Two weekends: trip to Estonia, Christmas show, ect.

Last weekend I went to Estonia with Jay. He had his brother's birthday and I decided to use that free time to spend some time with my family. I visited my mom and stayed there over night. We had a nice dinner together and then we watched tv together and had some late night treats :) Next day I visited my grandparents. Mom also went with me. Like always at grandparents' place I was eating SO much! After few hours there I took a train to Tallinn, went to the hairdresser and then visited my other grandmother. And of course I ate so much at her place, too!!! Later that evening I did some shopping and then I met up with my younger sister. We went to the movies to watch "Nullpunkt" (Point Zero). It was such a good movie. Actually it was the first Estonian movie that I had ever watched in the cinema. Usually I am not a big fan of Estonian movies, but that one was really good!

When the movie finished we went to my sister's place. I hadn't seen her Tallinn apartment yet. We watched tv at her place, chatted and had late night tea and chocolate :D The next morning she went to work and I met up with Jay. We did some shopping, checked-in at the hotel because we couldn't get a boat tickets to the earlier time of the day..so we decided to spend some hours in a hotel before our boat was supposed to leave. We were actually both so tired and it was good to just sleep and watch tv. We sure got back home pretty late and I had to wake up early next day.. So, I was pretty sleepy at work on Monday :P

But talking of work. Last week was quite fast and busy. On Friday we had Christmas show with kids and that went so well. Parents' gave us some very nice presents too which made that evening even more special :) I was definitely so proud of every kid :)

I decided to take it easy yesterday and so I didn't clean at all (although last weekend we didn't clean either because we were in Estonia). But yesterday I went to the mall to finish shopping for Christmas gifts. It took me about 3 hours :/ I also bought a new journal for myself and I posted a Christmas package to my besty. Most of the day I was writing either letters or Christmas cards to my friends. I am going to send out over 20 cards. So, that took a while. 

Today was woke up so late (11.30am) and had a quick breakfast because I needed to start cleaning. I wanted to get done before my friend was coming over at 2pm. But later she texted me and told she couldn't make it today. So, I spent my afternoon watching some youtube videos and just buring candles and enjoying a good lunch. It's almost 5pm now and I am going to make dinner. Jay got from his workplace a homemade pasta machine. So, I am going to make homemade pasta! We'll see if it comes out okay :P

I cannot believe I have only 5 days of work left and then I'll have my Christmas holiday! I already know that next Saturday when it's my first day of vacation I will stay in PJs the whole day, watching movies (I already have a list of movies I want to see) and just have a super lazy day in!!! After that I can be more productive, clean, go to the foodshop or run whatever errands I need. But Saturday will be a lazy day at home :D 

Christmas is coming up soon and I am so excited. We are hosting a Christmas dinner at 24th December. My both sisters will come with their families. We bought quite a lot of Christmas food from Estonia last weekend. But I still have some things I need to buy here. I am still deciding what dessert to make. I know my sister will bake something, but I might as well.. Let's see. 

Right now I just want these upcoming 5 work days to pass by very fast :D

This year I made my own gingerbread dough (I got the recipe from mom). I have baked gingerbread cookies twice - 2 weeks ago and yesterday. I spiced up my cookies yesterday adding dried cranberries and cashews to the dough. These came out the best gingerbread cookies I had ever tasted! (I also used hald plain white flour and half whole wheat flour)

My breakfast yesterday! Still (and always) loving the gingerbread curdsnack :D PS! This mug was a gift from one of our kindi kids :) I got it on Friday after the Christmas show :D 

 Getting reading to write some Christmas cards!

Celebrating Christmas with workmates and more of my week

Hello, hello! Work days have been so busy, but so fun! We went to the Winter Circus with kids and it was so cool! The whole week I have been kinda sick :/ I have got cold and now I am coughing like crazy. On Friday I was feeling extra bad and stayed home from work. I visited doctor to make sure it's nothing serious. Throughout the day I started feeling a bit better ( I was drinking lots of tea, eating honey and garlic ect). The same afternoon I got a call from work and was still invited to our workplace Christmas Party. I actually felt so bad in the morning when I called and told I was sick because I knew I would miss out our Christmas celebration. But at the end I still got to go there. We went to see Mamma Mia musical and after that had super nice dinner at Kappeli restaurant. The food was delicious and musical was so funny! Overall, I am so glad I got a chance to go there and have fun with my colleagues. At work we are now going to practice for out Christmas Show with kids. It's going to be in 4 weeks! I cannot believe how fast time flies!

I had my sister with her family and my dad over yesterday. We were celebrating my dad's birthday as well with Fathers Day. It was very fun to see them all. I baked a plum cake and my sister made pizza and brownies. So, I definitely ate quite a lot of sweets. Later I went to the shops with dad and I invited him for dinner afterwards. And today when I had my student here to practice reading, my sister texted and asked if we were at home, they were on their way here. My sis and her son were here with me while her husband went to the furniture shops to find some stuff they needed for their new home. It was nice to catch up with my sister and just talk about everything. And I love my little nephew :D I always like having him around :D

So this weekend I have been with my family mostly! It's 4.30pm now and I am planning on making dinner soon and then I want to watch some tv shows, knit a sock and make a face mask :) Relaxing end for the weekend! Next weekend my mother and her bf will visit us :)

I have been thinking a bit about Christmas gifts already because I know how fast time will go in December. I have a gift right now only for Jay. But I am sure I will go Christmas shopping quite soon - maybe will start next weekend already if I figure out what to buy..

Not the best photo, but this is the Kappeli restaurant..it's all glass and it's already in Christmas lights! So beautiful and romantic!

 Salad for appetizer! Maybe doesn't look anything special, but it was the best salad I had ever tasted!

 Main course - smoked salmon, potatoes with garlic and dill, creamy false morel stew. All so perfect!

Strawberry sorbee with fresh strawberries and chocolate cake!

Hello November!

Wow! Time really flies past (it seems I say that at the beginning of every month:P). The older I get, the faster days seem to pass by. Especially work days. It's actually so great to discover that it's Friday again (who wouldn't like that?!). Anyway, last week didn't happen much. Jay and I went to the movies to see The Maze Runner which I liked, but found it very confusing... I think if I had read the book first the movie would have made much more sense. But either way I enjoyed it and I will definitely go to see the second part when it comes out. 

Last week I went to the Finnish class only on Monday, but it was such a waste of time. I was just sitting there and learning nothing new.. That's why I didn't go to Tuesday and won't go this upcoming week at all. I can come home and work through half of the textbook in the same time they do one exercise in the class.. I know that it was my own mistake to go to the beginners course.. it's just too easy. But it's okay. I will just study more at home and once in a while will go to the class. 

Work week was pretty busy because my group's other teacher had a surgery so I was alone with my kids. This week will be the same way. I actually like being alone, but it's just so much more work.. Especially planning ect. Last Friday we had a Halloween party. It was so fun! I was dressed up as a Super Woman. I forgot to take photos, but I might ask Jay to take a photo of me later this week (I still have a costume at home).  

This weekend was so great. I feel like I got to rest a lot. I cleaned home, had a student come over for a little study time, then made dinner, baked pumpkin pie ect. Only down side was yesterday evening when I had dinner and pumpkin pie - I just ate too much and felt soo bad afterwards. My stomach hurt and I was so weak.. But then Jay and I went out for a walk and it made me feel much better. Today I was much more cautious with meal sizes - I hate overeating! So, today I was feeling so good. I went to the foodshop with Jay to buy next week's food. I also had a student over for an hour, made dinner, had a face mask on, watched my fav tv show and so on. Jay is at work and will come home around 11pm. I hope that this upcoming week will be very nice and easy. Tomorrow I will have a meeting with a parent and on Tuesday I'm going to a Pupper Theater with my kids. And on Friday we'll have a Father's Day Coffee morning...so there's quite much to wait for :) But the most exciting is the fact that it's November..it means next month is December - my favorite time of the year! My Christmas spirit is so eager to come out. This year I want to make my own ginger bread dough, roast some caramelized almons, burn lots of Chirstmas scented candles, put Christmas decorations out (cannot wait!!!) and much much more! I can't wait till snow comes down and I can listen to Christmas songs (I want Pentatonix's new Christmas album!). I am also looking forward to making some Christmas cards from my friends and going Christmas shopping (I have already done some online shopping:P). Oh, there's so much to look forward to, but I know December is a month away. So I better enjoy this last autumn month and try to make the best of it. But last year I felt that December was too short to really enjoy Christmas season, so this year I am not afraid to start a bit earlier with all these Christmas thoughts, treats and preparations :) High Five if you love Christmas time as much as I do :)

#weeklyupdate

This week was somehow full of different meeting and other important things at work. I was so busy all the time that the days just passed by. I almost feel like I skipped some days. Friday came so suddenly, but it's definitely a nice surprise :)

Besides work the week was pretty normal. I think it was Tuesday morning when I woke up and realized it's snowing :) I was super excited and that gave me instantly so much energy and happiness! I love snow and I just like where seasons change. But surely this snow melted before it touched the ground and I am glad... it's just to early for snow. Let's enjoy the autumn first! I really like how crisp and chilly it is outside. I love snuggling in my big scarf, sweater and jacket :) I also like to drink tea after coming in from outside. It gives comfort and makes me feel warm again! 

