All the single ladies!

(and gents)

Happy Valentines day!

Valentines day is Ystävänpäivä in Finnish, which means 'Friend's day' when you translate it. The original Valentines day is due to either Greek antique or a saint called Valentinus, but it came to Finland in the 80's as friends day. In every other country - as far as I know - Valentines Day is a celebration of love and especially your 'significant other', but in Finland we give cards and small presents to our friends and family instead. Some years ago, before TV and american movies were everywhere -gosh I feel so old when I say stuff like this !- giving V-day cards to your better half might have even been considered strange. What I'm trying to say here, is that I've grown to celebrate February 14th as a celebration of friendship, which has done it one of my favorite annual celebrations. It's the day when we do something fun together with friends, say out loud how much they mean to us and even get cute heartful cards from our grumpy dads. 

That way I don't even feel bad at all to celebrate it as a single! If I wasn't single, I'd maybe have to decide who to spend it with -no offense my future love, I would propably still choose my friends ;* - and the whole meaning of the day might change for me too. I love crying over romantic comedies and eating tons of Fazer's Blue -chocolate with the people dearest to me. You know, after all,boyfriends/girlfriends  might turn into friends or just exes, but your friends and your family are the people who will be there for you through those break ups and through everything, good and bad. Friends make this world a better place - no, they make this world worth living. So I'm singing my ode to friendship trough some of my favorite pictures with my friends through out the years;

Hyvää ystävänpäivää!

Kirjottelin tuossa ylhäällä englanniksi siitä, miten on hassua että 14.2 on suomeksi juuri 'ystävänpäivä' , kun useimmiten se on nimeltään 'Valentines Day' tai jokin vastaava, ystävät mainitsematta jättävä termi. Miten ihanaa on että meillä se on ystävänpäivä eikä mikään seurusteleva pariskuntia suosiva kaupallistettu pinkkipäivä! Älkää ymmärtäkö väärin, kivahan oisi käpertyä oman kullan kainaloon ja vaikkei itselläni sitä olekkaan niin en ole silti täysin katkeroitunut, vaan aidosti iloinen noitten kaikkien ah-niin-suloisten parien puolesta! Ja pinkki on lempivärini niin en pistä pahakseni että sitä ja sydämiä vilkkuu joka nurkassa - ja lisäksi se on lisä syy halauksille! Mutta pointtini siis on, että itse kun olen kasvanut siinä uskossa että ystävänpäivä on nimenomaan ystävien juhlimista, ei mitkään jenkki elokuvat tai muut tule sitä minulta viemään. Nenäliinat + romanttiset komediat ja fazerin sinisen tyhjät käärepaperit parhaitten kavereitten seurassa kunniaan! Sellainen sen ystävänpäivän omasta mielestäni kuuluu olla. Joten laulan oodin ystävyydelle näitten vuosien varrella otettujen lempparikaverikuvieni kautta;

Best Friend and Spain 2014

Me and my sister, Christmas 2014

Copenhagen with my Swedish friends, 2013

Spain and our hosts 2014

Summer Up 2014 -festival with my besties

Särkänniemi amusement park with my old classmates, 2014

The tutor group, Hungary 2014

Teavhers vs. 9th graders floorball team, 2014

Our dancing team, won silver with these smiles in 2014!

Shopping with my skater friend (so sad I left that dress in the store!) 2014

'Nasutus' - we didn't know what was coming for us 2014

With my favorite dancer, 2014

Our Danish friend and us in Korkeasaari Zoo ice show, 2014

Copenhagen with my Swedish and Danish language course friends 2013

The problems of photographing in the sun, Spain 2014

My host in Spain, 2014

Kiasma with my Finnish, Polish and Swedish friends 2014

Best friends and famous Finnish vloggers, no complaints! 2014

My favorite picture ever, Spain 2014

Our citybunnies gang, 2013

The A-team! (a.k.a. our former class) 2014

our whole 9th grade after our ball, 2014

Finnish and Swedish language course friends, 2014

the Hungary tutor group again, 2014

   

  

Italy 2011, with our dear neighbours

With my German friend in EuropaPark 2013

My favorite picture of my parents

With My France-roomies and our photobombers, 2013

After the Fault in Our Stars

my closest friends; my family

Italy 2011

Linnanmäki amusement park, summer 2014

France 2013

France 2013

Hungary 2014

New year 2013/2014

But hey - single, taken or something between, no matter how you spend it, the main thing is that you enoy this day! Happy Valentines Day & a big hug to you!

Mutta hei - vapailla markkinoilla, varattu taikka mitä tahansa välimaastosta, pääasia on että miten ikinä sen teetkään, niin nautit tästä päivästä! Hyvää ystävänpäivää & iso hali!

Lots of Love, Anna

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