It’s time for a new year. Something I wait for very much after
Christmas, so I can turn a new page in my life and “start over”. I have plans
for the New Year to come and it feels it is time to make them happen.
I woke up early and enjoyed the sunny day. I tried to get as much out of the
last day of the year so I can then put it behind me.
Making food is very important part of my New Year’s celebration just
like when I’m celebrating Christmas. As I try to go towards being absolutely
vegan again, I decided to make vegan tofu-zucchini lasagna – it turned out to
be quite perfect for my taste.
The cats were scared about the fireworks and even they were kind of
interested about them they still tried to find some place safe to wait for it
to be over.
I got mail yesterday; the first season of Dracula – my absolute
obsession! So I know what I'm doing on the first night of the year 2015...
The last day of the year went by way too fast, but I was more than ready to put
the whole year in the past. I have tried to make some realistic New Year’s
resolutions which I believe I can keep. Nothing big but to me even more
important for me.
But nothing more to add. Let’s make the most out of this year!
I didn’t have any big plans for New Year’s Eve –
just making food at home and peering fireworks from our window, a nice evening
at home – until my friend called to me and asked do I have any plans for the
New Year’s Eve, and I said nothing specific. She asked me to go to watch the
fireworks to the town center and then to the local bar we used to go. It has
been about two years since we were at the bar after we had have been watching
the fireworks at the same place.
The New Year’s firework happening was called
“Timantteja Taivaalla” (Diamonds in the Sky) and it was traditionally held at
Ratina’s stream pool, starting at 10 p.m.
We ate before we left. I ate a vegan patty with
pepper sauce and cream-garlic potatoes (with vegan soy cream) and also fresh
tomato and mozzarella salad.
We had time to eat, but when I was putting on my
make-up, I knew we would be late... My mom dropped me near Laukontori (where
the firework show would take place) and tried to find a place for her car. The
firework show started exactly at 10 p.m.:
After the firework show me and my friend went to
a local bar where we always go. We drank everything from cranberry long drink
to dry apple cider and shots – and blue lagoon! Many blue lagoons!
We stayed at the signal and after it we couldn’t
even get a glass of water – and we’re not talking about alcohol (outrageous!).
We left to see the taxi stands and found quite empty stand at Pyynikintori. We
soon both got taxis from there and got home. I was at home around 4 a.m. I had
told my mom I would be home at 2 a.m. but the night somehow lengthened...
I absolutely needed to go in the shower (after a bar night I somehow always do)
for I have been poured two beers on and I smelled like bar (and felt filthy).
After the shower my mom hurried me to go in my room – when I went in, I noticed
a new bed sheets and an arrangement of stuffed sandwich, tea, a chocolate,
sparkling wine and candle in my room’s desk.
What a nice surprise!
So. It is a new year, so what about the New Year’s resolutions... I have two
kinds of feeling for it:
First off:
… and for the second:
I don’t really know how to react on new year
anymore – you should be giving promises and all... In many years I have simply
forgotten to give any promises and just watched the fireworks. Thus I have
broken none of my “promises” during the next year... Sure, I give myself a lots
of promises during the year but none of them are as permanent as the ones you
vow on the New Year’s Eve, right?
Alright, I have promised to myself to make at least one promise this year – at
least one promise I can keep. I promise myself that I would enjoy life more and
take better care of myself.
I can’t believe it’s year 2014!!
p.s. Oh, and I almost forgot; there’s a new layout for the blog too – still
mostly white but slightly different... There you go! Enjoy. :)