I have also been enjoying walking on colorful leaves! Oh, that crispy noise :D

On Wednesday I went to zumba class and after that I felt extremely tired. I didn't enjoy the class so much, because it was more hopping around and not real zumba (I went to a different sport club this time, but it's not for me!). Anyway, when I got home I took a shower and went straight to bed. Next day I felt so weird at work..I felt hot and the cold. I also had awful headache and I was soooo tired! I was supposed to meet my friend Stella after work to have a dinner together, but I cancelled because I was just feeling so sick :S I went home, had dinner and went to bed. And today morning I felt okay again :) I think I was just to tired and my body couldn't take it. So, now that have been slept enough I feel great again :) I will definitely reschedule with Stella and meet her next week!!! 

I am so glad it's weekend tomorrow! I don't have many plans...I will mostly be at home. In the morning tomorrow I will teach one boy for an hour. He'll come to my home so I don't even have to go outside :) But I think after I am done with him I will clean home, make next week's menu and go to the foodshop to buy the food we need for next week (my co-worker Ashley told me that she's always making the whole week's menu and buys all the things at the same time). I am going to try that too! Maybe I will be more creative with dinners then :P Sometimes I am really tired after work and don't feel like cooking at all..

I also want to do my homework for Finnish class and read a book! I want this weekend to be very relaxed and nice! I think I will also go out to ride my bicycle because I just love to ride when it's autumn :D 

I must mention that I keep checking foodstored for persimmon, but they still don't have it. I am wondering when are they in season? I just can't wait to eat them since I love them sooo much! I have been a lot clementines lately and they remind me of Christmas :D

Next weekend I am going to Estonia (I was supposed to go later but things got changed..). So, next weekend I will go to my grandfather's birthday and will meet my friend Laura. I also have a little list of things I want to do and buy in Estonia! :) About that later!

Life update

Another week has passed. It was pretty busy! First of all, on Wednesday I took hygiene exam and I passed it! Yay! I had been studying for it past few weeks. I actually enjoyed studying. I never thought I would say that, but since I graduated I have been feeling that I want to study more (for myself, just little things, things that interest me and don't take too much effort and energy). So, that leads me to another thing. Jay and I are taking Finnish course now:) It started last Monday and it's twice a week (Mondays and Tuesdays). It's the beginners course so it's super easy (I took A1 and A2 lever course in university). Teacher told us to go to the next level course, but it's already full. So, we will still stick around in the beginners course. It's actually so fun there! They might open another 2nd level course, and I will go to that one if it's possible..but we'll see. I actually really enjoy studying together with Jay!!! Talking about him. He's also in driving school now! So, he has even more studying to do! I am so proud of him! :) 

Work wise things have been also pretty busy. On Thursday we had parents' coffee evening. So it was a very long day. I arrived home a bit before 9pm and I had awful headache so I went straight to bed. But the evening with parents was successful and very nice :)

I am totally enjoying this weekend! I only want to rest and relax! I made banana-avocado muffins today and for dinner I made broccoli puree soup :) I will eat dinner when Jay wakes up. He must go to work by 7pm and he will do 12 hours shift. They have crazy times at work right now..

Last week I barely saw him.. But this upcoming week should be better!!!

I finished reading "Never Let Me Go" and now I am reading "Across The Universe" which is very interesting so far! I think that's what I am going to do tonight - read and maybe watch some episodes of New Girl. Oh, I am loving Fazer Pure Dark chocolate with roasted corn! So delicious!!!

PS! I love the weather right now. It's chilly, but sunny. I love the colorful leaves on the ground and the smell of apples everywhere! I am craving for apple pie, carrot cake and pumpkin muffins :D I will do all of these this autumn for sure ;)

Back at work!

Last Wednesday was my first day back at work after summer holiday. I feel privileged to be a teacher and to have such a long summer holiday. I truly enjoyed it! But now it's time to work again!

Our kindergarten has 3 buildings. Last year I worked in Kamppi, this year I am working in Ruoholahti. It's a big change for me because I have new workmates and all new kids. 

First two days back we didn't have any kids, so we had chance to plan things, decorate ect. Like last year, this year my group has also 4 year olds - sunshines :) I am working with another teacher who is also new in Ruoholahti (she came from Töölö building). So, it's nice that this new environment is new for us both. We seem to click very well and on first day we already decided all the themes for all the weeks of the year and we also made the first 4 weeks more in-depth plan (activities, crafts ect). First two weeks are orientation and introduction because we don't know the kids and they don't know us. On third week we start the full programme (language, math ect.). 

On Friday me and all our kindergarten family went to a trip to Tallinn. It was so lovely gift from our boss. We had super fun time! First we had two ours tour with guide, then we had a lovely lunch at Cafe Komeet and after that we all had beauty treatments at Sinine Spa. At the end of the day I felt so pampered and relaxed! It was also soooo great to see my Kamppi workmates! I missed them all!!!

On our way to Tallinn. With my Kamppi friends :)

 I love little cafes in Tallinn Old Town!

 On Monday the real work started - kids came! For me it was so new to get into the new rutine at work, schedule there is a bit different. But it think by now I have gotten pretty used to it!

I don't know if I mentioned but I am working now full-time. We have 5 different shifts..but mostly I work either from 8am to 4pm or from 9am to 5pm. So far I have enjoyed it and I am sure I will countine enjoying it!!!

I had to take a day off from work today though because I needed to go to the Police Station to renew my driving license and also apply for my social security card in Finland. I got them both nicely done and now I just have to wait till these arrive :)

Past few weeks...

Viimased paar nädalalt on päris kiirelt ja tavaliselt möödunud. Kui nii võib öelda. Välja arvatud ehk Johannese sünnipäev. Ta sünnipäeva päeval olime kodus (ma olin haige), kuid tegin talle ikka tordi ning äratasin lauluga üles. Õhtuks tegin ka tema üht lemmikut sööki. Järgmisel päeval aga läks ta tööle ning ta ei teadnud, et töölt koju tulles ootab teda väike üllatus. Kutsusin ta venna koos tema pruudiga külla. Ning minu õde tuli ka. Kodus ma vaaritasin süüa ning kui Johannes tuli, siis saime kõik koos sööki ja head seltskonda nautida :)

Pärast seda aga on päevad suht tavaliselt möödunud. Ikka töö ja kodu vahet käies. Ühel nädalavahetusel käisin väliujulas ka, aga no nüüd on ilmad jälle nii vastikud. Eile ja täna on vahelduva eduga padukat sadanud. Nii palju siis suvisest juunikuust. Ei, tegelikult pole asi nii hull. Pool juunit veel ju ees :)

Ükspäev käisin töökaaslastega piknikul pärast tööd. Tähistasime Nati (praktikant Hispaaniast) lahkumist meie lasteajast. Ta tegi ülihead hispaania omletti piknikule :) Väga tore oli lihtsalt värskes õhus istuda ning nii rahvusvahelises seltskonnas juttu ajada (vahepeal läksid lausa keeled segi :D). Homme lähen tegelikult ka töökaaslastega välja. Taaskord Nati ärasaatmisele - seekord "tähistame" tema minekut tagasi Hispaaniasse. Meil on plaanis minna randa ja grillida, pikniku pidada. Samas nüüd kui ilm selline on, ei tea, kas piknikust tuleb asja.. Võib-olla läheme siis Nati juurde koju. Igal juhul on mul juba piknikule söögid valmis ostetud :) 

Eile oli mul päris emotsionaalne päev. Mu viimane tööpäev Kamppi lasteaias osutus kuidagi nii kurvaks. Nii kurb on mõelda, et järgmisel kooliaastal ei töötagi nende samade töökaaslastega.. ma kutsun neid pigem sõpradeks! Eile käisin ka Ruoholahti lasteaias, kus hakkangi tuleval kooliaastal tööle (mõlemad on Finnish-American lasteaiad, ainult erinevad majad...ja erinevad töötajad loomulikult). Tegelikult asuvad need majad üksteisest 150 m kaugusel, seega võin alati Kamppi majja külla minna. Aga see pole ikkagi sama.. Kurb meel on mul igal juhul. Oleksin saanud Kamppi jääda, kuid sel juhul edasi poole kohaga, kuna nad ei vaja töiskohaga töötajat (vähemalt hetke seisuga). Aga Ruoholahtis saan täiskohaga töötada. Vahel mõtlen, et kas ma oleks pidanud ikka Kamppi jääma, mis sest, et poole kohaga.. Ei tea. Johannes ütleb, et küll mulle uues majas ka meeldima hakkab ja et küll ma seal uute töötajate, ruumide ja lastega ruttu ära harjun. Tean, et tal on õigus, sest Kamppis alustades oli ka kõik võõras ju. 

