{raaa!}

love this pillow by carmel killin

carmel killin interview

{david archuleta sings be still my soul at church}

why, oh why, can't this kiddo be in MY ward?
this song, be still my soul, is composed by jean sibelius. he's a famous finnish composer. i love this spiritual version of the song.

{viikonloppu raportti}

meidan viikonloppu:

perjantai iltana sienna nukkumaan ja sitten lapsenvahti. jay ja mina kaytiin syomassa napolilaista pizzaa, tsekkailtiin kirjoja kirjakaupassa ja kaytiin leffassa. valitsinpa huonon leffan. se oli mieto kauhuleffa melkeen. liian creepy. nimelta the box. luulin etta se olisi ollut ihan erilainen leffa. no, kylla sen katsoi mutta kun niin harvoin kaydaan leffassa niin aina toivon etta valittaisiin hyva leffa.

lauantaina kodin siivousta. olin kutsunut paljon vakea scentsy kekkereihin. (www.scentsy.com). mun ystava myy niita ja paatin pitaa kekkerit hanen puolestaan. taisin valita huonon paivan (kaikki ovat kiireisia lauantaisin) silla ei kovin monikaan paatynyt tulemaan. mutta kivaa oli silti ja sain ilmaisen ison tuoksujutun tuoksuineen. tuskin jaksan odottaa etta saan tilaamani jutut. koti tulee tuoksumaan ihkulta! sienna oli ihana kun tykkasi haistella tuoksuja myos. nyt harmittaa vaan kun on kauheasti kaikkea hyvaa syotavaa kotona ja mun olemattomalla itsekurilla tulee syotya ihan liikaakiin herkkuja taas kerran.

siennan syntyma-aidin vanhemmat tulivat taas edmontonissa kaymaan. viimeksi nahtiin heidat alkukesasta. kaytiin ravintolassa syomassa heidan kanssaan seka siennan tadin ja sedan kanssa. olipa kiva taas nahda heita.

launtai iltana ennatin tekemaan taman koristeen ystavalleni jonka piti nukuttaa heidan ihana koiranpentu. surullinen juttu. eivat ennattaneet kauaakaan nauttia ihanuudesta.

{iloinen ystavan puolesta mutta vahan vihreekin}

i have too many talented friends. i'm starting to get a major inferior complex. :)

i have three friends now who have a photography business. they all take amazing pictures. the latest addition is talia. please check out her new photography business blog:

www.taliaaudenartphotography.blogspot.com

ihan oikeesti mulla on sellainen tunne talla hetkella etten osaa mitaan enka oo hyva missaan. kai pitaisi lopettaa itseni vertailu muihin. olispa ihana vaan olla tosi hyva jossain eika rapeltaa "vahan sita, vahan tata". huoh.

{i remember}

(image via google image search)


today is remembrance day. we remember the soldiers who have suffered much or sacrificed their lives for freedom. i don't know why but this year this day is really hitting me hard. my heart feels heavy as i think of all the lives lost and all the suffering due to wars in our world. so much heart ache and suffering because someone wanted someone's land or someone wanted power and wealth. some wars have to happen. when forces united to save the world from hitler's power and influence, for example. when russia tried to take over finland...
my heart always goes to my grandma's younger brother who died so young. he died during the last days of the war. what a waste. what a tragedy. he was so handsome. his life was ahead of him. he played the violin. he won speedskating medals with old, worn skates. many girls' hearts were broken when he didn't come back from the war. how i love my grandma's brother even though i never met him. Y
how grateful i am to be living in a free country. i don't take it for granted and the least i can do is to honor this day and to remember.

{gorgeous sky}

so i didn't get my gorgeous fall trees this year but there has still been lots of beauty and i've been taking many mental pictures as i'm driving about. today when we got home i had to snap some real pictures of the sky. it was gorgeous. the colors were amazing and it all looked beautiful against all the brown out there.

so grateful for beauty. Y

{ihania seppeleita}

i love simple wreaths.

www.amgrovers.com (wholesale only)
www.maccreative.co.uk
www.napahometx.com
napa = bellybutton in finnish
home = mold in finnish
:D
www.rubylane.com via www.papercrave.com
(cardboard safari wreath)

www.wreaths-unlimited.com

via www.visualvamp.blogspot.com

which one is your favorite?

ps. started reading the twilight books for the fourth time. :D