My weekend was a good mix of everything. Most of all I’ll remember yesterday’s fun night with lovely group of girls. Amazingly good food and drinks, and wearing my wine red dress with black lace details for the first time, that I found from Dubai. I realized I had really missed a good old night out. Today I woke up at noon, it was raining instead of snowing, and a small headache on top of that made me want to crawl back to bed and wrap myself in a blanket like a burrito. But what a good decision it was to go out in the fresh air ignoring the rain, and just have big salads while going through last nights happenings, made my day! Now I’m ready to put this week behind and start tomorrow new week with a new energy. Mondays are always new beginnings in a way. I can’t believe one week from now, exactly this time next Sunday, I will be sitting on the plane heading to South Africa. More about that later, I’m so so excited. But now good night all, let’s make next week a good one! ♥
Viikonloppuni oli aika hyvä sekoitus kaikkea. Kohokohta oli kuitenkin eilisilta: pikkujoulut, ihania tyttöjä, aivan taivaallisen hyvää ruokaa ja drinkkejä Gaijinissa, siitä vielä illan jatkamista ja vanhojen aikojen muistelua. Päällä oli Dubaista löydetty viininpunainen pitsisomisteinen mekko. Voi miten hauskaa oli, ja voi miten ikävä tuollaista illlanviettoa pitkän kaavan kautta olikaan! Tämänaamuinen (krhm okei iltapäiväinen) pieni päänsärky herätessä ei taas ollut niin ikävöity asia, vielä vesisade ikkunan takana ja harmaus ennusti aika tylsää sunnuntaita. Onneksi tuli silti lähdettyä ulos vaikka aika sunnuntaifiiliksissä, isot salaatit ja eilisillasta höpöttely pelastivat päivän! Nyt voi tämä viikko taas päättyä tähän, maanantai symboloi aina jotenkin uuden alkua. Uskomatonta ajatella, että viikon päästä tähän aikaan istun koneessa, matkalla Etelä-Afrikkaan. Lisää siitä myöhemmin, tulossa varmaan aikamoinen uusi kokemus taas. Nyt kuitenkin hyvää yötä, tsemppiä kaikille uuteen viikkoon! ♥
Michellw says
Love everything you wrote on your blog. 🙂 your dress looks amazing !! 🙂
By the way, i am learning finish in university and you and reading your blog is my biggest motivation!! I’m excited to read more of your coming trip 🙂
Lots of love, Michelle
WOWS says
Nice and cute pics!
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Laura says
Fantastic pics !
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Love from Paris
Ms Jelena says
Awesome shots as always, hun!
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irene laura says
Super cool!
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Enn Franco says
This delicious lunch! Awwww so tasty! And I am in love with this new dress, very chic! <3
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Nadia says
Loved your dress and your salad. It inspites me to make my own yummy healthy salad.
May I ask you a question? Have you ever took some journalism or photo courses? And anything like that for your education
Love this kind of posts when you resume your past week and prepare yourself for a new energetic week. It cheers me up, especially when I am supposed to have a difficult and stressing week of exams and so on, and I’m not going to get enough sleep. Sometimes I think about starting a blog myself again just to write something calm and inspiring myself, but I’m too busy or too lazy these weeks…
I also miss your “philosophical” posts when you write down your thoughts and opinions. They’re so true and reminds me of your personality, not only the pretty things and food you have in your life.
Anyway, have a nice week!
Hugs from Ukraine!
Rena says
Looks really like as if your weekend was not only a mix … in fact it seemed that it was a good mix!
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Simona Moon says
So beautiful!
Cheyenne says
That’s sounds so exciting, how long will you be going to South Africa for?
Lovely photos, looks like you had a fun weekend 🙂
xx Cheyenne
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Veronika says
Lovely pics! The dress is perfect! 🙂
Can’t wait for the posts about South Africa.
Feli says
Oh my god. These are so beautiful photos. Everything is right there!
Love, Feli :*
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Ms Jelena says
Gorgeous dress, too! xx
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Lia says
From whre do you have you iphone case ?
thank u for answering !