Praegu aga mõtlen pigem suvele ning ei muretse uue tööaasta pärast :) Igal juhul olen õnnelik, et saan teha tööd, mida armastan ning FinnAm lasteaed on tõesti super!!!!

Ahjaa, ülehomme (pühapäeval) läheme Johannesega nädalaks ajaks Eestisse. Ma nii ootan meie minipuhkust :) Mul on Eestis mitu asjaaiamist (uued juhiload, arsti juurde, juuksurisse, ülikooli lõpetamine jne). Aga samas on meil ka palju aega lihtsalt puhkamiseks ja huvitavateks tegemisteks! Mul on juba paar mõtet, kuhu kindlasti tahaks minna :) Ja kohe kindlasti pean ma Eestis makroonse saama, sest mu isu on lihtsalt nii suur :D

Loodan, et mul on meeles Eestis olles ikka pilte ka teha, siis on mida blogisse postitada :)

Pean ka toidust rääkima, sest ma olen ju selline suur gurmaan (ei, tegelikult lihtsalt meeldib süüa!). Viimasel ajal olen püüdnud jälle šokolaadist hoiduda, mis on üpris hästi õnnestunud. Palju olen mureleid söönud :) Njämmm!!! Samas ma tunnen, et kui ilm on selline vihmane, siis kõht on ka koguaeg kuidagi tühi :/ Üleeile õhtul tegin rabarberi-mooniseemne muffineid, mis ma eile tööle kaasa võtsin. Kõigile väga maitses (mulle endale ka:D). Panen ehk selle retsepti millalgi blogisse ka :) Oeh, kuidas ma suvel rabarberitest kooke jms küpsetada armastan! 

Tuli meelde ka, et ma vist ei maininud, et mai lõpus oli magistritöö kaitsmine ka, mis ju oli üks suur ja oluline asi. Ma olin niiiiii õnnelik, kui see läbi sai. Suur kergendus ja pingevabadus kaasnes kohe selle läbi saamisega! :D

//Past few weeks have been pretty normal and easy going. Jay's birthday was so fun! His actual birthday was on Friday and I was sick that day :/ I still made him a cake night before and in the morning I woke him up with a song and he got to blow off candles on his cake. Rest of the day we spent inside. My dad came over for dinner time, too :) Next day Jay went to work and he had no idea that when we would come home there'd be a surprise for him! I had invited his brother with his girlfriend and my sister to our place. His brother had never visited him here in Finland. I of course cooked a lot and when Jay came home his was very surprised :) We enjoyed good food and great company!!!

Other than his birthday, rest of the days have been so ordinary. I have been to work every day and after work I have been home, doing normal things. One day after work I actually went to a picnic with my workmates. We were celebrating that our intern Nati was leaving our kindergarten. We are going to have a barbeque tomorrow at beach to celebrate her going back to Madrid as well. It's fun to chat, listen to good music and eat good food :) I only hope the weather won't let us down tomorrow! It's raining so heavily right now :/

It was pretty emotional day yesterday. It was my last week in Kamppi kindergarten. Next year I will be in Ruoholahti. They are both FinnAm kindergarten, but just different buildings (different rooms and workers too). They are about 150 m from each other, so it's not that I am going to move work locationso much..it's just that these teachers in Kamppi are absolutely cool and nice and sweet and overall I just love working there! Not to mention all the kids!!!! But they don't need a full time worker there next schoolyear, but in Ruoholahti I can work full time. To be honest, right now I am thinking is that a good decision that I wanted a full time job?! I will just miss my Kamppi family so much! So, yesterday was emotional. But Jay told me that when I started in Kamppi everything was so unfamiliar to me. Exactly like in Ruoholahti right now. But he's sure (and I'm as well) that eventually I'll feel so comfortable in my new workplace as well :) Time will show ;) But since how I am officially in holidays till 30th July, then I want just to enjoy my summer holiday and not to think of next schoolyear's work :P

Jay and I are going to Estonia for a week on Sunday. I can't wait for that little mini vacation. I have some plans for us already :) I am sure we can rest a lot and will have lots of fun :) I definitely want to go to our favorite restorants and I sooo want to eat macroons :D //

Little picnic with my workmates:)

Background of our kindergarten's spring show. We did Peter Pan play :)

 Birthday cake for Jay :)

 Time to celebrate :)

 Some decorations too!

 Banoffee cake! Delicious! Recipe you can find here!

This weekend

Ma lihtsalt ei leia enam aega, et kirjutada..vähemalt blogisse mitte. Tööpäevad on kiired ja kuidagi kukub nii välja, et ka nädalavahetustel on alati midagi teha. Täna näiteks veetsin suurema osa oma päevast arvuti taga oma magistritööd kirjutades. Vahepeal tuli isa külla ja tõi eriti häid vastlakukleid :) Jõimegi koos teed ja nautisime mõlemad üht hiigelsuurt vastlakuklit, mille keskel oli martsipanikreem :) Kavatsen sel aastal vastlapäeval ise kukleid küpsetada. Kui hästi välja tulevad, siis postitan siia ka :) 

//It's very hard to find time to write these days..at least to my blog. Workdays are so busy and on weekends I also have so much to do. For example, I spend most of the day today writing my master theses. Then my dad came over with cream buns and we had tea. I am actually planning to bake my own buns on Shrove Tuesday this year :) It they come out good, I will write a blog post about it! //

Peale magusat lõunat käisime koos toidupoes, sest ma pidin natuke lihamaterjali ostma, et õhtusööki teha. Pärast seda tulingi koju, tegin süüa ja jätkasin oma magistritööga. Kell 18.00 otsustasin lõpetada ja natuke puhata. Vaatasin kolm osa "Switched at Birthi" ja sõin õhtusöögiks wrapi mozarella ja avokaadoga. Teen Johannesele iga päev tööle ühe wrapi kaasa, vahel endale tööle ka. Aga täna mõlesin õhtusöögiks endale ka ühe wrapi teha. Mulle meeldib wrapi juures see, et sellest ei tüdine ära, kuna alati saab sinna midagi muud sisse panna...mida iganes kodus on või mille isu on :) Ehk mingi päev postitan ka oma lemmikute wrappide retseptid koos piltidega! 

Peale söömise olen ka raamatuid lugenud :) Just eile lõpetasin "Insurgent"i lugemise. Nüüd vaja selle triloogia kolmas osa osta ja läbi lugeda. Siis saan blogi postituse kirjutada.

Homme on õnneks ka veel nädalavahetus. Ma plaanin homme ka natuke magistritööga tegeleda. Johannesega läheme homme ka üht korterit vaatama. Peame nimelt juuni lõpuks välja kolima, aga otsustasim juba varakult uut korterit otsima hakata. Ega neid jalaga segada pole...

Ilm oli täna imeline. Päike paistis ja nii kevadine tunne oli! Ükspäev tööl olles oli ka super ilus ilm. Olime lastega pargis tavapäraselt kauem, istusime pingil ja nautisime päikest. Loodan, et selliseid päevi tuleb nüüd rohkem ja rohkem. Päike teeb mul alati tuju nii heaks. Veebruar oli kuidagi nii pingeline ja raske kuu. Loodan, et märts on positiivsem ja kergem. Ma tegelikult ootan juba aprilli. Usun, et aprill tuleb super äge. Siis on mu sünnipäev ja aprilli lõpus sõidame Johannesega mõneks päevaks Pariisi puhkama :) Ma juba nii ootan!!!

//After the tea, dad and I went to the foodshop. I needed some ingredients for dinner. Back home, I made dinner and kept writing the theses. At 6pm I finally decided to stop for today. I watched 3 latest episodes of Switched at Birth and had a nice mozarella-avocado wrap for dinner. I love making wraps! I make one for Jay to bring to his work every day. I also sometimes make one for my work. I love that you can put anything between it..so you never get tired of it! I might do a blog post of my fav homemade wraps :)

Besides eating I have also been reading books. I just finished "Insurgent" last night. I now need to buy the 3rd book of the trilogy ;)

I am glad it's Sunday tomorrow and I can still rest a bit. I actually need to keep writing my master theses. And prepear some work stuff. Jay and I are also going to look at one apartment tomorrow. We need to move out of our recent apartment by the end of June and we decided to start looking for a new one already. Because there aren't that many apartments for rent at spring time..

