So... earthquake, huh ( Read more... )

I've been having some fun times. Yesterday was my cousin's graduation, so there was a big family reunion type party. I'm related to some pretty darn cool people. My uncle Ronald's little girls are the cutest kids in the world. They're the sort of children that remind me just why I want to become a parent so badly. And they really, really love me. : ( Read more... )

Most of the tourists today have been Danish. There also have been a handful of Limeys and Yanks ( Read more... )

A conversation between me and my 9-year-old cousin Elín:

Elín: Where's Mika?
Me: In Finland.
Elín: Oh. Do you want to marry him?
Me: Yes.
Elín: Does he want to marry you?
Me: Hopefully.
Elín: Wow. (ponders for a moment, then looks at Jared) You need to get yourself a girlfriend, because Miriam's already got a boyfriend!
Jared looks depressed.

Aren't kids ( Read more... )