Noush says
Looks like you had a great weekend 🙂
I love your dress.
eline says
I just read your old post about called something like `carpe the hell out of this diem´ (I think)
Because I was feeling down and super un motivated and just urgh, but your words really helped so I wanted to thank you.
I love to come to your blog and just forget the pressure and hectic of my life and just become so much more relaxed, so thank you again.
please keep up the great work haha, and have a lovely week!
xo from holland
Valerie says
Love your blog!
Julie says
Wooow loved your weekend so much 🙂 wishing you a beautiful week tomorrow :*
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Sara - Window On My Wardrobe says
That wine red dress is truly gorgeous! And wow, how exciting that you’re going to South Africa, can’t wait to read more about that!
X Sara
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Aleksandra says
I love the red dress, it looked so good on you (instagram photo) 🙂 I see you are also salad addicted, it is just the best and other people can’t understand 😛
Greetings from Germany 🙂
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jana says
amazing pictures <3 <3
jana says
love this <3
M A R T A says
Beautiful photos! Love the dress!
♥ ♥
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Marta says
Beautiful dress! 🙂 marta-kaa.blogspot.com
nueyork says
That dress is too beautiful!
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Aimee says
I could not be more jealous of your jet setting lifestyle. I can’t wait to see your adventures in South Africa, and your upcoming home posts as Christmas comes closer. Today, I put up my decorations and watched Home Alone and Rudolph for the first time this season. I’m in such a happy, holiday mood! What are your favorite Christmas movies?
Laís says
“Mondays are always new begginings in a way” Yes! Yes! I really need this mindset for tomorrow.Thank you!
The red dress is beautiful and I’m happy you had a great time with your friends.
How exciting it is to be going to South Africa! I can’t wait to hear more about your trip.
Naghmeh says
sounds like a good energizing weekend! love your workout outfit 🙂
xo
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PSLily Boutique says
Beautiful photos! Love the dress and salads looks so delicious 🙂
xx,
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Monica @ Mocha and Moccasins says
The red dress with black lace is so pretty!
Getting out in the fresh air sounds like a good idea – sometimes it’s better than staying in bed all day!
M – Mocha and Moccasins
Kimberly Ann says
these are gorgeous pictures! That red and lace looks stunning. Love your recaps – and I agree, Mondays are a fresh start!
Kim
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Rodica says
The sequin shorts are amazing!
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Sonja says
Moikka! Mä olen sun innoittamana tilaamassa Topshopilta samoja mustia farkkuja kun sulla on, niin siksi haluaisinkin kysyä mitä koko sun farkut ovat? Olen suurinpiirtein saman kokoinen kun sinä joten siks olisi kiva saada apuja valitakko 24/30 vai 25/30 vai jopa suurempi 🙂
Shannon says
Have an amazing time in South Africa! I haven’t been for so many years- can’t wait to live that experience through you!
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nikki says
Your salad looks delicious!:) The Christmas lights look so beautiful!! X
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Kate says
heey, where is the dress from? it’s amazing!
Saranda says
Wow tosta mekosta on saatava parempi kuva! Näyttää upealta! Vaikkakin vaikeaa siihen on varmaan päästä käsiks jos se on ostettu Dubaista. 🙁
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rosa says
Fantastics pics!!!!
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Anna says
Your weekends sounds lovely sweet Marianna. 🙂 and thank you for posting our outfit on Instagram as you said on your last reply to me! The dress is amazing! So chic! I love your outfits, could you maybe post some festive outfits?
I wish you a good start into the new week, this week is my birthday. xx
Sophie says
Amazing photos as always 🙂 That dress looks so pretty! x
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Lauren says
That red with lace dress is so beautiful! You really need to do an outfit post about that dress!
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Eline says
You’re pictures/posts are getting so christmas-y already. I love it!
What are you going to do in South Africa? Is it for business or leisure?
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Kim says
Cute post, I love when you capture your weekends and shopping in photos!