Talking about spring. Weather was super nice today. Really sunny. And that makes me happy. Sun gives me so much energy! February was such a hard and stressful month for some reason. I hope March will be more happier and easier. I am actually looking for April because then it's my birthday and at the end of April Jay and I are going to Paris for few days! I cannot wait! :) /

Description of my regular day + instagram account

No ma tõesti ei tea, kuhu aeg kaob. Asi polegi selles, et mul pole aega kirjutada..aga pole nagu millestki erilisest kirjutada. Pole olnud aega pilte teha. Ilmselt on asi selles, et olen nüüd töö inimene ja vaba aega vähem. Las ma siis kirjeldan enda üht tavalist päeva, näiteks tänast :)

Ärkan umbes 9.30. Võtan rauatableti, joon klaasi leiget vett, võtan D-vitamiini, lähen vannituppa. Puhastan näo (öisest rasust ja mustusest), pesen hambad (lugesin, et hambaid tuleks pesta enne hommikusööki, sest kui kohe pärast sööki pesta, siis see lõhub hambakihti.. kui väga pärast hommikusööki tahad pesta, siis tuleks oodata vähemalt 2 tundi). Edasi. Teen köögis putru (mandlipiim, rukki-kaerahelbed, mesi, sool). Kui valmis, siis söön seda või ja mustikate (või õunamoosiga). Söön üldjuhul elutoas, vaadates samal ajal Lemmen Viemää (ehk Kirgede Tormi) või hoopis olen netis surfamas (tihti vaatan youtubei videosid). Pärast hommikusööki pesen nõud ja vahetan riided. Teen end korda (kulmud, peitepulk, ripsekoolutaja, huulepalsam, juuksed). Kui aega üle, siis veedan selle tavaliselt teleka ees või Internetis. Enne tööle minekut valmistan ka midagi lõunasöögiks kaasa (wrapp, võileib, jogurt, puuviljasalat...midagi neist). Siis 10 minutit enne rongile minekut hakkan liikuma. Liftiga alla, õues 5 min jalutada ja olengi rongijaamas. Ootan rongi, nuuskan nina (sest külma käes hakkab mu ALATI nohu..jah, mul on külma käes alati ka punane nina :S). Rongi peale lähen kl 12.00 kõikidel tööpäevadel v.a kolmapäeval (siis lähen kl 11). Ootan alati rongipeale minekut, sest tean, et rongis saan lugeda. Tööle minek ja töölt tulek on seega minu jaoks väga mõnusad :) Muidu kodus eriti ei loegi, sest koguaeg on midagi muud teha... too many distractions! Hetkel loen raamatut "The Fault in Our Stars". Väga huvitav lugemine! Kui Pasilasse jõuan, siis panen jope tagasi selga ja ootan viimast peatust - Helsingi. Nüüd tuleb teine osa päeva jooksul, mis mulle väga meeldib. 17 minutit kiiret kõndi tööle. Rõhk sõnal KIIRE! Mulle meeldib, et pean päevas tööle ja tagasi kõndima kiirelt..see on nagu väike trenn. On põhjust end liigutada. Ühesõnaga, kappan läbi Helsingi kesklinna ja osaliselt Vanalinna tööle. Jõuan alati väga täpselt kohale (kas 5 min või isegi vähem enne algust). Aga see on ok, sest ma tulen kaugelt ja mu töö puhul pole punktuaalsus just eriline nõue. Minuti pealt igatahes mitte. Tööl vahetan oma jope õuejõpe vastu ning panen teksade peale ka paksud suusapüksid. Miks? Sest on aeg parki minna :) Lapsed juba on seal mõningate kasvatajatega, ma lähen ka neile seltsi lapsi kantseldama :) Umbes 25 minutit olen ja siis hakkame tagasi lasteaeda minema. Siis on lastel circle time (kui mina annan seda, siis veedan 30 minutit lastega tegeledes vaibal...näitan videosid, tantsime, laulame, räägime erinevatel teemadel, vaatame pilte, loen neile raamatut jne). Kui pole minu circle time nädal, siis 30 minutit joon teed ja räägin töökaaslastega juttu, samuti valmistan järgnevaks tegevuseks ette (kui see on vajalik). Pärast circle time'i ongi tegevuse aeg enda rühma lastega. Üldjuhul on selleks mingi meisterdamine või joonistamine (hommikupoole on rohkem tähtede õppimist ja matemaatikat). Ühesõnaga, meisterdame umbes pool tundi. Siis on snack time :) Lapsed söövad kodust kaasa toodud snäkke, ja mina ka (enda snäkke muidugi, mitte laste omi!). Ja nii me siis istume ja sööme. Lõpuks pühin laua ja lapsed saavad jälle joonistada või niisama mängida. Mina ja mu paariline oleme ka laste juures, räägime juttu, tegeleme nendega. Umbes 15.45 hakkame mänguasju kokku panema (st ütleme lastele, et tidy up time ja nemad peavad ära koristama need mängud, millega nad mängisid). Me muidugi aitame. Ja siis on dress up time. Aitame lastel õueriided selga panna. Siis paneme ise ka riide ja läheme lastega jälle parki. Oleme seal umbes 30 minutit. Enamik lastele tullakse sinna järele. Umbes 16.45 liigume tagasi lasteaeda, mõni laps meiega kaasas. Neile tullakse ka järele, lihtsalt ootame vanemaid lasteaias sees. Vahetan enda jope tavalise jope vastu ja lähen kiire sammuga 17 minutit rongijaama. Rongis söön esimese asjana müslibatooni, käin mobiiliga netis ja hakkan raamatut lugema. Pärast Jokela peatust panen jope selga ja ootan Hyvinkääd. Hyvinkääl kõnnin 5 minutit kiirelt koju. Olen kodus 18.10. Siis pesen käed, panen juuksed kinni, vahetan riided ja hakkan süüa tegema. Õhtusööki söön jälle elutoas teleka või läpaka seltsis (v.a siis, kui Johannes minuga koos sööb..siis sööme köögis laua taga - kuigi mitte alati). Täna tegin õhtusöögiks seljankat, mis oli imehea. Sõin selle kõrvale ka kaks musta leiva viilu taluvõiga (ema tõi Eestist pugiseljankat, musta leiba ja taluvõid - seega väga Eesti päritolu õhtusöök oli täna!). Vaatasin söömise ajal kahte Essiebuttoni videot youtubeis. Ja kui õhtusöök otsa sai (st minu supikauss sai tühjaks), siis patustasin kahe šokolaadiga. Need isegi ei maitsenud mulle, aga mõtlesin, et söön nad ikka lõpuni. Need olid nii jube magusad, et tundsin rohkem suhkru maitset, kui šokolaadi oma. Jube! Üks neist oli Dove'i piimašokolaad ja teine mingi Neste crunch (mõlemad saatis mu sõbranna Mehhikost). Tegelikult kõik šokolaadid, mis ta saatis, on nii magusad.. ma ei ole suhkrufänn, olen lihtsalt ŠOKOLAADIsõber....sega pean šokolaadis tundma ikka eelkõige šokolaadi maitset! Igatahes. Nüüd siis kirjutan blogi postitust. Tavaliselt (neil päevadel, mil ma blogisse ei kirjuta) olen niisama netis, vaatan sarju, youtubei videosid, teen trenni ja söön apelsini. Nüüd ongi aeg trenni teha ja apelsini süüa :) Voodisse lähen kell 22.00 ja loen tund aega raamatut ja siis jään magama. (enne voodisse minekut pesen muidugi hambad ja panen ööriided selga). Aga näe, selline mu päev siis välja näebki. Muidugi on igas päevas väikesed errorid ja muutused, huvitavad ja vähem huvitavamad kõrvale põiked jms. 

Nüüd tahaks mingi hea pildi enda päevast panna, aga pole ühtegi teinud. Valetan! Mul on nüüd puutetundlik nutitelefon ja olen Instagrami konto omanik ;) @sannnu90 Olen isegi mõne pildi juba postitanud, seega sealt võib näha, mida põnevat(!) toimunud on :P

//Time passes by so quickly. How? Why? I just don't have time to blog..or I just don't have anything interesting to blog about. I was thinking of sharing my very usual work day...

