My Valentine’s day was so nice and cozy, and dedicated for exactly what it’s supposed to be for. With my friend we cooked dinner and made some drinks, and we just had a fun relaxed night. We kept remembering funny and stupid things that had happened through the years we’ve known each other, from high school til this day, I laughed so much after remembering teenager things. We’ve changed a lot, yet we still are the same giggling girly girls. These kind of nights are so important, and even more important, just having good reliable friends. I feel really lucky to have the people in my life that I do! I have only a few really good friends, but when it comes to best friends, quality over quantity, right?
Ystävänpäiväilta sujui ihanan rauhallisissa tunnelmissa! Juuri niin kuin ystävänpäivän mun mielestä kuuluukin. Kokkailtiin kaverini kanssa illallista, tehtiin drinkkejä, höpötettiin ja naurettiin. Muisteltiin kaikkea mahdollista lukioajoista tähän päivään, tuli naurettua niin paljon vanhoille jutuille ja kaikille sattumille! Ollaan molemmat toisaalta niin muututtu, ja toisaalta just samanlaisia kikattelevia teinityttöjä. Hah no ei ehkä sentään, mutta vähintään lauantaina oltiin, lakkailtiin kynsiä ja otettiin selfieitä, syvällisten keskusteluiden ohella. 😀 Onnekas fiilis, kun miettii minkälaisia ihmisiä mulla on ympärillä. Parhaissa kavereissa laatu korvaa määrän.
The dinner we made this night was simple but oh so delicious! Grilled chicken salad with avocado, cherry tomatoes, grapes (which look like olives here), and mozzarella. And a dressing made of olive oil, balsamic vinegar, salt and pepper.
Meidän helppo mutta niin herkullinen illallinen oli grillattu kanasalaatti, valmiiksi grillatuilla kanankoivilla, mozzarellalla, avokadolla, kirsikkatomaateilla ja viinirypäleillä (jotka näyttävät kuvissa oliiveilta). Kastikkeena oliiviöljy+balsamico+suola+pippurisekoitus.
For dessert we had amazing cucumber drinks, that my friend knew how to make. And strawberries dipped in dark chocolate, because hey, Valentine’s day!
Ja jälkkäriksi aivan täydellisiä kurkkudrinkkejä (Gaijinin drinkeistä inspiroituneena), joista kreditit kuuluvat kyllä kaverilleni. Lisäksi suklaaseen dipattuja mansikoita, jotka ei ystävänpäivänä kaipaa selittelyjä!
Simona Moon says
How was the drink?
This is how V day was for me https://simonaions.wordpress.com/2015/02/15/valentines-day/
WOWS says
Cucumber drinks! Sounds interesting!
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JOURNAL OF STYLE says
They look similar to the smoothies I prefer sometimes: cucumber, lime and ginger. Great pics, Marianna! 😉
xxx
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Marianna says
It was amazing, fresh and dangerously good! Hope your day was good too! x
Ariana says
Didn’t thought your blog could get any better but it did! Congrats 🙂
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Marianna says
Haha your so sweet, thanks Ariana! 🙂
Noush says
Looks like a great night !
Marianna says
Thank you Noush, it was! 🙂
Barunka Svejkovská says
So your Valentine was like a delicacy heaven with a quality company! 🙂 that’s good to hear.
I’m glad you still have so tight friendship with your friend from high school 🙂 I’ve known my best friend for almost 21 years – these are the things we should appreciate the most in our life 🙂
Marianna says
That’s so nice, you’ve really grown together then! 🙂 Good friends are golden!
Lyuba says
you know this quote from the Cathcer in the Rye?
“What really knocks me out in a book that, when you’re all done reading it, you wish the author that wrote it was a terrific friend of yours and you could call him up on the phone whenever you felt like it. That doesn’t happen much, though.”
I kind of feel the similar feeling about you, even though you’re a blogger, not a writer. You just feel like a person I could relate to and you are that person for many of your readers, I think.
Keep going this way!
Marianna says
Wow, thank you for those kind words Lyuba! That’s almost like the biggest compliment 🙂 <3
Sara - Window On My Wardrobe says
What a lovely evening, sounds just perfect to me! Yes indeed, best friends are rare to find, so you better have a few best friends then a lot of regular friends you don’t really have that click and connection with.