Kim
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Anna says
Your weekend seems lovely, and the dress is really pretty! I also visited Gaijing on fathers’ day and thought it was good, hopefully you did too! Love the Helsinki christmas lights!
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p.s. Just now saw your home post, it looks wonderful! It’s really different with the touch of dark after all-white, but in a good way!
Classy Captanius says
Great post xx
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Katerina says
Mariannan, you are nice girl!
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Tina says
The red dress is so lovely! and I also like this gold sequin shorts, did you buy them? cause I thinking about buy it but I don’t know how they’re looking, do you recomended this shorts? South Africa, it seems to be hot voyage! You have a good life!
Natty says
Great post, Marianna! You are going to the South Africa? You are so lucky..enjoy it and don´t forget to show us some photos from your travel!!I´m really looking forward to it! 🙂
marianna says
Yeess, I hope lots of pictures to show you! 🙂 Thanks so much Natty! X
Dominique says
perfect
xxxx
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Emma says
Ihania kuvia. Tunnelmallisia, kuten aina!
pusspuss
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marianna says
Kiitos Emma! ;-*
Windy says
Kiva postaus, joskin seuraava juttu ei liity siihen mitenkään 😀 Halusin siis kysyä (mahdollisesti oletkin kirjotellut tästä aiemmin, mutta en ole vähään aikaan lukenut blogiasi), että mihin päin Etelä-Afrikkaan olet menossa, miten pitkäksi aikaa ja mitä olet siellä tekemässä? 🙂 Olen nimittäin itse lähdössä sinne noin 3 viikon päästä 2 viikon pituiselle reissulle perheeni kanssa ja vinkkejä otetaan mieluusti vastaan!! <3 Olemme pääosan ajasta Kapkaupungissa, lisäksi ajamme autolla kai rannikkoa pitkin ja menemme safarille Krugeriin. 🙂
marianna says
Kiitos! <3 Lähden kuun vika päivä ja oon viikon Kapkaupungissa just myös, matkoihin tosin menee tuosta melkein kaksi päivää. Kapkaupungista siis tulossa ihan pian juttuja, tiedossa on blogireissu eli saa nähdä minkälaista ohjelmaa järkätty, mutta vaikuttaa tosi hyvältä! Toivottavasti saat jotain viime hetken reissuvinkkejä samalla 🙂
Catherine says
great photos!
Blanca says
As always, PERFECT pictures <3
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marianna says
Thank you sweetie! 🙂
Kate says
Lovely photographs Mariana, that red dress is stunning! Hope you had a greet weekend 🙂
VioletDaffodils
xx
Aleksandra says
beautiful dress! great photos!:D I’ve spent my weekend with my friend at her birthday party! 😀
~Ola
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Monique says
Love the photos, so inspirational!
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Susan says
Aina niin ihania postauksia 🙂 ! haluisin vaan vinkata tästä -> http://www.casetify.com/ ! ihania kuoria esimerkiksi iPhone 6:lle 🙂 ihastuin ainakin itse kovasti
ps.ethän ikinä lopeta bloggaamista :3
marianna says
Ihanasti sanottu, kiiitos Ja voi miten söpöjä kuoria, ehkä ekaa kertaa tekee mieli oikeasti tilata netistä!
Abdullah Teke says
That would be the cutest burrito in the world
Luisa says
Haha! Just bought same shorts from Zara! 😀 The golden rule: “never too much glitter during Christmas season”. 🙂 Did you buy this pair? And I almost forgot – just SO in love with that red dress – pure class.
PS. Hope it’s snowing in Helsinki, I can’t wait for more of your winter/Christmas photos! 🙂
Happy Tuesday!
Alex says
This salad looks so yummy! I’m hungry now -.-! 😉
Nice photos as always! 🙂
love from Germany!
