back from riga.

Photo by ReginePandora.

I'm back from Riga - and extremely tired! The trip was awesome, I really had the time of my life.

Since I didn't get to bed before half past 4 this morning and waking up at 7 o'clock, I'm going to bed right now.

Will be blogging more tomorrow!

xx,

december 8th - leaving for Riga tomorrow.

What do you call people who are afraid of Santa Claus? Claustrophobic.

- Author Unknown.

I'm leaving for Riga tomorrow, along with my 6 amazing girl friends. We are spending 5 days in Riga, with shopping, spa treatments, café and museum visits and loads of smiling and laughing. Since I will be gone until sunday - therefore it will be no updates here at my blog before sunday afternoon-ish. Hopefully, you will be here by the time I come back to see all the pictures from the trip.

I'll be blogging again sunday, cupcakes! Until then - have a great week!

xx,

december 7th.

Christmas is not a time nor a season, but a state of mind. To cherish peace and goodwill, to be plenteous in mercy, is to have the real spirit of Christmas. - Calvin Coolidge.

xx,

huriyyah.

An Eritrean woman.

I'm so extremely tired. Even though I've been working all day, this has been some of the best days I've had in a long time. At the bus home from work, this amazing older woman sat down next to me and started talking to me. She could barely speak any norwegian, but she tried, and we talked with our hands and with the little norwegian she knew, and we understood each other. I asked where she was from and she answered Eritrea. We talked much and mostly about African culture. She was so amazingly kind, and she was telling me about her favorite food from Eritrea - Injera. This african woman I didn't know much about looked shocked at me when I told her I didn't know anything about Injera. Suddenly she started digging in her bag, when she found what she was looking for, she looked upon me, smiled and said "Here you go". She took something weird looking up from her bag - it looked like pizza dough. She gave me a piece of it and told me to taste. I tasted and she laughed of the way I eat it. She showed me how they eat it and she looked so happy when I copied her unhesitant. When I told her the next stop was my stop, she gave me a whole piece of Injera. She had bought 7 of them, and she wanted me to have one. I told her I couldn't take it, she just gave it to me and smiled. I asked this adorable older woman her name, and her eyes smiled back in a way I have never seen before. Her name reflected upon those deep, smiling eyes. Huriyyah. I googled it. It means angel.

xx,

december 6th.

Christmas is the one time of year when people of all religions come together to worship Jesus Christ. - Bart Simpson

xx,

december 5th - outside the snow falls.

"When it snows, you have two choices: shovel or make snow angels"

-Author unknown.

It's saturday, I'm drinking tea and doing some homework. Outside the snow falls. I want to go out and play in the snow - like I used to when I was younger. Every winter I fall for the tempt to go out, all rapt up in winter clothes, playing around with my dog in the snow. I love it. I think that's the source of staying young. Making snow angles, snowmen, enjoying the cold, sparkling flakes in the dark and gloomy winter weather. I'm going out, because it's outside the snow falls. It's outside we allow ourselves to stay young - where we find the child in ourselves again.

xx,

december 4th.

Remember
This December,
That love weighs more than gold!
- Josephine Dodge Daskam Bacon.

In class, feeling tired. Not much sleep last night. I just decided to wake up and go get myself a coffee. YES.
Have a great friday, cupcakes! Tonight it's christmas sleep over with my class. We are going to sing christmas songs, eat porridge and watch Love Actually (at least I hope so).

xx,

back to the cabin.

Photo by me, November 29th, 2009.

There's many places in the world I like spending time, but there nothing like spending time at the cabin.

I guess there is just something about the atmosphere, the fresh air and the amazing silence and view. I want to go back now.

<3

december 3rd.

He who has not Christmas in his heart will never find it under a tree. - Roy L. Smith

Sitting at school freezing my ass off. In 15 minutes I have three hours off, before I have two lessons of politics and human rights. Looking forward to luch. I'll blog later.
Have a great day!

xx,

december 2nd.

Christmas, children, is not a date. It is a state of mind. - Mary Ellen Chase

I talked about out hilarious christmas tree at work, I promised a picture of it - and here it is. Enjoy!

Awesome choice of colors. Hehe.

xx,

december 1st.

