just got back from my home town, oh what a joy. way too brief, but so nice. snowy, quiet - and home.
Flew in to Oulu, had mom pick me up, and started at the trees for almost 2 hours back to their town. so quiet, so empty, so peaceful.
mom said that it might be a bit noisy in the room where i slept, but.. compared to London - it was dead quiet. got up way too early on saturday am, after going to bed around 3.30am, ran around in mom's town most of the day, and had lunch with extended family on that side, before taking the bus to dad's (and mine) town. Arrived at 5pm, after a short bus ride, almost broke my thumb and cracking my skull open while getting off the bus, and arrived at the same moment as my aunt, her husband, their grandkids and my uncle, for a 'surstrommings' dinner at Dad's. YUM!!! Ate until i couldn't breathe, had some (okok, like half a box of..) AfterEights for dessert, half slept on the couch for a while and then we went on a sightseeing back home. was amusing to see that almost nothing has changed, except for the new large shopping centre, and the addition of a huge orange sphere down by the highway.. it's said to be either a fish egg, or a 'bandy boll'. don't know if i like either one, but.. it certainly stands out.
woke up late on sunday, and went over to one of my cousins house, to meet her husband and kids. was nice to meet them all, even tho it's a trip that family members have kids that are of speaking age.. :) hung out there for a good while, then we took a trip to the shopping centre for a bit, to check out the new stores, and then picked up pizza for dinner.. ohh.. Pizza from home. nothing like it. :)
after dinner i stopped by another of my cousin's house, they had just returned from Stockholm, and one of their sons ran around with superman undies on his head - utterly adorable. :) their kids are super cute, the younger one looks JUST like my cousin.. such a trip.
hung out there for a bit, then onto an old, old friend of mine, who i've known since i was 10 or so... it's crazy, even tho we haven't lived in the same town for many, many years, it feels like we've never been a part, as we spent the better part of 2 hours just laughing like little girls. :)
monday was spent in and out of the hospital and 'vardcentralen', and in an impromptu meeting with a department of my old high school. was supposed to have met yet another old, old friend of mine, but due to delays and unexpected turn of events, the monday plans were altered, and i just ended up staying in my town.
woke up early on tuesday, called the friend i was supposed to meet on monday, spent the better part of an hour on the phone with her, and messed about at home until i almost missed the bus to mom's town.. :) like a moron.
made the bus with 2 minutes to spare, arrived at mom's and spent a few hours there while she was in class, and then she drove me the 1.5 hrs to the airport..
felt utterly hollow leaving. spent way too little time back there.
but fortunately (or however you want to look at it) i am going back in a fairly short amt of time. hopefully in the summertime.
so.. that's all for this time.
until then.
.me
