Their smell reminds me of my childhood summers.

I also think that rhubarb pie is part of good summer too. This time I made a rhubarb upside down cake. Yummy!

Decorating our little balcony with plants, lights and chairs. We still need a little table.

I think I have taken a major step towards adulthood by buying a biking helmet.

I absolutely hate helmets but I realized that I might have two kidneys but only one brain.

I also bought a basket for my old new bike. I have had this bike for a while but it didn't have mud guards, so I couldn't ride in Finland because it is very rainy and muddy most of the time. Now I have guards, a basket and a helmet! WOW!

That's about it for now. TTYL!

What Have I Been Up To?

Hello!

Sorry for no post lately. I have been busy with my normal every day life I guess. In Finnish we call it "arki". I hate to call it the daily grind because I think it sounds so horrible! Like there are no good things in your normal life between work and sleep. There are many things to enjoy in every moment. Here's a bunch of pictures from my day during the week as well as the weekends. It gives you a peak into my daily grind (*wink*). They are in no particular order, I just uploaded bunch of pics from my phone.

Home made salad for dinner. Delish cauliflower, radishes and other yummy ingredients. I love summer and fresh veggies!

Sipping on a margarita.

To pamper myself I bought a new Moomin mug and a silk shirt.

New chairs for the balcony. And Jinx of course!

A daily walk with Jinx in the woods.

Nasty pollen.

And spiders.

I'm not afraid of spiders but I'm really allergic to pollen. Yikes!

Lunch break at the park. I usually bring my own lunch/snacks.

Feeling really happy (*and sweaty*) after a terrific workout session at Puijo.

Sunrise near my place.

Morning tea at a local coffee shop. Sometimes when I have a later shift for work I go to the gym early in the morning and after that chill at a coffee shop till it's time to go to work.

Or I go sit at a park and just enjoy the fresh air before spending 8 hrs at the office.

I'm trying to keep my cola consumption under control but every now and then I might have a bit. This time I forgot my coke bottle in the freezer because I was trying to chill it quickly. 

At work with my friend Aarne. My coke starting to slowly thaw out.

Nasty wet kisses from Jinx.

More walks.

Kuopio has been getting a lot of rain this spring/summer.

Lot of days have been grey like this. I have been getting a tad bit upset about it...

Our local store got some yummy products from Tesco chain from Great Britain. Yummy!

 I eat healthy about 75% of the time. Other times it is like this. Pizza, candy, pastry and candy. Oh and some broccolini (*that's healthy*).

 I like to go to the movies a lot. And I do eat candy when ever I'm there. This time I had proper American treats with me.

 Since it has been a record cold spring I got really excited when nature finally started to show some signs of life. Here's a bunch of valley of a lily looking really pretty even without flowers.

Making burgers with friends.

Medium rare burger patties with crispy bacon, mayo, tomato and lettuce. Oh yum!

Going out to dance!

Kuopio harbor at 3AM Sunday morning. Really cold but beautiful.

One of my favorite things in the summer is to buy fresh veggies and fruit from the local market place. And to enjoy the sun of course!

Sunny but cold so I needed a hoodie. 

Getting ready to go to the gym. Some shit is about to go down when a girl braids her hair (*giggles*).

 Jinx and I enjoyed a warm evening and sat in a swing set for a bit. After a while I was ready to go inside but Jinx insisted of staying a little bit longer.

Spring is the time for graduations and this one was no exception. Here's my graduation presents to my nephew (*I got him cordless headphones plus baked chocolate chip cookies*). 

Graduation party. What a good reason to get prettied up.

Curl your hair, find your blingiest jewelry and wear heels!

 My nephew wasn't quite as excited (*haha*). Oh, and if you wonder why he is wearing a funny hat it is because that is the traditional high school graduate's hat. It kinda looks like a captain's hat.

I don't drink coffee daily but once in a while I need a pick-me-up and then my choice is Starbucks and its' sugary drinks.

Sunny warm weather makes me so happy! This pretty place is really close to us, so Jinx and I go there often to just breath and enjoy the nature.

 If I could choose it would be summer dresses all year around...

...and lunches at the park.

Happy June everyone!