In the morning I wake up, take iron pill, drink a glass on water, take vitamin D, going to the bathroom. I clean my face (from all the oil that might have come to my face overnight) and brush my teeth (I read that it's better to brush teeth before breakfast because if you brush right after your breakfast then it's beaking some layers of your teeth..). I'll continue. I make breakfast porridge in the kitchen (almond milk, rye-oatflakes, honey, salt). I eat it with frozen blueberries and a bit of butter (or applejam). I usually eat in the livingroom while watching a German tv show or some youtub videos. After breakfast I was the dishes, change my clothes and make myself look normal (it includes browpencil, conceler, eyelashes curler, lippalm, hairbrush). When I am ready and I have time I spend more time on the Internet. I also find time to make myself something for lunchtime (usually a wrap, sandwich, yogurt, fruit salad..something from that selection). I leave to the trainstation 10 minutes before my train comes. I walk there 5 minutes and then I have 5 more minutes to wait for the train. love getting on a train because it's my special time of the day - book reading time! At home I always have so much other things to do (so much distractions), but on my way to work I can always read in a train! Right now I am reading a book called "The Fault in Our Stars". It's very good! When I arrive to Helsinki I have the second fav part of my day - 17 minutes quick walk to work. I love that my day just requires a bit of quick walking (it's a sporty part of my day!). And I mean I walk veryy fast then! I arrive at work at 12 at noon or 1pm. Depends on a day. Then I change my everyday winter jacket to a old winter jacket. I need that to go to the park where we are with kids for a while. When we come back the kids have circle time. When it's my circle week then I just spend 30 minutes with kids watching videos, listening to music, talking about different topics, reading, singing, dancing, playing ect. When it's not my circle week then I use that 30 minutes to drink tea, talk to my colleagues and just prepare for next activity. Then it's activity time - usually a craft! We do that for about half an hour and then it's snack time. Kids eat the snack they brought from home. I eat, too, my snack. Then kids play some more and about 3.45pm we start to tidy up and dress up. Then we go back to the park and soon the kids are picked up by their parents. My workday ends at 5pm :) Then I walk again quickly 17 minutes to the train station when I take the R train to Hyvinkää. In a train I first eat a granola bar, go to the Internet with my phone and then read a book. If I arrive to Hyvinkää I quickly walk home in 5 minutes. At home I wash my hands, change me clothes and make a dinner. Then I eat a dinner in the living room and watch some youtube videos or just surf on the Internet. And I do that for a while. I also watch my fav tv series. After the dinner today (which was a delicious soup with estonian black bread and good butter) I also had two chocolates that I regret. I didn't even enjoy eating these because they tasted like sugar..not chocolate. Ugh! But it's okay. My day also includes a little workout and after that I treat myself with a orange. And that's exactly what I am going to do after this blog post. 

I usually go to bed at 10pm, read for an hour and then fall asleep. Of course each day has errors in my perfect rutine and none of the days are 100% identical. 

I'd like to post now some photos of my day, but I haven't taken any. But I do have an Instagram account now, so you can find my by a user @sannnu90. I have already uploaded some photos there..so you can see some of the photos of my daily life there. //

Because it's 29th January 2014! ;)

Small shock and days in general!

Ohh! Mu ema ja õde Anni tulevad mulle täna külla. Ema just helistas ja ütles, et said alles nüüd laevapealt maha (tund aega hiljem). Küsisin miks?! Ta ütles, et Annil varastati laevalt kott ära :O WHAT!? Anni jäi kuskil diivanil istudes magama ja keegi varastas koti ära. Jube mõelda! Laeva peal! Ma laeva peal kunagi ei muretse varast pärast, sest tean, et kui ka keegi varastab, siis ei saa ta ju laevalt sellega põgeneda. Ühesõnaga, ema ütles, et kui minu juurde jõuavad, siis räägib täpsemalt. Aga igatahes Anni sai oma koti tagasi! Nii et nüüd ootan põnevusega, et kogu lugu kuulda..kuidas nad varga üles leidsid?!

Viimastel päevadel on nii palju lund sadanud ja samas on ka päike kogu päeva paistnud! Väljas on super ilus! Kahjuks täna on taevas valge, pilves. Aga valge on ikka :)
Olen täna hommikul tegelenud natuke töö asjadega (printisin mõned Chinese New Year temaatilised lehed välja - see on meie järgmise nädala teema). Ja samuti printisin välja praktikaks vajalikuld juhendid/kava vormid jms. Juba 2 nädala pärast pean Eestisse praktikale minema..kaheks nädalaks. Loodan, et see on kerge ;)

Eile õhtul oli hästi tubli ning koristasin kogu kodu korralikult ära. Samuti tegin süüa, lakkisin küüned, vaatasin uue "Reign" osa ning lugesin raamatut. Alustasin eile uuega: "The Fault in Our Stars". Varsti postitan ka eelmise loetud raamatu ülevaate/arvamuse. 

Täna hommikul otsustasin süüa hommikusöögiks mustika-vanilje kohupiimakreemi, mille ma ükspäev CityMarketist ostsin. Lootsin, et ehk maitseb see, kui Eesti kohupiimakreem. Alguses tundus, et ongi täitsa sama..ainult palju kordi magusam. Ma ei tea, mis neil soomlastel on, aga kohupiimakreemid on neil jube magusad! Aga pärast paari ampsu sain aru, et peale liigse magususe on see ka liiga rasvane...niimoodi, et ikka rasvakiht jääb suu lakke :S Mul tuli siis kohe meelde, et eelnevatel kordadel on sama asi olnud (aga muidugi olin ma selle juba unustanud). Niisiis olen ikka hea kohupiimakreemi otsingul!

//My mom and sister Anni are coming to visit me today! Mom just called and let me know that they got out of the ship just right now (one hour later than they should've had). She said that Anni's bag was stolen in the ship. She must have fallen asleep and then someone stole her bag! So creepy and crazy! I have always thought that no-one stoled anything from the ship because they have no-where to run... unless they jump into the sea! Mom said she'll tell me about it when they arrive to my place. But one thing I know: Anni got her bag back! So I am  curious to know how they found the thief?!

Last few days have been so nice...super snowy and yet super sunny! It's just so beautiful! Unfortunately, it's not sunny today, but still very white :)

I have been pretty productive since yesterday evening. I cleaned the whole apartment yesterday, colored my nails, watched a new episode of "Reign". Today I managed to print out some papers for work. We have a Chinese New Year theme next week and I was looking some craft ideas, coloring pages, cut-out books ect for kids. I also printed out materials for my internship. In two weeks I have to go to Estonia for 2 weeks to do an internship there. I hope it goes easily!

This morning I decided to eat that blueberry-vanilla quark (kohupiim in Estonian; rahka in Finnish). I was hoping it would taste the same as Estonian ones.. But it was just too sweet! And after few mouthfuls I realised it's also much much more greasy! Ugh! So, I am still looking for a good quark in Finland! //

update of all that's been going on

Wow! Üle kümne päeval olen eemal olnud. Tööl on kuidagi nii kiire olnud. Eelmisel nädalal oli mu paariline veel Mehhikos reisil ja olin üksi enda rühma lastega. Ausalt öeldes mulle väga meeldis nii! Aga kindlasti on nüüd, kui paariline tagasi on, palju lihtsam :) Ja nüüd olen ka poole kohaga tööl, mis tähendab, et saan hommikuti kaua magada. Esimesel nädalal peale jõulupuhkust, oli nii raske hommikuti üles saada. Õhtul töölt tulles vajusin kohe magama! :/ Nüüd aga on rütm paigas ja kindlasti aitab see, et hommikul ei pea vara ärkama :)

//Wow, I have been away from my blog for more than 10 days. I have been just so busy with work and everything..well, mostly work! Last week the other teacher in my 4.y.o group was in Mexico in vacation so I was alone with my kids. I worked full days and I had lots of preparations and planning to do. But I loved it sooo much! :) But now she's back and I am starting my job as part time now. It gives me more time to sleep and just to enjoy the sun that is shining more and more!//

 Mis siis veel?! Ma tõesti püüan sel aastal vähem magusat (loe: šokolaadi) süüa, aga see on päris raske. Üks õhtu suutsin šokolaadsit hoiduda, aga see-eest sõin 9 Digestive küpsist(jah ma lugesin iga küpsist). Ugh! Ju mul siis on ikka suur magusa vajadus, et kui šokolaadi ei saa, siis peab ikka millegi muu arvelt saama. Õnneks koguaeg sellist suhkruvajadust pole :) Hea on ka see, et tööl olen vaid pool päeva ning mul ei tule igasugustele ahvatlustele seal vastu seista. Just reedel rääkisin töökaaslasega, kui raske on pika päeva jooksul tööl olles hoiduda kõikidest neist kommidest, šokolaadidest ja igasugustest muudest hõrgutitest, mis meil tööl köögis on. Meeletult palju magusat! Ma õnneks esimesel nädalal suutsin hoiduda, aga sel nädalal mitte nii hästi. Reedel sõin tööl kõigest ühe koogitüki. Nimelt üks hästi tore lapsevanem küpsetas meile (õpetajatele) koogi ja ühe tüki sisse oli peidetud väike portselanist kuju. See, kes selle kuju endale saab, on selle päeva kuningas või kuninganna ja õnne on tal ka palju! Meil sai selle endale Piia, kes kohe esimese ampsuga avastas selle kuju enda suust :) Päris lahe, et üks lapsevanem meie jaoks nii toreda koogi küpsetas! Sõime kooki, jõime teed ja pidasime reedest meeting'ut.

