Tuesday: Dec 25th, 2007
We slept on my in-laws' day bed in the living room. Hubby couldn't sleep well since I kept on going back and forth to the toilet to rub some olive oil he he he...Poor dear! Since we had such a rough time to sleep, we only finally woke up at around 11 am. My in-laws woke up already much earlier, but we were simply too tired to bother to wake up then. It was such a tiring night for me!
Then my mother-in-law offered us some porridge and we ate it. She asked if Indonesians had porridge, and I told her that normally in Indonesia, porridge is eaten with meat and chili sauce, not with sugar and cinnamon he he he he...Then we spent the afternoon reading. Arttu and I brought some novels (he started reading the new novel I bought him for his X-mas gift), whereas our in-laws read the newspaper. In the early evening, Arttu's second brother and girlfriend came over again since they had promised to do so.
Since December 26th was my in-laws' 46th wedding anniversary (correction for me since the last time I told you guys that it would be their 45th this year), my mother-in-law served us coffee and took out a celebration cake. YAAAAAAAAAAYY!!! I LOVE cakes ha ha ha ha ha...
Then she said that she wanted me to take pics of them, so I did. She asked his hubby to put on a nice sweater first and then she brushed her hair HE HE HE HE HE HE...There you go. Unfortunately my mother-in-law was either looking at the other side or closing her eyes ha ha ha ha...And yes, it's her LEFT ankle that's on cast.
Then we took two family pics. Let me just show you one of them then. Here it is. Yes, Arttu's second brother's girlfriend is as TALL as I am HUE HE HE HE HE HE HE...
I gave them an anniversary card while we were drinking coffee and eating cakes and my mother-in-law said thank you. I think I should start taking more family pictures from now on, 'coz you'll never know how many more years they still have together. After all, my father-in-law's already 75 years old. Even though his Dad lived to the ripe age of 90 (or was it 91?), it's better to just cherish every moment we have as best as we can, don't you think so? I think I should give her a similar type of photo album every year so that she can remember every event. What do you think? ;-D
Anyway, funny thing is that my mother-in-law has started a new habit now: putting on an apron with a big pocket in the middle. That way when she needs to walk using both walking sticks, she can put something in the pocket. While we were going to play cards on Monday afternoon, my mother-in-law went inside her bedroom and then came out again with two boxes of chocolate in the pocket. When I saw her like that, she immediately said, "Kenguru" and smiled ha ha ha ha ha...I laughed when I heard that! And I bet you all understand what the word means HI HI HI HI HI HI...;-D
OK, I'm outta here now...gotta start studying Finnish again after a long holiday from it!!!
Venue: My parents-in-laws' cabin. No electricity. We lit the fireplace, some candles, and an oil lamp. Dates: November 2nd - 3rd, 2007. Occasion: First Wedding Anniversary.
Food: Hamburger and sausages, cooked in the fireplace.
Drinks: Cold cider and plain water.
Music: Anything the radio played that night.
Temperature: Around -5'C to -9'C. (I got out a few times to pee in the outdoor toilet)
Bonuses: A box of Praline chocolate, a VERY starry night sky, and a crescent.
Note: It was an AWESOME sight! The cabin was located far away from city lights so the stars were prominent in the sky. I didn't know that the stars could be seen even very low above the horizon. There were literally tens of thousands or probably a million stars that I could see everywhere I turned!!! Gosh!!! I almost wanted to throw a sleeping bag on the ground and just camp there under the stars he he he...
Magical Moments:
1. Hubby gazed at me for a LONG time as though he was looking at me for the first time, with lovey-dovey eyes. Mmmmm...*drool*
2. Se on salaisuus. It's a secret. *wink* Too personal to tell here HE HE HE HE HE HE HE HE HE HE HE HE HE HE HE HE HE HE HE HE HE HE HE...
3. Having enough quality time with my hubby. We talked about our rough plans for the future. I just wanted to make sure that we were on the same track. We also talked about the past, about last year's wedding and honeymoon. We both agree that this year is DEFINITELY MUCH better than last year. ;-D
4. Gazing at the stars whenever I came out to pee in the outdoor toilet. Mmmmh...I kept on turning my head round and round and round and there was no spot in the sky that wasn't covered by the stars. Amazing!!! Then when I came out the second time, I saw a crescent in the sky along with the stars. My, my, my!!!
5. My mother-in-law has already planned to give me something for my upcoming birthday on November 29th. BLESS HER HEART!!!! How can I not love that woman? ;-D She was going to give me some money for a haircut he he he...Hubby helped me explain to her that I wasn't planning on cutting my hair yet as I wanted long hair to help warm up my ears during winter. ;-D
6. Receiving so many anniversary well-wishes from family, friends, blogger friends. ;-D
Here are some pics:
We arrived at the cabin at around 9 pm. We arrived in Kelujärvi already at 6 pm, but then Arttu had to go to the cabin first to warm it up. He got back after a while and then we played some cards after drinking coffee and eating some buns (we = me, Arttu, and my mother-in-law). The sky DID look GORGEOUS like that in the morning (I took the first pic at around 7.20 am).
The below pic was taken right when we arrived at the cabin. It was pitch dark already by then.
Ta-daaaa....here I am eating sausage ha ha ha ha ha ha...
The below pic was taken at around 7 am. It was so foggy.
This crescent pic isn't too clear. Next time I'd better bring my tripod 'coz there are just some things I can't capture well without it.
The sun was shining brightly at around 10 am. We were preparing to leave the cabin to go back to my in-laws' place to enjoy breakfast there.
Me posing in front of the semi-frozen lake in front of the cabin he he...
This is the inside of the cabin. Yes, we had to cram ourselves by sleeping on that single bed he he he he he...Right on to the right side is a long table, then you can see the two single beds, and two fireplaces on the left side. The open fireplace is no longer used.
The below pic was taken in summer. I posted it here so you can see the other side of the cabin. Yeah, as you can see, one of my most fave spots on earth is Arttu's lap he he he he he he...
Arttu had to scrape ice layer from our car windows. Our car was covered by a thin layer of ice.
This below video isn't too clear, but you can at least see what we did with the burger steaks ha ha ha ha ha...
