Movember

I am so lazy to write blog. My last update was before June. Summer holidays are definitely gone, I had probably one of the best summers (even though the Norwegian weather was not so kind). We did two weeks road trip across USA. That was amazing! Most interesting place was Tulsa in Oklahoma state (middle of the whole States).  The city was full of offices and no one lived there. So it felt like ghost town and scary same time.


No tornadoes this time. Oklahoma also served nice native americans museum. Very interesting.  Most coziest place was Flagstaff in state of Arizona. Nice shops and cute place.



Most scariest was at Grand Canyon and Hoover Dam, they were so high up!!

Most craziest was absolutely Las Vegas, lights everywhere. Playing machines all over, not for relaxment seekers.



Catalina Island


Most sunny was in, surprise surprise, California. This time we had time to visit Catalina (where I worked some summers ago), Universal Studios, Hollywood Hills (Griffith Observatory), Santa Monica (we stayed at family), Venice Beach, Laguna Beach and Marina del Ray.

June went fast, almost whole July was rain in Oslo. I had one week left of holidays and that week was spend in my homeland; Finland. SO warm weather, lots of swimming, cottage, friends and family time. Finland is always good.

I started crazy ass training on July (since the summer sports at that weather were not so good idea) at Elixia. And so far I am very happy with that decision. I am training all over Oslo and Akershus. Some weeks four times a week, other weeks only two. It is so important to move yourself. Otherwise you are going to look and feel like this :

No thank you!

I have also achieved something at work career. I got higher position at UPM. I am starting as Key Account Manager for Sweden and Norway in January. You can check out our web page. The material is amazing!

                                                                  www.upmprofi.com

This is going to be exciting, busy, scary, jump to unknown. January already is going to be so busy that I will see home next time in the middle of February. But before that, we are off to Mexico for two weeks beach holiday. I am not sure what I wait more, the holidays or Christmas ( I am such a xmas person).



This is waiting us



Here are my favorites at this season :

perfect puppy

winter holiday dress

One of the favorite holidays; Halloween

                                   

Best perfume

Nicest movember guy (my bo)



Xmas wish (comercial)

Everyone have a nice Christmas!!! Before that I am off today for Thanksgiving dinner at LilleB with family :)


"Thanksgiving er riktignok en amerikansk tradisjon, men når kjøkkensjefen vår er fra New York blir det fest på Frogner!
Kvelden starter med servering av eplecider, og fortsetter med rekecocktail til forrett. Som tradisjonen tilsier blir det servert kalkun til hovedrett med stuffing og gravy samt deilig tilbehør som tranebærsaus, søtpotet og marshmallow, brokkoli og cheddar-kasserolle og potetmos. Til dessert serveres det gresskarpai med pisket krem og is."

It's been too long since I wrote my blog. So many other 'distractions' in my life, like LIFE!  : D

I am looking forward for summer holidays, we are finally traveling together, me and my boy, to my old "hometown" California; Catalina and Santa Monica. Not only that we are just staying in CA, but we are driving through the whole USA, from New York to Los Angeles. Lots of planning of course and money saving, not least but it is going to be worth it. Happy to also meet some family and friends, that I don't see too often.

Been traveling a bit with work to Sweden via Denmark. I just love Denmark's airport Kaastrup because of this

KIEHL'S!!!! I am in love! And will definitely visit them in NYC, where they have "headquarters".
 My Birthday came and went fast.  I got some presents and cake before and after my real birthday.

I was "celebrating" my bd at work. I got work meeting in Vienna, Austria. Never been to Austria before (besides airport) and we had a pretty hectic schedule. Nice Hotel,

we visited THE "Sissi" (Romy Schneider, one of my favorite actresses) Schönbrunn Palace

Sissi(Romy Scheinder):

and inside the palace we went to restaurant and to listen a concert with Mozart music. It was wow feeling to be in the city of Vienna listening Mozart, to think that "hey this dude is from here and used to make these notes long long time ago exactly here".

And Vienna had Forever21!!!!

In March I visited my dear friend in Finland. We were very cultural, visiting Kiasma Museum "Thank you for the music" presentation and Heureka, where you had to put rain boots on because of  'climate change' presentation.