That cucumber drink looks awesome! I’d love to know the recipe! 🙂
X Sara
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Marianna says
Thank you Sara! 🙂 Shortly there was in the drink cucumber juice (cucumber in a blender and then the juice part sifted through a riddle), lime juice, ginger+sugar+water melted in a pot, Hendricks gin and ice cubes. It was so good! x
Bri says
Everything from the salad to the drinks & strawberries looks so mouth-watering! Yummy! Definitely looks like a lovely night with your best friend. x
With Love,
Bri
AWO Stories
Marianna says
Thank you sweet Bri! 🙂
Jenna says
Such beautiful photography! The strawberries look amazing, unfortunately my boyfriend doesn’t like chocolate so I plan to have some chocolate and strawberries with the girls this weekend 🙂
Jenna || http://www.jennafifi.co.uk/
Marianna says
Thank you Jenna! Oh wow, probably the first person I hear who doesn’t like chocolate! But that’s a good plan then 🙂
Rachelle says
Everything look so yummy, you take the prettiest pictures.
xo
PinkSole
Marianna says
Thank you so much Rachelle!
nueyork says
It looks like you had an amazing time and everything looks so tasty!
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Marianna says
Thank you Nyeyork 🙂
Kim says
That sounds like such a nice night! That salad looks amazing!
Kim
http://trendkeeper.me .. Bloggers in real life?!
Marianna says
Thanks Kim, the salad was so yummy though it was simple 🙂
vera says
Beautiful photos!! The drinks look yummy!!
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Marianna says
Thank you Vera! x
Nancy says
So cozy and nice! Looks like you had a good time and quality over quantity is always better, especially with close friends! <3
Marianna says
I agree, thank you! <3
Sarah says
Looks like you had a great time! Yum!
x Sarah
http://www.bohochiccafe.com
Marianna says
Thanks Sarah! 🙂
Brooke Tollison says
Wow, what an awesome Valentines Day!! That salad really looks delicious as does that drink!
Marianna says
They both were, thanks for the comment Brooke!
Natali says
Mmmm!!! Noms! Everything looks and sounds delicious! What a great way to spend a Valentine’s Day!
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Marianna says
Thank you Natali! 🙂 Food is an important part of a good night 😉
nelli says
niin hyvän näköisiä drinkkejä! olisi kiva kokeilla itsekin jos ohjetta saisi ! 🙂
Marianna says
Kiitos Nelli, ne oli ihan mielettömän hyviä! Reseptiä löytyy täältä: http://suolaajahunajaa.com/tag/gaijin-drinkki/ 🙂
Nikki says
It looks like the perfect day!! <3 X
http://www.fashionable-passion.blogspot.com
Marianna says
Thank you Nikki! x
abdullah teke says
Aw,i can cook too,happy valentine <3
Marianna says
Thank you, same to you! 🙂
Aurora says
I could not be more agree with the quality over quantity thing! Nothing is better to have some friends you can count on and with who you can truly be yourself!
Nice to read you had a good Valentine’s day 🙂
x Aurora
http://www.aurorana.com
Marianna says
Yes, that’s the best when you can be 100% yourself with your friends! 🙂 Thank you Aurora, I hope you had a good day too! x
Anna says
Oh your Valentine’s Day seemed to be lovely as well! 🙂 you don’t need a boyfriend to a good VD. The salad looks so delicious and the drink very different to the things I used to know. Could you maybe share the receipt? 😀
Btw sweetie I’m still waiting for your reply! 🙂 :p <3
Marianna says
Yes I agree, friends are a thing to appreciate too, though there would be nothing wrong having a boyfriend.. 🙂
Sorry for a little messy recipe, I’m gonna copy what I tried to answer just to an earlier comment:
Shortly there was in the drink cucumber juice (cucumber in a blender and then the juice part sifted through a riddle), lime juice, ginger+sugar+water melted in a pot, Hendricks gin and ice cubes.
Haha those were kind of hard to make, I have to give my friend credit for those! 🙂
<3
Tuija says
Onpas mukavan tuoreen ja kevyen näköistä 🙂
Marianna says
Kiitos Tuija, oli kyllä raikasta ja hyvää! 🙂
Leanne says
Those cocktails sure look interesting. You should post the recipe!