Vahepeal olen päris õnnega koos olnud, kuna Johannes on lausa kahel õhtul ise süüa teinud! Nii hea oli koju tulla ja (näljane nagu ma olen) kohe sööma hakata. Tal on olnud vabad päevad ning seega ta otsustas mul elu natuke kergemaks teha. Ise ma midagi väga uut teinud pole, küll aga tegin ükspäev üht päris head grill-võileiba, mille väljanägemine küll kahjuks parim pole. Aga postitan pildi ikkagi.

//What else? Oh yea, I am trying to eat less chocolate this year, but it's so hard. One day I managed not to eat any chocolate, but I did eat 9 Digestive cookies instead (yeah I counted!). Ohh, it has been extremely hard at work because we have tons and tons of sweets there! But I have managed to say no to these! But on Friday one lovely and sweet parent baked us a King's cake. We all had a piece while having our Friday's meeting. It was very delicious cake with nice traditional background! 

Since Jay has had days off from work he has cooked dinners for us. It's seriously so nice to come home after long day at work and have a dinner waiting for me! :) I haven't cooked anything interesting myself because I just haven't had time to try out fun new recipes. I did make a delicious grilled sandwich the other day (dark bread, quacamole and cheese). It doesn't look good, but it tastes delicous!//

Eile oli laupäev ja sattus nii, et ka Johannesel oli vaba päev! Super, sest seda pole ammu juhtunud. Kuid nüüd on tal uus graafik ja pärast ööahetust on tal alati 6 päeva järjest vaba, seega alati satub sinna sisse vähemalt üks nädalavahetuse päev :)
Eile käisime Helsingis kinos Hobbitit vaatamas ja siis natuke niisama poodides. Ma ostsin endale uue raamatu ("The Fault in Our Stars") ja Johannes endale püksirihma. Kusjuures Helsingis nägin kaht enda töökaaslast: Dani't nägime Stockmannis ja Inkat kinos :) Naljakas, et Helsingi on nii väike linn, et võib vabalt enda tuttavaid kohata! Koju tagasi jõudsime kl 18.00 ja ma olin millegi pärast nii väsinud. Juba kl 19.00 läksin magama ja magasin öösel kokku 13 tundi. Täna oli nii hea ja värske ärgata! Ärkasin kl 8.30 ja pärast  hommikusööki (puder + puuviljasalat) otsustasin oma magistritööga tegeleda. Lugesin selle algusest lõouni läbi, tegin parandusi jms. Nii mõnus tunne oli seda lugeda.. Muidugi pole see mul veel täiesti valmis, aga no 85% on kindlasti tehtud! 

Täna on super ilm ja mul tuju ka nii hea! Päike paistab ja niiiii valge on :) Mulle meeldib :) Lund on nii palju ja õues on tegelikult nii külm, kuid ma südames juba ootan kevadet ja täna ongi mul kuidagi kevade tunne. Sain ükspäev sõbrannalt paki, milles ta saatis peale kõige muu mulle ka ühe kehasprei. Selle lõhn on ülihea ja nii kevadine! :) I love it!!!

//It was Saturday yesterday and fortunately Jay had a day off, too! So we went to Helsinki to the cinema and shopping. We watched "Hobbit". I saw two of my work mates in Helsingi too - Dani at Stockmann and Inka at cinema :) It's weird that Helsingi is that small city that you can see your friends everywhere! When we got back home it was 6pm already and I was so tired. I went to bed 7pm already :O. And last night I slept 13 long hours. When I woke up today morning I felt so fresh and happy. The weather is super nice - sunny and light! After having delicious breakfast of porridge and fruit salad I started working on my master theses. I read them from the beginning to the end and made corrections where needed. It's definitely not done yet, but I'd say it's 85% done..

The weather today is so nice and I am so happy! I have spring in my heart already! I got a package from my friend lately and she got me among other things this amazing body spray that smells so good, so spring-ish! :) Love that!!!//

Kuna täna on pühapäev, siis saime alles kl 12 Johannesega poodi minna (sest poed tehaksegi pühapäeval alles kl 12 lahti). Meil oli koju natuke süüa vaja. Koju tagasi tulles tegin meile lõunaks ülihead pitsat. Kasutasime selleks tortillapõhjasid, mis on spetsiaalselt pitsaks mõeldud. Mingi päev tahan ka naan'i põhjal pitsat teha! Aga need, mis täna tegime, olid nii head. Johannes tahtis enda pitsale päris palju asju peale (sibul, hapukurk, tomat, kalkunisink ja peekon + muidugi tomatikaste ja mozarella juust. Ma enda oma tegin lihtsama: tomat, basiilik, kalkunisink + tomatikaste ja mozarella. Nii maitsev kõhutäis!!!

//Jay and I went to foodshopping and when we got back I made us both delicious pizzas (I used tortilla pizza bases, plus different toppings). It tasted so yummie and was so easy to make! Soon I am planning to make pizzas on naan's base as well! ;) //

This is my pizza: tomato sauce, cherry tomatoes, turkey, basilic, mozarella cheese.

This is Jay's pizza: tomato sauce, onion, pickles, turkey, bacon, mozarella cheese.

Kell on praegu 15.15 ning päike hakkab oma asendit muutma. Aga mõnusalt valge on veel. Kuid ilmselt mõne aja pärast oeab toas juba tule põlema panema. Samas on täna niigi üllatavalt kaua saanud loomulikku valgust toas nautida :) See tekitab minus nii hea tunde ja teeb rõõmsaks! Ja see, et ma täna nii vara ärkasin, on ka mõnus, sest mul on tunne nagu oleksin juba nii palju täna jõudnud ära teha, kuigi pikk päev on alles ees! Nüüd aga jätkan "Carrie Diaries" vaatamisega. See on nii armas ja lahe sari :)

//It is after 3pm right now. Sun is changing it's location, but it's still quite light. Soon though we must turn the lights off. But I have been enjoying the natural sunlight at home whole day! It's weird, but since I woke up that early I feel like I have managed to do so much already...although the day is still young :) Now I am going to watch "Carrie Diaries" because I love that show ;) //

just about that

Nii palju aega on viimasest postitusest möödas. Tööpäevadel pole kuidagi aega ning plaanisin nädalavahetusel blogida. Kuid möödunud nädalavahetusel polnud meil mingil imelikul põhjusel Internetti. Seega jäigi blogimata.

Eelmisel reedel käisime Keraval sõpradel külas. Väga tore oli. Sõime head-paremat ja niisama rääkisime juttu. Nädalavahetus möödus suhteliselt vaikselt. Ilmselt kuna netti polnud. Käisin poodides viimaseid jõuluoste tegemas. Ka isa käis meil külas. Üldiselt olin suht kodune. 

Esmaspäev oli pikk ja huvitav. Käisin tööl, pärast tööd läksin koju, olin tund aega kodus (tegin Johannesele süüa ja võtsin oma asjad) ning läksin tagasi töö juurde. Miks? Sest korraldasime meie kallile praktikant Stellale sünnipäeva puhul üllatuspeo :) Dani ja Tanja läksid Stellaga välja sööma ning Stella teadis, et ta läheb edasi Dani juurde. Aga teel sinna ütles Dani, et unustas oma kampsuni tööle ning nad tulidki korra sealt läbi. Me istusime pimedas ja ootasime. Kui nad sisse astusid panime tule põlema ja hüppasime kapitagant välja - SURPRISE :D Stella oli vägggaa üllatunud. Muudkui naeris, raputas pead ja ei saanud sõnagi suust. Meil oli tema jaoks kook ka ja köögis olime katnud laua igasuguse hea kraamiga. Teatasime talle, et täna veedame öö lasteaias :D Meil kõigil olid muidugi magamiskotid ja muu varustus kaasas. Õhtu oli ülitore. Jõime glögi, sõime, mängisime pimedas peitust, vahetasime kingipakke (me tegime loosi ning iga üks tegi kellelegi kingi). Ma sain kingiks kaks raamatut, mille üle olen nii õnnelik. Ma ei tea, kes mu töökaaslastest selle mulle tegi, kui ilmselgelt teadis ta, et mulle meeldib lugeda ;) Öö ise oli väga pikk. Kuulasime ka palju muusikat ja tegime isegi natuke tööasju..nimelt jätsid lapsed kuuse alla jõuluvanale oma kirjad ja küpsiseid ja piima ning põhjapõtradele porgandeid ja vett. Me öösel "sõime" need ära ning jätsime kuuse alla kirja kingitused jõuluvanalt lastele. Öösel kirjutasime kingipakkidele laste nimesid peale.

//I haven't had much time to write recently. Work days are somehow so busy and last weekend I didn't have Internet access. So, it's Wednesday already. Let me remind myself what I was doing last week. Oh yea, on Friday Jay and I visited our friends in Kerava. We had nice time - good food and good company! On the weekend I did some Christmas shopping and rest of the time I was just at home! 

