England, Rastrick

After four weeks it was time for me to hop on the plane and head towards England and Manchester Airport..

There was couple of difficulties on the way since I had already booked my trip to Athens to catch up with my friends and my flights couldn't be changed.. Annoying! Eventually I paid them tickets for nothing.. It was my last holidays of the year and this was my only chance to meet his parents so I had to go to England. The biggest reason was that we had agreed on him moving to Finland and I felt like it was my duty to go meet his parents so that they'd know where his son was going and to whom.

Last two week of holiday in front of me and I was so excited! One week in England and second week in Athens!

Steve and her sister and mom picked me up from the airport and I was so nervous to meet them! At first they talked to me like I was 10 or so cause they didn't know how good or bad my English was.. We drove to Manchester somewhere in the center and went to wander around and eat together. Here are some pics of Manchester.

Huddersfield is around 40-45 min drive away from Manchester and on the way there we started seeing familiar scenes from Emmerdale like he had said! Actually it has been filmed only 20 minutes where they live. It was so pretty and also so different!!

On the next morning Steve had to leave for work and I had quarenteed that I wont get lost.. And I didnt! It was beautiful weather so I decided to walk to Huddersfield which took me around an hour. They had warned me not to walk because some neighbourhoods were a bit rough. The houses were beautiful!

I wandered around and walked a lot! It wasn't too big so I soon remembered the streets around. I found this cute little coffee place!

As England is famous from it's pubs I went to hang out in "Warehouse" to wait for Steve to get off from work. :)

Evening walk around Rastrick, my country man? ;)

The next morning Steve left for work again and I headed towards Halifax for a day trip. I also visited Sowerby bridge, where I got a bad phone call telling me that I didn't make it to the national team.. :(

Wandering around Huddersfield I was shocked at how big people were there! And so many teenager moms!! Unbelievable! Shocking! I was once sat in Subway to have a bite to eat and outside there wear five girls max 16 years old and ALL of the had kids! In Huddersfield center there was also a shop that sold only frozen food!!! Alson in supermarkets everything was big packages! 3 for the prize of 2.. Buy this and you get this also, just making people to buy more than needed and obviously eat all.. Whaat.

After Steve got of from work we met at his mom and dad's and took showers and left out with couple of his friends. We ended up with this place where they had always gone when they were young. To Acca in Halifax with cheapest beer and shots etc. Me and four boys out drinking shots, how on earth did I survive?! I had a brilliant night!! At one point this song Oops Upside your head and everyone went to sit on the dancefloor, which is not sticky and full of beer like in Finland.. And everyone sang and sat there and did these funny things on the floor on rows. :D Awsum!

The next morning I wasn't feeling good at all. At all. Terrible hungover. Day trip to York with Steve's parents, sister and her boyfriend. Brilliant. I somehow survived because I just had to York is sooo beautiful old fashioned city! Loved it! With all small streets, gost houses and them pubs!

The next day it wasday trip time to Leeds. We just wandered around and went to pub thi watch Manu game.

Trying to fill out these forms "other alien"

Week went so fast and then it was time to say moikka for five weeks and then Steve would be moving to Finland with me (and my parents..)

I was sad and of course I cried at the airport but at the same time I was looking forward to seeing my friends in Athens! <3

Best summer weeks in Finland 2013

Soooo they day surprisingly came, Steve came after me to Finland like he had said that he would. And, not only for a weekend but for two weeks!!

At the time I was still living with my parents so I had to come up with this "Mommmm I met this guy and he wants to come see me here, can he stay over.." and the quick and most important add to that was "you tell dad..".

At the airport I was so nervous that my words wont even describe it.. Didn't know how to stand, how to keep my arms, where to put them.. I didn't really know what to expect really. We had only hang out for 5 days in basically paradise.. What would he be wearing? Would he have a nerd suitcase or a sports bag or what? What if he had all black clothers or something..

Well all this panicking ended up being for nothing. He was excatly like I remembered, we had meen messaging every single day since we met so it wasnt like we hadnt kept in touch. It felt so good to be in his arms, it felt like we hadn't been apart at all!

My parents were in Croatia for a holiday so first it was meet the sister. It went really well as i thought that it would. :)

On the next day we went out to Helsinki with my friends and came back really late during which my parents had come home. So the next morning it was time to meet the parents. :D I've never seen him that nervous !! He kept saying that I cant come out from your bedroom!! I ll climb down and ring the door bell instead...

Well the two weeks and wayy to fast by enjoying each other's company and showing him some sights in Helsinki.. During that two weeks we of course talked about "us" and both were saying that can't or dont wan't a long distance relationship..

Here are some pics of our time in Helsinki!

Seurasaari 

Finnish fashion?! xD 

Like I said it went way too fast and soon it was time to cry at the airport. :( The only thing that cheerhed me up was that we had agreed that I would go to England to meet his parents in four weeks.. :)