Christmas waves a magic wand over this world, and behold, everything is softer and more beautiful.

- Norman Vincent Peale

I woke up this morning to the gorgeous, warm light from my little christmas tree. Outside it was dark and gloomy, but the white snow all over the lawn lit the mood up a little. I went to open my christmas calendar - and mom - I mean SANTA gave me a beautiful ring!

At work today I decorated our funny little christmas tree. I mean - it's really funny. I'll post a picture of it tomorrow. We had so much fun laughing at it today.

Good night, cupcakes.

xx,

soon december.

Tomorrow is December 1st. Christmas is coming amazingly fast this year, and I can't wait for all the wonderful things this December will bring.

Every day till Christmas eve, I will - as some kind of a christmas calendar - post an inspiring quote here on my blog. So, stay tuned!

xx,

at the cabin.

At the moment I'm enjoying life at our cabin. After a long day skiing with my family I've finally settled down infront of the fireplace with some cocoa. Great weather, loads of snow - I'm happy.

From earlier today before skiing.

xx,

at school 7 o'clock.

I have a tendency to arrive at school earlier than anyone else. This is what my school looks like two hours before my classmates will arrive.

Empty and dark.

Have a great evening, readers.

xx,

last photo from photoshoot.

Photo: Evelyn R.H & Ida D.C

I look kind of.. dead, but I find this picture really cool. Okey, back to studying!

xx,

if god is a dj, life is a dance floor, love is the rhythm, you are the music.

Photo: Evelyn R.H & Ida D.C.

Another picture from the photoshoot a couple of weeks ago. I really like this photo.

Okey, I have my last exam tomorrow, I have to use the rest of the evening to study. Two o'clock tomorrow my family will pick me up at

school, and then we're off to our cabin. Can't wait for some relaxing days now.

xx,

you know you've got your daddy's eyes.

Photo: Evelyn R.H & Ida D.C

This photo is taken recently by some great photographers. I was very happy about the results. Do you like it? :)

I'm going to bed already, tomorrow my "new norwegian" mock exam take place, but I'm not nervous about it actually.

Good night, lovely readers.

xx,

i want.

I have a day off today, before I have my last two mock exams left, tomorrow and friday. It's great and I'm studying hard! Later today I'm going to spend some hours with my boyfriend before work. I'm looking forward to it. What are you doing today?

xx,

a little touch of kindness, for a start - a little touch of sweetness, won't tare you apart.

The title is taken from the song "A little touch of kindness" by Elliott Murphy.

Okey, two mock exams down, three to go. Tomorrow, english. It seems kind of useless, writing these mock exams, but if that's what it takes,

for me to finish school, so I can go out and travel the world, I will hang in there. I bet there will be some tasks about Obama tomorrow, for my

english mock exam, so I better study now, so I meet prepared. I like english though. I mean, else I wouldn't write in english on my blog.

I guess I prefer english.

I'm looking forward to the weekend (hehe, I know it's monday, but I can't help it). My family and I are going to are cottage and my sister, father and I will definitely go skiing.

It's going to be great, just relaxing. My brother is perhaps bringing a friend, not sure about my sister though, but if she also does, it means I will spend some time alone,

so I can promise you a lot of pictures. Ah, I love the norwegian mountains. I simply love the hiking while eating a typical norwegian hiking chocolate called Kvikk Lunsj

(Quick Lunch, bet you figured) and eating oranges. VERY norwegian, though it's mostly connected to easter, but I don't mind.

<3.

Okey, cupcakes, I'm off to study now, but before I go I have to ask what has happened here. I have more readers than ever, but the commenting has more or less disappeared. Bit lazy, ey? Hehe, well, I like to hear from you, you know:) Anyways, kisses!

xx,

7 girls, 5 days, 1 city and thousands of great moments.

Wednesday 9th of December, I'm going to Riga, Latvia for christmas shopping and spa treatment, with the greatest friends. We are seven girls spending 5 days in Riga and we're all so excited. It's going to be just lovely spend all these days just relaxing and shop around. From what I've heard it's a beautiful city with great spa hotels. Mm. Just 17 days left.

Can't wait.

xx,