The semester...

is almost over! I had my final exam today and all that is left is one more class tomorrow and my reviews and then I'm done! WOO HOO!

My NJ Finns made it to the final on fantasy football! YES! Sorry Dre... I'll be playing Husker Heaven this week. We only played each other once during the regular season and he beat me badly! I hope to get my revenge this week!

Thank You Saara for the chocolate and Salmiakki! I'll send you your salad dressing sometime this week.

Marianne. X-mas is on the 24th, do NOT open your present before then. Just because there was no note saying do-not-open-before-christmas, doesn't mean it's acceptable to do so! That's for you El Viiru! You and Elviira will have second x-mas is March, I was too cheap to send the other stuff.

Marja. En tiä tuliko paketti jo mut jos tuli...lahjat ei oo paketoitu. Artun lahjat on Conversen muovipussissa, Lailan lahjat on sikin sokin mut ne sä pystyt päätteleen ja sit sun ja Ybin on pohjalla. Siellä on kortti joka kertoo mitä sä sait ja mitä Ybi. Pystyt kyl päätteleen ne itekki!

T is having a coaching class right now downstairs so I'm upstairs blogging, watching TV and wrapping presents.I'm yet to wrap any of them...better get to it soon, but before that, we need to talk about my favorite subject, the american/east coast/NJ weather! We had our Global Ed. holiday party yesterday...in a almost 20 degree C weather! We had to have the A/C on for god's sakes! Who spends a CHRISTMAS party in a summery/springy weather?!?!?! I did not feel x-masy at all. But wait, the story isn't over! This morning we woke up to rain and about 5 degree C temperatures. When I left for work at 10am it was hailing (sato rakeita) and when I got to work, it was SNOWING!!! the day before you could have worn shorts and today every possible solid/liquid material was falling from the sky! SERIOUSLY?!?!? Tomorrow is supposed to be the same and ice on top of that. Can't wait! Fortunately I can stay in bed for as long as I want to because my class starts at 8pm. I will get off bed before noon, I promise!

Btw...It's weird wishing people happy holidays. In Finland we always wish merry x-mas and don't even think about people who might celebrate other holidays. You have to be so politically correct here. Take everyone's religion into consideration. We didn't have office christmas party, it was a holiday party. You see these signs for happy holidays...it's weird. I don't think I even knew/know anyone in Finland who is Jewish...I think all our african students in TAMK were christian and celebrated x-mas. Not sure what the chinese celebrated. It's just weird. But me, I celebrate x-mas so if you wanna wish me merry or happy something, wish me merry x-mas!

More later. Öitä!