Love from South Africa
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Marianna says
Thank you Leanne 🙂
Monika says
Your Valentine’s Day looks really tasty 🙂
Monika
https://365affairs.wordpress.com/
Marianna says
Thanks Monika, it was yummy food night definitely! 🙂
Dixi Wonderland says
It´s the same for me. I have 3 girlfriends that I trust 100%. I´ve been so burned by people so I really don´t wanna let anybody else in. And I rather have 3 friends that I can trust and say whatever I want to and know that whatever I say it will stay betweeen four eyes 🙂 Your Valentine looks amazing!
Marianna says
That’s so good to have those kind of friends, those are definitely keepers! I know what you mean, I’ve experienced that too, and learned who to trust. 🙂 Thank you Dixi, hope you had a nice weekend! x
Enn Franco says
I’ve never tried strawberry with chocolate, I think I am insane haha I really want to buy a great box of it, but fortunately I don’t know where in my city I can find this delicious thing)
And this cucumber drink is oh so charming and yummy looking, need to find a recipe and do it by myself)
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Laura says
It looks so delicious, hope you had an amazing Valentine’s day !
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Love from Paris
Karolina says
Looks so tasty 🙂 I also spent Valentine’s day with friend and it was totally cool 🙂
Have a nice day!
Lydia says
Your posts never dissapoint me Mariannan <3
http://www.deaddsouls.com
Gemma says
That cucumber drink looks so good! I’m going to try to make it without alcohol! Looks like a lighter version of green juice 🙂
Patricia Sophie Engels says
What an ahmazing girly day. Looks pretty good
jane says
Looks absolutely delicious !!
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L's Fashion Diary says
Looks as if you had a really cool night !
& the salad looks so tasty !
Love, L
http://www.Lsfashiondiary.blogspot.com
Schmidt Enikő says
Looks like a really great night! The food and the drinks look delicious!
http://kingstreetfashionista.blogspot.hu/2015/02/tuesdays-top-3.html
noirin patricia says
Lovely food! Nice idea to spend this day with a friend reminiscing. Valentines is a time, I think, to appreciate all kinds of relationships X
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Luxxmint says
It looks amazing especially the drink. I need to learn how make a few cocktails!
Luxxmint
Nicole says
Looks like a really great night and much fun…nice pics…
camille says
You seem to have had such a lovely night
Xoxo
http://fashionbackyard.blogspot.fr
annie lee says
you’re right. definitely quality over quantity 🙂 and seems like you had a quality dinner!
Marianna says
Thank you Annie Lee!:)
Selina says
quality over quantity – soo true! 🙂
yummy pictures hihi
hope you’re having a good week so far xx
Marianna says
Thank you Selina!:) I hope you are too! :*
Céline says
Oh this looks amazing! Could you also publish the recipe for the cucumber drink? It is so good to catch up with old friends : )
Hugs,
Céline blogging on http://smultronstaellen.blogspot.co.uk
Sari says
Ihania kuvia! Kuulostaa ja näyttää niin herkulliselta! 🙂 Selvästi onnistunut Ystävänpäivä takana. ❤ Hei muuten, pakko kysyä että minkä kokoiset ne sun uudet ihanat Zaran nahkahousut on? Joustaako hyvin? Itsellä ei ole yksiäkään Zaran housuja eikä siis mitään käsitystä Zaran husujen mitoituksesta, mutta noi housut himottais todella paljon! 🙂 En vaan tiedä olisiko XS (mun normaali koko) vai S parempi?! 🙁 Kiitos jo etukäteen! 🙂 ❤❤
Marianna says
Kiitos Sari! 🙂 <3 Mulla on ne XS:nä, ne on aika stretchiä ja muistaakseni koot on Xs, S ja M mitä noista löytyy. Kantsii sovitella, mutta suosittelen ottamaan nahkahousuissa mielummin vähän pienet kuin isot, ne jotenkin muotoutuu aika hyvin ja joustaa!
Anne says
Oi nam mitä herkkuja! 😛 Ystävänpäivä on kyllä ihana päivä!
http://justsayinghianne.blogspot.fi/
louise says
Sounds like a perfect night in with your friend, and that food looks amazing too! Me and my boyfriend also opted for a nice low key evening in together with a lovely home cooked meal.
Louise x
JODIE CAUGHEY says
This is my kind of night…perfect!!
Those strawberries, yum.
xo
Jodie
http://www.jodiecaughey.com
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