feels like fall

First of all, I am sick! I have awful stomach hurts and I can't stand it. I had to stay home from work today. I hope I get better by tomorrow. 

Secondly, look at that weather! So rainy, cloudy and windy. It really feels like autumn. I have been noticing little signs of fall recently. For example, when I ride my bicycle to the railway station I pass by an apple tree..and ripe apples have fallen down and it really smells like the end of summer! I like the smell though :) 

I have also noticed how early it gets dark again. I need to turn lights on much earlier..and in the mornings when I wake up to go to work it's still so dark and I need to turn lights on in the kitchen while I'm having my breakfast. 

When I go to the railway station I also pass by local primary school. Kids went back to school last week and I have been smelling school food ever since every morning I go to work.. I like the smell..and it reminds me that summer is ending and school (and autumn) is here!

The weather itself has also been much colder. Even if sun comes out throughout the day the breeze is still cold. And in the mornings I can just smell fall/autumn. 

If you ask me, I kind of enjoy it. I don't like getting soaking wet when I go to work in the mornings or when I come back, but overall it's nice to see some changes. I love having 4 seasons :) Pluss it's always nice getting home, putting fuzzy socks and cozy slippers on, drinking tea while sitting in a sofa under a blanket and watching your favorite tv show or reading a book :)

To be honest I am exciting of having more warm meals (fresh salads bye, soups and casseroles hi!), burning candles and collecting colorful tree leaves! I know I am too early with all of this (it's still the middle of August), but I can't help it if the weather is so autumn-ish! :P

Let's enjoy what we have got and take the best of it :):)

Weekend in Estonia

I ran to a harbor straight after work on Friday to go to Estonia. Jay went there the same morning already because it was his granny's birthday and he went to visit her at countryside. By the time I arrived to Tallinn Jay was back and picked my up from the harbor. We went to the mall to buy some things, but that's where our plans got changed... Jay saw his old friend and he was going to celebrate his brother's birthday and asked Jay to join them. So, Jay went out with his friends and I drove to my sister's place alone. It was so nice to see my sister and my little nephew :) Next morning Jay came there as well. We were supposed to go to Tallinn for few hours on Saturday, but since Jay hadn't slept all night I let him sleep. 

My sister's birthday party was very nice. She had some relatives and friends over. We ate, chatted, grilled, did sauna, had waterfight ect. It was a nice day! I really enjoyed being there because I always love summertime in graden! It's so green and all the berries and apples are ripe! :) 

My sister and her son Jonathan :)

Unfortunately, I got a bit sick last night..and today I was feeling even worse. But I wasn't the only one. Came out all the guests got sick :S There must have been some sort of virus (my sister's stepdaughter was sick while we all were there). So we all caught her virus :S As I heard most of the guests have been vomiting today, but luckily Jay and I haven't. I just have nausea and headache, stomach hurts. Because of that we also came back to Finland quite early today.. we both were just feeling so bad. In the boat we took a cabin and slept the whole way..

It's nice to be back at home :) I made myself oatmeal and then had peppermint tea with lemon slice. I am still feeling weird, but I hope my stomach gets better. I have to go to work tomorrow!!! 

Three sisters :)

 Birthday girl :)

 Back at home.. drinking tea to fight my illness :P And watching New Girl :)

Updates of life

Vahepeal on nii kiire olnud (alustan vist iga kord nii). Olin haige. Tegelikult pole siiani päris terve. Nohu on ja see teeb pea nii paksuks..uimane olen ka :S 

Aga ilmad on ilusad olnud ja see on mul tuju üleval hoidnud! Ma jumaldan päikest! Nii hea tuju on kohe, kui näen, et päike on väljas :) Täna hommikul oli muidugi šokk näha paksu lund õues, mis üle öö oli maha sadanud :/

Märtsis püüan olla nii suhkruvaba, kui võimalik. Olen palju puuvilju söönud ja mitu korda ka puuviljadest häid smuutisid teinud :) Täna kahjuks patustasin mõne kommiga. Aga see polegi nii hull, sest mu eesmärk on üleüldiselt vähem magusat süüa. Mõni kokk või koogilõik ei tee hullu. Püüan lihtsalt endalt seda liigset magusasöömise harjumust välja juurutada. Kes mind tunnevad, teavad, et võin iga päev ühe suure šokolaaditahvli nahka pista, natuke pausi pidada ja siis tahan jälle midagi magusat. Saan ju aru, et mu keha seda ei vaja...vähemalt mitte nii palju!!!

