normiperjantai

So, a normal train ride back home. Happy about the weekend. Exhausted from a killer gym class(again). I decided to check out my BYU page, like I've done every two seconds for the past few months. Little did I know that this time, when I opened the page it would be a tad different than ever before. Why? Well, folks. Here's the deal.. I'M GOING TO BYU!!!!!
My heart and soul is filled with pure gratitude, and I feel like I could burst into tears of happiness again and again. I am SO happy. Every single thing I've had to do to accomplish this has such a big meaning now. I can't believe it!!
(and let me tell you, that was the longest train ride ever...I mean, how can you sit quietly for 20 minutes after hearing something like that?)

Wow. Ok, now i can go and celebrate anton's birthday...dinner and a movie, here we come!

mitämitämitämitämitämitä?

i've been wondering why some people are trusted with such big things to go through. i mean, i know that we don't get more than we are able to handle. i have always tried to look at them as blessings - that's how we're shaped into diamonds. that's how we grow and learn to love others. but still, why is it that some people just seem to have everything on their plates at once, when some people don't really even know what it feels like to worry about something big. it all has a purpose, but our visions are so limited.

the other thing i've been wondering this week is mothers' love towards their children. where i work, we get a lot of little kids as customers; last night a mother and her two daughters came in and bought some stickers. i was so impressed in the way the kids respected their mama, and vice versa. oftentimes you see parents who are grumpy towards their kids, but this mother was glowing with love and tenderness. the way she spake to her kids was amazing. seeing them was inspiring - there's something so beautiful in a mother who has clearly gotten the idea of motherhood. i'm lucky to have a mother who has done that.

today ruska and i went to tallinn for the day. we finally got pedicures (it was about time to do something to these feet, seriously.... walking 60km per day in new york for a week didn't treat 'em that well), shopped a little bit and just talkedtalkedtalked. i loved it, i needed it! now i need some sleep. 3 hours of it apparently isn't quite enough...... öitä!

i hope you like pain!

there's this creepy man (anu and anne, you guys know who i'm talking about! the one who stands outside our store for hours) i see in helsinki every day, in the most random places possible. every day, i'm serious. and frankly, it's freaking me out! it's been going on for a few years now, and i am pretty convinced that he is a. stalking me (since my life is sooooo interesting), b. planning on killing me (since i've done so much harm to him) or c. my future husband (i highly doubt this one).

creepy man, if you're reading this, please stop stalking me/planning my murder! thank you.

today was: getting my wisdom tooth pulled out in the morning, loved it...noooot! also, house in provo: check. now i should just find out which school i'm going to attend...... interesting, yeeees!

this made me laugh (along with my half-numb face):