I have been trying to get my husband to go on a date for a while now. I’ve been dropping subtle hints, asked him directly and even tried to arrange a date on his birthday. Since all my efforts failed, I pretty much lost my hope. Last week he surprised me on […]

  This Sunday we had our season opening concert with Scottsdale Philharmonic. This is the first American orchestra I´ve played in – and by far the biggest one I´ve ever been a part of. I´m used to having maybe 16 violins and this orchestra has 32. All the musicians are volunteers who want to donate […]

  I love to dress up a little on Sundays. Yes, it is extremely impractical for a mom to wear a white designer dress and heels, but sometimes you just have to take your chances. 😉 I must have still been in a romantic wedding mood, hence the white dress. My heels are actually the […]

  We just got home from a beautiful wedding. The decorations were stunning, food was delicious, the bride was gorgeous and speeches were touching. The wedding was special in many ways. Not only the groom got his beautiful bride but also her eight lovely children. She was previously married but lost her first husband to […]

”When I stop caring, that´s when you should start worrying.” Jos jokin saa vereni kiehumaan, se on ihmisten välinpitämättömyys ja epäoikeudenmukaisuus. Luin epäuskoisena Rosannan kertomusta ihmisten empatiakyvyttömyydestä, kun bussissa kaatunut vanha mies jätettiin oman onnensa nojaan makaamaan keskelle käytävää. (Tai olisi jätetty, ellei Rosanna lastenvaunuineen olisi puuttunut tilanteeseen.) Blogipostaus on saanut reilusti yli sata kommenttia, […]

One of my all-time favorite meals is ribs, preferably BBQ ribs. I don´t think anyone can ever top the White Chocolate Grill ones though – although my mother-in-law gets pretty close. 😉 I finally decided to accept the challenge and try make my own version. Now I´ve tried three different recipes an I like this […]

I´ve been suffering from a serious house fever for about a year now. It almost feels like all of our friends are either building, renovating or at least seriously looking for their dream house. Finding the one and only isn´t easy, because my wishes and budget don´t always necessarily match – at least not without […]

  It´s time to shape up and begin the outfit posts again. Unfortunaly it´s really hard to find the time and place for a photoshoot during the day, since I have two little monkeys with me at all times. It also gets dark suprisingly early. So even if it´s hard for you Finns to believe, […]

If someone had told me 10 years ago that one of my favorite meals will be risotto, I would have given them a very sceptical look. In my childhood home, risotto meant boiling regular rice and mixing it with boiled corn and tuna from a tin can. My husband politely started to call it dog […]

One of my favorite stores here in Phoenix is Last Chance. For those of you who aren´t familiar with the concept, Last Chance is kind of an outlet, only taken to the next level. It´s Nordstrom´s final clearance store that sells returned and overstocked merchandise from Nordstroms, Nordstroms Rack or the online store. Some of […]