Üks uudis on ka. Leidsime endale uue korteri. Kuigi praegusest peame välja kolima juuni lõpuks, otsustasime siiski varem otsima hakata, sest kevadel on ju alati nii suur tung turul. Käisime kokku kaht korterit vaatamas. Teine sobis meile nagu valatult. Eile kirjutasimegi üürilepingule alla. Võtmed saame kätte hiljemalt 28.märtsil. Sisse kolida plaanime aprilli alguses. See annab mulle võimaluse enne kolimist seal natuke koristada (peeglid puhtaks, kapid seest lapiga üle käia jne). Korter ise on väga armas, avar, 3-toaline :) Mis tähendab, et meil on suur elutuba, magamistuba ja veel üks tuba.. Sellest vist plaanime teha esialgu kontori/külaliste toa. Eks kõik saab paika siis, kui juba sisse oleme kolinud. Kui oleme kolinud, asjad lahti pakkinud ja kõik koduseks sättinud, siis saan ehk mõned pildid ka meie uuest kodust teha :) Päris põnevil olen, kuigi samas on kahju ka meie praegusest kodust ära kolida. Kuid tuleb meeles pidada, et kodu on seal, kus süda on :) Mu süda on seal, kus on Johannes. Seega meie uus kodu saab kindlasti väga ruttu meile mõlemale mõnusaks ja hubaseks!

//I have been a bit sick. I still have runny nose and that's why my head is so heavy an thick :S But weather has been good and that has made me happy :) I love sunny days! I have quite a big shock today morning when I looked out of the window: it was sooo snowy :S Apparently it had snowed over night :S Crazy weather!

I try to be as sugarfree as possible in March. Well, my goal is to just get a new habit: not to eat that much sweets (especially chocolate). Who knows me knows that I can easily eat one big chocolate bar and then still eat more sweets. All in one day. But I know my body doesn't need all of that sugar! So I just try to cut the amount a bit!

I have news as well. We found a new apartment. We could live in our surrent apartment till the end of June, but we decided to look for a new one sooner, before spring apartment hunt starts in full speed. We went to see two apartments. The second one was very nice, open and cozy, and we took it. We signed the contract yesterday and will get the keys on 28th March. I am quite excited, but it's sure a bit sad to move out of our current home. But I like to think that home is where the heart is. So, as long as I can be with Jay I always feel like I am at home :) //

Whenever I see tulips I think of spring and sunshine :) It makes me happppyyy!!!

Sweet smoothie I had yesterday night! Yum!