On Monday after work I came home, cooked dinner for Jay, took my stuff and went back to the kindergarten. Why? Because we were throwing a birthday party for Stella. She knew nothing about it! We had everything worked out perfectly. She went to the dinner with Dani and Tanja. And on the way to Dani's home after the dinner they had to stop by at kindergarten because Dani "forgot" her jumper at work. We were hiding in darkness and as soon as Stella stepped in we turned lights on and jumped out shouting SURPRISE! And she really was surprised. Her face was priceless. Awesome! We also had came for her and everybody bought some snacks. We had such a cool time together in the kindergarten whole night. We talked, ate and drank, listened to music, exchanged Secret Santa gifts (everyone got someone's name by lottery and had to make a gift to that person), played hide-and-seek in the darkness and much more. I got two books by Secret Santa. How awesome! I don't know who made me the gift, but she must have known that I love reading!!!! Thank you, Secret Santa! :) We also made some work things.. we wrote names to the giftbags that kids got from the Santa. We left these under the tree and next morning kids had a nice surprise :) The cookies, carrots, milk and water was eaten by Santa and his Raindeers. Besides presents, Santa also left a big letter for the kids. I  think kids were very happy with all that :) //

Otsustasime kõik magada Vaikses toas (Quiet room) põrandal ning vaadata magama jäädes Notting Hilli. Ma jäin suht kiirelt magama, kui ärkasin selle peale, et Ksenia tahtis filmi poole pealt kinni panna, kuid Milla ja Jessi tahtsid edasi vaadata. Lõpuks kolisid Milla ja Jessi hoopis teise tuppa ja vaatasid seda filmi edasi. Ma ei maganud sel öösel tegelikult eriti üldse, sest ma ei saanud magamiskoti sees ju laiutada nagu tavaliselt harjunud olen. Hommikul ärkasime 7.30, et enne uste avamist hambad pesta, voodid ära koristada ja riided vahetada. Minu vahetus hakkas alles 9.15, seega oli põhimõtteliselt 1 tund ja 45 minutit varem tööl :D Sõin niisama köögis, olin netis ja mõtlesin, kuidas tahaks magada :D Tööpäev venis ka ja me olime kõik ikka päris väsinud. Kui eile koju jõudsin, siis tõesti olin väsinud. Magama sain aga alles kl 22.00 ning täna ärkasin 7.00 ning olin ikka väsinud. Püüan täna õhtul varem magama minna, ehk saan siis homseks korralikult välja puhata.

//We slept on the floor in Quiet room, falling asleep watching Notting Hill :D I didn't get much sleep because I didn't have much space in my sleeping bag. I am used to sleeping my legs in god knows what direction. Lol. Next morning we woke up at 7.30am and surely we were all so tired. My work shift started at 9.15am, so I had some free time...I was just eating in the kitchen, chatting with others and so on.. The day was quite long. When I came home I was really tired. But I had some things to do, so I didn't get to go to bed until 10pm. And when I woke up today at 7am I was still very tired. But I will go to bed earlier tonight and hopefully I can fully rest and I will be bright and full of energy tomorrow :)//

quick update: my voice is gone!

Mul pole muud erilist öelda, kui et mu hääl on täitsa ära. Sain külma ja kuna ma tööl pean oma häält hästi palju kasutama, siis nende kaha teguri tagajärjel ongi mu hääl kadunud. Oleks ma lihtsalt kodus oma külmetanud kurguga istunud, siis poleks mu hääl ilmselt ära läinud. Aga pole hullu. Sain täna töölt varem minema ka. Sest õue ma minna ei saanud..ja tulin koju end ravima. Ostsin apteegist igast kraami. Hetkel on mul kaela ümber meesall :P Olen joonud juba mitu tassi ingveriteed ja ka raviteed, mida apteegist ostsin. Meie lasteaia õppealajuhataja (see sõna nagu üldse ei sobi lasteaia juurde) ütles, et kui ma end homme halvasti tunnen, siis võin koju jääda, aga ma ei usu, et mul palavik tuleb. Mul on muidu täitsa hea olla, ainult nina on nohune ja hääl ära. Ja pealegi mulle nii meeldib tööl, et ma ei taha koju jääda. Homme läheme tsirkusesse :) Ma polegi varem kunagi tsirkuses käinud! Usun, et on põnev :) Rääkisin just õele ka, kui mõnus tööl on. Ja täna töökaaslasega rääkisime ka sellest...Nii mõnus on käia tööl sellises kohas, kus meeldib. Jube oleks igal hommikul ärgata ja vastikusega tööle minna. Oh, ma ei taha küll midagi ära sõnuda, kuid hetkel olen ma küll täiesti rahul!!! Täna sain ka oma tax card'i tehtud..selle aasta lõpuni läheb mu palgast vaid 1% maha, mis on väga tore. Jaanuari alguses pean uuesti tax card'i esitama. Eks siis näib, mis protsent mul tuleb.

Rääkides ilmast, siis eile ja täna on olnud miinus kraadid. Täna oli -6 C kraadi. Lund ei sadanud aga nii hommikul kui ka õhtul oli paks härmatis maas. Nägi välja just nagu lumi :P Kusjuures sel nädalavahetusel, täpsemalt pühapäeval, algab juba detsember! Ma nii loodan, et selleks ajaks sajab ikka lumi maha. Detsember on minu jaoks jõulukuu ning lumi on üks suur osa jõulumeeleolu loomisel :) 

NB! Me tööl täna kaunistasime kuuske (st mina kaunistasin) ja harjutasime muidugi meie jõulupeoks. Samuti on meil juba jõulutulukesed üleval. Enda rühmaga (Pearls) meisterdasime täna jõulukingitusi (presents - meie nädala täht on P nagu Present).

//There's not much to say, other than that I have lost my voice. It's because of the cold and probably because of the job as well. These two together. If I had just gotten cold, but wouldn't have to talk so much, I think my voice wouldn't go so bad. But right now I am working and this means I talk A LOT, quite loud as well. So, it's horrible how fast I lost my voice. I got home earlier today from work. And now the whole evening I have been trying to do everything to make my throat feel better and get my voice back! I know it won't happy over night, but I am doing everything so it would be better tomorrow! I surely won't be able to talk much tomorrow because if I do, then there's no hope getting my voice back so soon. So, I just have to whisper and take it easy. The head master said if I feel bad tomorrow I can stay home, but I honestly don't feel ill or anything. I just have a runny nose and my voice is gone. I really want to go to work :) We are going to Circus tomorrow. It'll be actually my first time ever visiting circus :P

Anyway, right now I have honey around my neck and a warm scarf on top of that. I will have a medicine tea soon before I go to bed, too.

Oh yeah, I got my tax card today. Till the end of this year my tax % is just 1. In the beginning of January I must do it again. Then my % will of course be much higher.

Weather update: it's been minus degrees last two days. It was -6 C degrees today. It wasn't snowying, but there was frost everywhere! It looked like snow :P At the end of this weekend will start December. I am truly hoping that it will start snowing by then. December is a Christmas month and I think snow is a huge part of creating Christmas feeling!//

PS! I decorated a Crhistmas tree at our work place today. We also had a Christmas show rehersal and we have lost of Christmas lights on. So lovely! My kids were making a nice craft today - presents (our letter of the week is P like Present).

white morning!

Täna hommikul, kui ma üles ärkasin, ütles Johannes, et ma aknast välja vaataksin. Teadsin, et see tähendab vaid üht - LUMI!!!! Kahjuks on see selline märg lörts, aga ikkagi valge. Ehk varsti on päris õiget, seda pehmet ja mõnusat lund oodata :)

Ma olen juba (alles) kaks päeva tööl käinud. Täna lähen kolmandat korda. Hästi tore on :):) Nii palju uut õpin seal..kuidas neil kõik toimib, mis materjale kasutavad jne. Lapsed on ka kõik omaette isiksused. Väga lahe! Millalgi võib-olla kirjutan pikemalt ka midagi oma tööst, aga praegu surfan veel natuke netis ringi (lauldes samal ajal "Rudolf the Rednosed Reindeer", mida me jõulupeol laulame). 

Homme juba reede ja siis tuleb nädalavahetus. Naljakas, et olen tööl käinud vaid paar päeva, aga mõte nädalavahetusest, on niiiii mõnus ja relaxing! Töökaaslased unistavad juba jõulupuhkusest...ma ise ka :D

Igatahes, nädalavahetus on ka Johannesel vaba ning see on eriti super. Saame koos aega veeta :)

//When I woke up today, Jay told me to look out of the window. It could have only meant one thing - SNOW! :D It was pretty wet snow, but still white! Snow makes me happy :) 

I have been to work two times, it'll be my third time today. It's really nice there! I like all the other teachers (there are 7 of us, me indcluded). Of course I like the kids too. And everything. The environment is just sooo good :) Happy to be working there! But sure I still love weekends and I like to have days off :D Luckily Jay has this weekend off too, so we can both be at home and just rest together!