Climate changing in Kiasma

Yellow Rainboot






 





my food/candy shopping from Finland



And this time favorites:

Favorite online surfing (pls follow):

Favorite dessert (lots of fresh berries in it):

Favorite Hair (esp. on bad hair day this works well):

Ballerina Bun

Favorite training

Favorite all time product (it does miracles during night):

One picture speaks million words!!!

Easter is almost here, I am going to a roadtrip with my friend around the south coastal of Norway. Now it has been wonderful spring weather (I even so the birds migrating back), hoping the same to Easter!




HAPPY SPRING AND LOTS OF SUN!!!!

Christmas Time

What is more wonderful than Christmas time and all around that! This week has been busy busy, you gotta meet all friends before vacations, send Christmas cards and packages  to dear and loved ones. I have many friends all over the world, so I gotta keep my calendar up to everyone get presents on time. Also this is the time when most baking and fine food cooking will be done, and lets not forget Christmas dinners/drinking with company. This year's company partying I wore this.

  And we were at Wallmans, nice musical type of show.

 Inspiring! They sang Beatles, U2... This my favorite U2 song : In A little While

Lots of has happened this year, my writing stopped little bit while I have to take care of my foot, which I still show at physiotherapist. Lot is better, I am sure I will run next year and start one of my fave hobbies; jogging while that is right now yoga my main inspiration.

It seems right now that we get white Christmas, only bad thing is that my little car.

 He is not so big fan of snow, more likely Monte Carlo weather. My Christmas hobby is singing out loud in my car Christmas songs.
I am flying back home on this week and will be enjoying friends and family, cannot wait. My only commercial Christmas wish this year was Ipad 2, we'll see what happens. I hope Santa is not too busy :P

Here are my this time around favorites:


Favorite Laugh

Favorite shoes(just dreaming)

Favorite dessert

Favorite hair

                 
 Favorite nail polishes (okey I cannot choose)

Happy Holidays Everyone!! Hope you'll all have great one and most important that you spend it with your loved ones! Here is a pic of my home made gingerbread house ;)

"Taxi is on his way"

This is the message I get to my mobile every morning now. No I am not crazy or rich, but yes I have hurt my leg and need some assistance. Now it is almost month ago, when this happened

I was walking from work and BAM walked wrong and bend my ankle. It was not broken said hospital, but it hurt! So I got sick free two weeks and after that 50% at work plus taxi that I am driving back and worth everyday now. It is great way to get work, but I don't like this part that I am stuck with my walking sticks and I am more on the way than helpful (poor boyfriend). Forward, said Napoleon when attacking England. So I am getting better everyday, it is strange how the body heals everything, at least almost everything. But back to the taxi. I have a favorite taxi driver now. I don't know his name but he has been really nice and wanted to be my "everyday" driver, he asked me once when driving me to work would I like him to drive back from work too. Why not, before this I had been calling everyday twice to taxi service, so this would make my life easier too. He is not just any usual taxi driver, first I have to say that Norway has 90% taxi drivers coming from out of the land and my driver is one of them. He looks more like this 

Hahahaha, I know. This was my first impression of him. He is really nice man, from India (yes, we talk different stuff on taxi like back-ground and family). He drives the turban on his head and his taxi is this fancy Land Rover. I think he is funny appearance, every time I come to taxi he says welcome to taxi and is very polite. 

When he gave me his taxi cell phone number and said call me whenever you need taxi, I knew we became friends ;) I named him Osama Taxi on my cell phone, when calls that 'taxi is on the way' and text Osama taxi calling comes to my mobile display I giggle inside me :D The small things in life, makes it worth it!

Otherwise I was bloooooody bored when I was laying home, foot up to roof. So I had to come some fun stuff too; playing guitar, playing wii, reading , reading and reading but I also found some new fun bands. Here is one that you have to listen, they are new band from Australia. I love this song.

Reading that I recommend

And her shows are sooo funny. She is the most daring person! 

After these very important news I'll let everyone have a nice weekend ( I am off to Katie Melua concert, yeah with my walking sticks) and admire my "bunad" national dress :O

Have a great one!