3 days of new year

Täna on 3.jaanuar, aga tundub nagu oleks uus aasta juba tükk aega kohal olnud. Pean ütlema, et see aasta ei ole just kõige meeldivamalt alanud. Nimelt olen ma jälle haige. See on juba neljas kord 1,5 kuu jooksul! Jälle on mul kurk haige ja köha, tunnen, et nohu on ka tulemas. Muidugi ma ravin end, nii kuidas võimalik (mesi, ingveritee, aur, jalavann, köhasiirup, sall ümber kaela, küüslauk, pipraplaastrid). Loodan, et saan enne töönädalat terveks! Peale selle on minu ja Johannese unegraafik täiesti segamini. Kõik algas uusaasta ööl, kui Johannes magas uue aasta alguse maha. Mina olin isa juures ja jõudsin koju 1.30. Läksin kl 2 magama ning Johannes ärkas samal ajal (sest ta oli juba kl 17 eelmisel õhtul magama läinud). Nii et ta oli terve öö üleval, kuid hommikul jäi magama. Mina aga ärkasin kl 11.30. No see pole hullu midagi, arvestades, et läksin kl 2 öösel magama. On ju puhkus ning võib kaua magada. Aga järgmisel ööl lugesin nii pikalt koos Johannesega raamatut, et läksin kl 1 magama. Ärkasin järgmisel päeval alles 13.00. Ja eile öösel läksin kl 1.30 magama, aga und üldse ei tulnud.. alles kl 4 läbi jäin magama. Õnneks panin hommikuks äratuskella 11ks, et ma liiga kaua ei magaks. Loodan, et täna öösel tuleb uni kiirelt :) Johannes aga oli ööläbi üleval ning just hetk tagasi (kl 16.00) läks magama ja plaanib homse hommikuni magada. Ta peab homme kl 6 hommikul tööle minema. Ehk saabki ta end välja magada ning saab oma unegraafiku korda. Ma loodan enda oma ka korda saada :)

Uue aasta algusel valasime tina ka. Ma ei saanudki täpselt aru, mida minu valatud tinakuju kujutab?! Johannes valas ka, tal tulid kaks hästi kihvti kuju ;)

//This year hasn't started very nicely. The main problem is that I am sick again. I don't know how or when, but I have got cold again :S It's so annoying. I have a sore throat and I am coughing. I feel like I am getting runny nose soon too. Of course I try to do everything to get well by the time work starts again next week.

On top of that me and Jay's sleeping schedule is so messed up. We go to bed soo late at night and wake up too late in the aftersoon (well, Jay has been awake whole night too and then slept next day..). Eventhough I fell asleep after 4 o'clock last night I made myself to wake up at 11am today. So, hopefully tonight I will fall asleep quickly and not too late ;)

Jay and I were melting and pouring tin to the cold water. We both got two pices out of it. They were shaped so weirdly that we couldn't understand what they assemble. But we kept them and I hope they bring luck for 2014 year :) /

Täna tegin toorjuustu pannkooke, mis maitsevad nii hästi mustikatega :) Varsti hakkan õhtusööki tegema. Tahan teha sea kaelakarbonaadi niimoodi nagu Johannese isa neid jõulude ajal tegi.. sibula ja riivjuustu-majoneesi kattega. Kõrvale teen keedukartuleid, ahjus röstitud porgandeid ja hapukoore-rohelise sibula külma kastet. 

Homme leppisime Johannesega kokku, et ma lähen talle tööle vastu ja siis käime koos läbi kahest söögikohast ja ostame õhtusöögi kaasa (Johannes tahab hiinatoitu, mina tahan meie maja taga asuvast söögikohast praadi). Mõnikord on nii hea süüa väljast ostetud toitu ning puhata söögitegemisest :)

Homme plaanin kodu korralikult koristada. Arvan, et panen kuuse kokku ja võtan jõuluehted maha.. plaanisin seda küll kolmekuningapäeval teha, kuid kui homme juba koristamiseks läheb, siis parem pakin ka jõuluasjad kokku. Imelik küll, kui kiiresti sel aastal detsember möödus.. ma nagu alles kaunistasin kodu jõuluasjadega ja panin kuuse püsti... 

//I made cream cheese pancakes today. Oh they're so delicious, especially with blueberries! Soon I am going to start making dinner. I will make pork with onion, cheese and mayonnaise cover. Jay's dad made it on Christmas Day and it was very delicious ;)

But tomorrow I don't have to cook  because Jay and I decided to have a takeaway :) I like these days when I don't have to think about cooking (even though I like cooking, I still like to have some days away from kitchen!). 

I am planning to clean home tomorrow. I think I will take the Christmas tree and decorations down. I think December passed by so fast that I couldn't even enjoy all the decorations and Christmas spirit. It's weird it's time to take down all the Christmas stuff...//

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).