I am going now to practice song "Rudolf the Rednosed Raindeer" that is part of our Christmas show. //

Early Christmas dinner

Eile käisin enda tulevaste töökaaslastega jõulu õhtusöögil. Natuke vara küll, sest alles on ju november, aga eks see detsember on niigi kiire aeg. Kui Helsingisse jõudsin, siis mul oli 50 minutit aega. Ma olin enne google map'ist järele vaadanud, kuidas täpselt sinna restorani minna. Kaardi järgi tundub palju pikem maa olevat, aga tegelikult kõndisin sinna 10 minutiga. Ma tõeliselt nautisin tuledes Helsingit. Väljas oli juba nii pime, aga tuled särasid. Eriti meeldis mulle üks park, kus lasti projektoritega erinevaid värve (rohelist, lillat, punast). Ma ei tea, kas see on jõuludeks sinna pandud või on see seal koguaeg. Ilus igatahes! 

Kui ma restorani juurde jõudsin, siis oli mul veel nii palju aega, et ma mõtlesin niisama ringi jalutada. Väljas oli mõnusalt soe, aga päris tuuline. 

Kui ma lõpuks otsustasin restorani minna, siis natuke imelik oli küll..kuna ma ju ei tea kedagi..ja kuidas ma üldse tean, mis laua juures nad on. Aga kelner kohe tervitas ja ma ütlesin, et olen Finnish American lasteaiast ja siis mind juhatati õigesse kohta. Tutvustasin end neile, kes juba kohal olid ja võtsin ka istet laua ääres. Rääkisin ühe tüdrukuga (õpetajaga) juttu. Ta ütles, et olen nii julge, et kohale tulin. Ütles, et tema küll poleks julgenud võõraste sekka tulla. hehe :) Mõne aja jooksul täitus meie broneeritud ruum 20 noore naisega, kõik õpetajad! Kuna me olime 3 erinevast lasteaiast, siis lühidalt tutvustasime end kõigile, kuigi eks enamik ikka teab üksteist...aga mina olin täiesti uus. Õnneks olid kõik väga sõbralikud ja küsisid palju ja kaasasid mind oma aruteludesse niiet igav mul polnud :) Vastupidi, hästi põnev oli. Eriti jälgisin ma enda lasteaia tulevasi töökaaslasi, sest nendega hakkan ma ju kõige enam kokku puutuma. Nad on kõik väga toredad ja super naljakad, väga vabad. Meie lasteaias on üks austraallane, üks venelane, üks eestlane (mina), kaks soomlast ja kaks hispaanlast. Ma usun, et mulle sobib meie kollektiiv suurepäraselt. Lasteaia õppealajuhataja, keda ma põhimõtteliselt ainsana teadsin, tuli kohale umbes tund hiljem (seega alguses ma pabistasingi, kuna teadsin, et teda ei ole ja ma ei tea kedagi). Sain igatahes temaga ka palju rääkida ja ka enda paarilisega. Ta on hästi sõbralik ja ütles, et ma üldse ei muretseks, et alguses elan sisse ja vaatan, kuidas neil seal kõik toimib. Mõnus! :)

//I went to my work's early Christmas dinner yesterday. It was in Helsinki in the restaurant called Trattoria Sogno. I believe it's Italian restaurant. At first I was a bit worried how I will fit in, especially because I know nobody. My first work day will be next Tuesday. But I had no reason to worry. Everybody were really welcoming and I felt instantly so good. They chatted with me, asked questions and included me with their talks. //

Aga rääkides nüüd õhtusöögist (söödik nagu ma olen!). Õhtustasime restoranis nimega Trattoria Sogno. Usun, et see on Itaalia restoran. Meile pakuti eelrooga, pearooga ja magustoitu. Ning muidugi oli ka veinivalik. Minu lemmik kogu õhtusöögi juures oli eelroog! Selleks olid praetud kalmaarid, kahte sorti värske salat, juustu ja singivalik, oliivid ning super pehme ja samas krõbe sai (neid oli seal korvide see miljon!), mida sai kasta õli ja balsamico äädika sisse. Ohhh, kui heaaa!!!!! Ma olekski ainult seda eelrooga (eriti kalmaare ja saia) tahtnud! Pearoaks valisin ma valgekala, mida serveeriti seene risotto, ahjus tehtud juurikate ning värske salatiga. Ka see oli väga maitsev :) Magustoiduks oli tiramisu, mida ma sain elus esimest korda. Pean ütlema, et oli täitsa hea, kuigi nüüd ma tean, et ise ma seda küll ei telliks, kui kuskil väljas söömas käin. Mulle ei meeldi kohvi maitse (kohvi ma ei joo, kohvilõhnalised küünlad mulle ei meeldi, kohvimaitselised maiused nt jäätis mulle ka ei maitse.. ). Tiramisu tegemisel aga kasutatakse kohvit. Aga ma sõin selle magustoidu ära ja ma ei saa öelda, et mulle see üldse ei meeldinud. Hea ja magus oli küll :)

Nii palju siis sellest õhtust. Õhtusöök algas kl 18.00 ja mina tulin ära kl 20.50, et jõuda 21.19 rongile (jätsin endale varu aega). Enne mind olid ka mitmed juba lahkunud ja tegelikult läksid kõik teised lihtsalt siseterassile veini edasi jooma, sest söögid olid söödud.

Kokkuvõtvalt oli hästi tore õhtu. Sain tuttavaks enda tulevaste töökaaslastega ja sain tunda seda hõngu, mis meil ilmselt tööl ka olema hakkab :) Nalja hakkab saama! Seltskond on ju nii kirju :D

//The dinner itself was so delicious. My favorite was appetizers: calamari, fresh salad, crispy white bread, olives, different cheeses and hams. It was all together so delicious! For the main course I had white wish that was served with mushroom risotto, baked veggies and fresh salad. And last but not leas, for the dessert we had tiramisu. Since I don't like coffe flavor, I cannot wait this dessert was something special, but it was good enough. Over all the food and the company was super good yesterday and I am even more excited to start working on Finnish American Kindergarten. I will probably still be a bit nervous on my first day, but it's okay :) //

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Changes

Täna võtsin endale aega ja tegelesin terve päeva tööks ettevalmistamisega. Planeerisin novembri ja detsebri tegevused ära - art, drama & music ja cooking. Kui kell 20.20 valmis sain, siis nägin oma postkastis kirja meie lasteaia õppealajuhatajalt, kes kirjutas, et on toimunud muudatused ja nad sooviksin, et ma hakkaksin hoopis 4.aastaste õpetajana (enne pidin olema 5.aastaste oma). Ja see tähendab muidugi, et kõik, mis ma planeerisin on nüüd suht kasutud (v.a cooking). Aga ma olen tegelikult õnnelik selle muutuse üle, sest nüüd on 4.aastastega minu vastutusel letter related crafts, boardgames ja baking. Igaüks siis muidugi eripäeval (nagu ka koolis on lasteaias lastel nö tunniplaan). Meie lasteaias on lastel päevas tavaliselt hommiku poole üks ainealasem tund, nt maths või language, pärast lõunat on aga rohkem loomingulised tegevused, nt art, cooking, drama ect). Igal päeval on alati kindlad tegevused. Väga palju on muidugi lastel ka vaba aega mängimiseks. Igatahes, nagu ma ütlesin, siis 4.aastaste tunniplaan ja just need tegevused, mida mina planeerin, on mulle sobivamad. Ma ju enne niiiii kaua nuputasin, mida 5.aastastega draama ja muusika tunnis teha. Nende inglise keel on väga erineval tasemel ja raske on mingeid erilisi näidendeid nendega luua. Küll aga mõtlesin ma jõulupeoks juba laulu ja väikese esinemise neile välja...aga noh, nüüd on mul hoopis 4.aastased ja õnneks hetke seisuga mingit draamat ja muusikat ma neile andma ei pea. Aga kui selgub, et peab, pole ka hullu. Kasutan siis seda sama laulu :) Aga tegelikult olen väga põnevil! Juba homme näen kõiki töökaaslasi jõuluõhtusöögil ning seal kohtan ka enda paarilist Kseniat (ta on vist ainuke, keda ma meie Kamppi lasteaiast näinud pole...ma isegi ei tea, mis riigist ta pärit on). Meil on nimelt lasteaias õpetajad erinevatest riikidest, ka Soomest. Ja kokku on lasteaedu 3, mina töötan Kamppi omas. Kuid kõik on väga lähestiku, võib-olla 2 minutit kõndida :P

//Sometimes things change so suddenly. Like today. I was planning my work stuff the whole day. And then I saw an email that said I am going to be 4 y.olds teacher instead of 5 year olds. Of course all the activites and lessons I planned were meant for 5 year olds. But it's okay. I am actually even happier with my new job tasks :) So, sometimes you have to be open for the changes and it might be surprisingly good for you :) I am definitely very excited to start working already! I will meet my workmates at Christmas dinner tomorrow evening! //