Here we are 2025
Where's my money?
We rang in the new year with my sister-in-law, her husband and their younger son, and it was a pretty chilled night. Rather than go to too much effort, we had hotdogs as the main meal, and then cheeses and some candy for dessert. Accompanied with some red wine and some sparkling wine too, since it was new year's eve. I think we all ate too much - which is par for the course over the last few weeks.
I think that we had a good time, but this is actually the first time outside of Christmas that they have spent an evening with us, which is likely down to my lack of Finnish ability. However, even with my shitty Finnish and their embarrassed English, we should have been able to get together more often than we have - in fourteen years of knowing each other. However, perhaps they will be more open to spending time together in the future.
Except we kicked their ass.
We played a music game that links to Spotify, and it was a lot of fun, but my wife and I took the championship 3 to 1. They were annoyed, because they are competitive and we are not, but they had only played it with Gen-Zers earlier.
And, we also did Tinanvalanta, which is a thing where you melt a small tin horseshoe and then throw it into water. The shape that comes out in the shadows is meant to predict what the next year is going to hold. We each did it and we had to do it on the fireplace, because the melting spoon doesn't work on an induction stove. It was a good laugh and some funny shapes came out.
Seems My wife on the right is going to have an old man propose to her with a flower, so I am guessing she is getting a sugar daddy. and my daughter on the right is going to turn into a mermaid.
Ooooh - and these two fellas became friends and spent much of the evening roughhousing, only having it get out of hand a couple times. They were pretty funny together, and Paavo (the brown one) wanted to play a lot and is super friendly, but Matti (the white) wasn't too keen to begin with, as he hates all dogs. But, after a bit he warmed up and they had fun too. Though, they were both very, very tired by the time the clock turned to a new year.
And, the entry picture is my shape, which I was told looked like a man sitting atop a pile of money. That crackly shape is meant to signify money, so I ask again 2025...
Where's my money?
Taraz
[ Gen1: Hive ]
