Wednesday, December 15, 2010

I'M NO GOOD AT SAYING GOODBYE

Quality over quantity. That's what's really important. I've been getting more and more sentimental, more and more and more. I'm saying goodbye to familiar faces already. And I dont like it. Tonight is the last night that I will be hanging out with Helena. She leaves before we get back from Russia Sunday. Goodbye for now, but not forever! I'll be back in Europe next summer, and who knows, maybe I'll get into grad school in Germany somewhere. It's still sad though. So I'm posting a few shots borrowed, thieved, traded with/by Helena and Ani. Goodbye Friends, and really good people. Boy am I glad we know eachother.
In no particular order: I present

 Juuho!


 Madeline's birthday party. This affair put us on the map as the party place. 

 Her third cake of the evening, what a lucky lady

 Soili! Comes to our place bearing gifts

 On the way to Lappeenranta. Woop Woop

 Liisa and Sasha make a pretty cute picture

 My best friend Joli

 Maria, Luis, Melody, and some random guy I don't know

 Britney and Ani the Witch. What a great Halloween, if only I could remember

 I'm really going to miss this...

 The dinner Joli's flatmates cooked for us. mmmm, sorry jo, so true! hahaha

 Natella the Russian/Georgian, and Joli the Australian

 One of our first drinking nights. Funny how that's the 'beginning' seems so long ago

 I believe this is where Jakub and Pal's friendship began

 80's party revival

 Madi's birthday party I do believe

 My good friend and flatmate, Helena

 The castle in Imatra that I've never visited or know the name of

 Joli's sweet potato note to me. She know's my food groups so well

 Joli doing, I'm not quite sure what

 The 'cruise' party, pre party in the Western bar

 Take another shot or two

 All locked up and no where to go, help! help!

 helena pulling out the big gun(s) and taking control like a real woman

 With exercise, Subway, and liposuction, anything is possible

 Racing Helena to the top of the sand mountain

 The day in Lappeenranta, back when the weather was bearable

 This one time, our kitchen door broke...

Marta, Cristy, Natella and Blanca

It's all ending so fast, I honestly can not keep up. It's making me sad, what an adventure. One last hoorah, to Russia this weekend, before I have to go back. Great time, great people, a whole lot of self discovery and alcohol.

Saturday, December 11, 2010

THE CRYING PARTY

No one actually cried, but this weekend there seemed to only be goodbyes and I'm leaving this place for ever. But here's a few pictures of the snow that has fallen (it's up to my knees! and joli's chest) haha. And of the club and goodbye party tonight. Oh and the Tallest Man on Earth concert in Helsinki.

And who should I meet there but another American girl who went alone to the show. 
 Okay, so it's not exactly not up to my knees, but IT IS A LOT. 

 Joli being a party animal with me, sleeping on the couch in the printmaking studio. 

 On the way to the dance club

 Joli and I in da club

 Saara and Lulu, who is always holding that pen in pictures. some how

 joli-eee laughing

 Saara and me

 Goodbye party in Pappilanpolku

 Guess where we sat the whole time

 "yeah, i'm ready"

 ooo lila, nice smile - joli-eee

 haha, It really went in, one beer!

 to da club

 Melody! Lila!Natella!Joli-eee!

 yesss!

 Lila!Natella!Helena!

Joli's first christmas tree. Oooh christmas tree, Oooh christmas tree ~~

This weekend has been good so far. Been working in the studio, hanging out and saying my goodbyes. wow. this is all ending really soon...

Saturday, December 4, 2010

BLUEBERRY MOUTHS ARE SEXY

We had a dinner extravaganza last night, and my tummy is just now recovering. We had mixed hash browns and tomato and mozzarella slices as an appetizer. The LARGEST most awesome homemade pizza ever, made by yours truly. Well, except Madi made the dough. She's the real deal. Joli made melting blueberry cobbler, her specialty. It was very good. And Madi made oven creme brulee. I mean cake. I mean pudding. It was good too. Here's a few pictures of it. Everyone is getting their hair cut. Its the new trend.

Joli styling her new do

the dough!

the pizza

mmmm

joli needing help because she's too short

cutie <3

beautiful <3

yay!

somewhere in the midsts of dinner

cream brulee or something delicious like it

it's meltiiiiing

the flash killed my blueberry smile