May
12
Lattemamma´s coffee
by Sofia - in Random
I think it´s not a secret that I´m a coffee drinker. I´m the person who goes “ha” when reading funny quotes about coffee. Like this or this or this. I like a cup of coffee in the morning ( insert a husband with a face that say “Liar! You have at least 2!”). And I like to order coffee when I go out with a friend to talk about nothing or something very important. I like to drink a cup of coffee in the afternoon before picking the girls up from nursery. It´s like a special little moment all to myself before concentrating on little people for the rest of the day. After four o´clock I usually don´t have any more coffee. But I can easily drink 3, sometimes even 4 cups of coffee a day. I´m very picky with my coffee though. If it´s not ” good coffee” I´d rather not have it. ( The same goes with wine. Why drink it if it´s bad?)
A few years back my dad bought me a Nespresso machine for Valentine´s day. I think it was partly a selfish gift as they had had a Nespresso machine for a few years ( they hauled the machine and suitcases of the pods from abroad before there even was Nespresso in Finland) and he was just so used to getting great coffee so easily done. So he wanted the same convenience when they came over to babysit. I was pretty instantly converted. Every single cup you make is great. There is no going wrong. But at first I thought it was a bit ” fake”. That making coffee should be about grounding the coffee beans and steaming hot water and what not. But I must say I gave up on that thought long ago. We have a small metal recycling bin in our building where we recycle the empty pods/ capsules and that is the only “trouble” this coffee causes me. No mess ever, no coffee grounds on the table. But my old machine only made espresso, ristretto and lungo ( that´s a bit like americano) so I had to heat the milk and froth it separately for my cappuccinos ( that is my choice of coffee). Not anymore. Nespresso was super kind and made my day ( or shall we say days as I thank them every morning) and gave me a new Latissima Touch machine. It´s just PERFECT. It makes my cappuccino just so with a touch of a button. It also makes all the coffees the old machine made, lattes and just frothed milk ( our girls like to drink babyccinos sometimes) with one slight touch of a button. And it´s the easiest thing to clean too. I know you may think I should be saying this because the machine was a gift but honestly I was so thrilled about this collaboration that I probably called half of my friends when I heard about it. Nespresso and I are a match made in heaven.
May
11
Past bubbles
by Sofia - in Random
Kulunut viikonloppu oli täynnä onnen hetkiä. Kauniita puheita ja ilon kyyneleitä sekä paljon naurun remahduksia polttareissa. Parasta oli kuitenkin aamuinen hetki yhteisessä sviitissämme kun istuimme kaasojen ja morsiamen kesken isolla sängyllä pyjamissa ja yöpaidoissa. Ikkunoista näkyin Helsingin kattojen ylitse kaunis aamu. Me joimme huonepalvelusta tilaamiamme latteja ja kävimme läpi ihania hetkiä edellisestä illasta. Hyvät tyttökaverit ovat maailman tärkein ja ihanin asia!
Viikonloppuun kuului myös tyttöjen meikkipään leikkimistä ( sain “upean” meikin ja ” rentouttavan” kasvohieronnan), tanssiesityksiä olohuoneessa, leffan katselemista namipussin kanssa ja tietenkin äitienpäivä jonka vietimme mm. Linnanmäellä laitteissa pyörien. Aivan fantastisen ihana viikonloppu takana, mutta olen kyllä onnellinen kun pääsen vihdoin palaamaan ihan normaaliin arkeen.
Phew, last weekend was so full of action I´m actually glad it´s over and I get a chance to “rest” in the everyday life of me. We had an amazing bachelorette party filled with pretty balloons, manicures, macarons, flowers, champagne ( we even had a fabulous champagne tasting) and so much laughter and a few happy tears it was emotionally very fulfilling. Even though the whole party was fun my very favourite moment was the morning after when we were in our adjoined suites, just us maids of honour and the bride before brunch. We were sitting on the big bed in our nighties and pj´s, drinking lattes from room service and going through all the lovely conversations and speeches from the night before. Best girlfriends are just the most precious thing in life.
And then there was mothers day. I got gorgeous roses and coffee to bed along with the cutest home made card that said ” The best thing about my mom is that she is nice and bakes well. And that she lets me bake with her.”. My heart. I know you fellow mamas got similar cards and are just as proud of your beautiful children. I think we just all think ours are the prettiest and smartest things in the world. And let us. Right? We had breakfast at my parents house and then moved on to the amusement park for a season premier with my parents in law and the girl´s uncles, aunts and cousins. Fun rides and spinning in the carrousel is just perfect for mothers day! We did this the year before too and it seems like a nice tradition to continue. Bubble Gum had finally reached the threshold of being over 100 cm tall so she could go to all the rides she had to skip last summer. Her first choice was the haunted house! She was absolutely terrified. I had to hug her really close and got to be her protective mom. It made me laugh a little when she came out and actually stuck her tongue out to the stupid house. I think she was just relieved to have made it out alive. After the fun we ate burgers and fries and ice-cream. Just an all out fun and relaxed day.
May
8
Have a great weekend!
by Sofia - in Random
Onko sinulla viikonlopuksi suunnitelmia? Äitienpäivä on sunnutaina ja silloin toivon, että minut hukutetaan itsetehtyihin kortteihin, haleihin ja suukkoihin. Sitä ennen me juhlimme kuitenkin rakkaan ystäväni polttareita joita olen saanut olla järjestämässä kaason ominaisuudessa. Korkkarit jalkaan ja huulipunaa huuliin siis!