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lllll says
Sometimes I guess people like you or andrea badendyck just have luxury problems.. I love reading your blog for years but always the autumn depression because of the weather and you still can travel the world… that seems sometimes insatiable
Pp says
Hei! Osaisitkohan sinä suositella hyviä salaattipaikkoja sekä kahviloita Helsingistä? Missä tykkäät itse käydä? Missä on hyvä, laadukas valikoima ja kiva tunnelma? 🙂
marianna says
Lempparipaikka ehkä Teatteri, runsaat ja hyvät salaatit. Toinen vakkaripaikka Johto, se on arkisempi ja salaattikin vähän arkisempi mutta hyvä ja täyttävä. Hmm kolmas… Tykkään Stockan kasikerroksen salaattibaarista, aivan ihanat herkkusienet ja marinoitu punasipuli ja jotain vähän mitä ei noissa muissa paikoissa löydy. Ympäristönä Teatteri ykkönen! Cafe Esplanad tulee ehkä neljäntenä, mutta ympäristön puolesta kakkosena. Tosi monet kehuvat myös Factoryn salaatteja, itse oon käynyt vain kerran, kana oli kuivaa ja vähän kaikki pielessä, niin ei ole tullut toista mahdollisuutta sille annettua, vaikka ehkä pitäisi. Haha toivottavasti tästä sai jotain vinkkejä! 🙂
camille says
Lovely pictures
Xoxo
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Olga L. says
I see Helsinki is ready for Christmas with all those lights…and South Africa????really?????? can’t wait to hear more!))
Olga
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Leanne says
I always love your attention to detail. You’re coming to South Africa?? Are you going to be in Johannesburg or Cape Town? I’d love to meet up!
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marianna says
Cape Town 🙂 Unfortunately the schedule won’t be made my me, and I’ll only be there for five days, so I’m afraid I can’t organize reader meetings. But what a lovely comment, would have been nice to meet you! 🙂 If I like Cape Town maybe I’ll come again for a holiday! X
Leanne says
You’re going to have the most incredible time. Cape Town is just so beautiful!! I hope you enjoy every second. Can’t wait to see all your pictures. x
Vashnie says
Sending you an early WELCOME TO SOUTH AFRICA 🙂 I am so glad you are coming to our beautiful country. I hope you are ready for summer. The weather here is just beautiful this time of year.
marianna says
Thank you so much! Oooh I can’t wait to see it! 🙂
Elisabeth says
Hey Mariannan,
I noticed you updated your camera! What were the reasons for that? The photos taken with your D700 and that little 50mm were absolutely perfect! 🙂
I follow your blog since over a year now and I really like your images because they are very atmospheric and you have a great eye for beautiful colours. I also like the way you dress, these pastellic creamy colours, classy elegant combinations, Just perfect everyday looks. Very typical european as well.
But nothing of that is affected by the camera – so why did it have to be a new one? 🙂
Keep up the good work!!!
Sara says
Aluksi, oon seurannut sun blogia ihan super kauan ja tää blogi on mun mielestä mennyt vain eteenpäi! aina odottaa innolla uusia postauksia. 🙂 yksi toivomuskin olisi, nimittäin Dubaihin oon menossa jouluksi, nii jos voisit tehäs siitä vielä yhen postauksen, esim rannoista, kaupoista! sekin kiinnostaisi jos esittelisit Dubain ostoksiasi 🙂 voi myös olla että on mennyt multa ihan ohi haha 😀
marianna says
Kiitos ihana! 🙂 Oo Dubai, ihana paikka! Rannoilla ei kyllä ollenkaan käyty, olisin varmaan sulanut sinne 😀 Tuntui ainoalta vaihtoehdolta ottaa altaan läheisyydessä aurinkoa, en tiedä oonko sitten jotenkin huonompi kestämään kuumuutta. Kauppojen kannalta suosikkipaikkani oli Dubai Mall! 🙂 Emirates oli myös kiva ostoskeskus, hyvänä kakkosena! Tässä pari nopeaa vinkkiä, jos en erillistä postausta enää tee… Shoppailujen kanssa olin aika harkitseva, yleisesti hintataso on vähän kovempi, mutta VS:ltä ostin pari juttua ja kivoja mekkokauppoja oli paljon, mekkojakin ostin kaksi. Voishan näitä kuvata vielä jälkikateen haha.. 🙂