Family affairs...

I'm not having the best week right now. I guess the most obvious thing is this row I had/ am having with my mom... I thought about going home to Türi on Thursday (i.e. today) but as we are having a party with our course tomorrow and when I suggested the idea that I'm not coming, my dear coursemates didn't want to hear anything like this. And of course I wanna go there as well: it's my course for god sake! And when I told my mom that I'd changed my mind and that I was going home on Saturday she was upset. She was so worried about not having enough same kind of tea cups and the windows not being washed. I don't understnad why make a fuss around something so simple like me inviting a few of my best friends over for a chat! And I know she's going to nag with me the whole weekend and I won't be able to enjoy my birthday. I actually don't like my birthdays for that very reason: so much fuss just to say "Happy birthday!" and then continue wathing the telly. Right now birthdays have become the occasions to have an opportunity to meet with people I love!

But I spoke to mom on the phone a while ago and she seemed somewhat calmer and not so upset with me. But that doesn't mean we won't have a fight on weekend..

Luckily I've found a great ally in my sister. Tuesday night whenI talked to my mom and got so fired up, she was the one I called to and shared my tears to on the phone. She was all so supportive. Even when I told her like I wouldn't come home if it's all like that. She only said: "Sure! It's your birthday, you have to enjoy it!". And that is exactly what I'd want to do. Just be and have a normal day, go crazy with my friends... So it's good to have a bigger sister after all :D

So on Tuesday (when I was so upset and all) my flatmate Karin asked me if I wanted to go out. At first I thought no, but then I why not. So I went out with her and some people from her course, History students that is then. At first we sat in Maailm and had a beer and then we went to Zavood, the notorious pub in Tartu. It was pretty nice and a lot of laughing. I crushed my bed round 3 am to wake up 7.20 am and go to my Grammar seminar. The funny thing was that I was so much more awake in the morning seminars than usually.

Yesterday, i.e. Wednesday I had such a good time with my coursemates. We had a cooking and wine night at Kärt-Katrin's place. She has a tiny little kitchen but it managed to accomodate about 6 people and we cooked chicken moussaka (delicious!!!) and Kärt had also made blueberry cake. And we had lots of wine and played Alias. It was so much fun, I was together with Annika and we won! But I laughed just so hard and we had a great time jus talking. It's amazing (and I know I have said it before) what amazing friends I have found! And on Tuesday Ulvika came back from Gran Canaria and brought us Spanish Chrismas cookies which were so good!!! And also a small stone. I'm sure the course party shall be so much fun!

Today is Christmas all over. When I woke up today, the first thing my roomie Liisa said was that it's Christmas outside. And I looked out of the window and it has snowed during the night. And by the way, when I was coming home round 2 am at night I wasn't snowing. And they put up the lights on Town Hall square this morning and in the evening when I came from the uni it was so beautiful. And then my favourite lecture said she and some other professor had an idea to held a department christmas "party". Actually something like in a for we had the "Literary café" with Prof. McRae and some carol singing. It would be just wonderful... I can even believe myself that I'm so much in the season spirit...

I wish you all a great weekend!