A Barcelona amb família

If this is not a top secret information then I can tell you that my mom had her 50th and my little brother had his 20th birthday this year. If this was confidential knowledge...then the cat is out of the bag. I cannot believe that my brother was 11 when Game of Thrones started and he is living now on his own and has a girlfriend and a dog. Also, I cannot believe that mom can finally live da vida loca, since all the kids have flown out of the nest.

This needed some time to sink in. 

This needed a proper celebration. 

This needed a trip to Barcelona.

The human, who welcomed me into this world somewhere at Tartu motorway, and I:

Together they are 70, so they have all the right to sit on the elderly seats:

Familia went straight to Sagrada Familia:

There aren't a lot of landmarks that can excite me,

but this one was bitchin'!

It made me hungry:

Locals wore winter jackets, however my Nordic heart started to melt straight away:

I found out that mom knows ridiculous amount of info about plants:

The freedom vibe like Berlin has + warm weather of Barcelona =

me likey:

Gentlemen tourists:

The nature was in bloom: "Hey, winter, fuck you!"

He asked how magnets work

and she told him instead the story about the birds and the bees.

The dad behind them heard the story and his world collapsed:

Arc de Triomf and summer breeze:

"I find your fashion sense very Pinteresting":

I found this famous hippie and asked for his autograph:

Mix and match at its finest:

Barcelona is my new true love:

Little brother is intimidated by the badassery that the older bro delivers:

My mom is a vegetarian, so she had a very lovely trip to the capital of Ham:

It happened to be Spanish National Day and 

Spaniards vs Catalan gave out a big bucket of their opinion on the matter:

Mom is enjoying the little sunburn that was about to happen:

Mister Crab:

Trying to remember were we parked our yacht:

Top manta a.k.a. the blanket sellers. 

The immigrants waiting for asylum are selling illegally 

the most authentic fake products I have ever seen:

Mad visual merchandising skills:

30 € and a luxurious bag can be yours:

Maybe we should burn the return ticket and stay here?

I want to have the same drug that the famous architect Gaudi was having:

I mean, Barcelona is a beautiful city:

Finally it was my first time in Barcelona and 

I had the possibility to conquer yet another & Other Stories store:

Stay chic!

Pigeons look dumb in every country:

So I just ate burger at Bacoa and it was delicious:

Mom loves plants waaaayyyy too much:

My brothers are in the IT field:

NIGHTTIME...

...DAYTIME!

My white skin works as a reflector:

That moment when you have just washed your hair,

but the wind just is ruining your life:

The most beautiful picture of Barcelona panorama:

Yes, this is picture of my mom:

We want rich people problems like which pool to use on Mondays:

I am ignoring the fact that winter is coming:

The mom is very upset that we only have carry-on luggage,

otherwise our flight would be truly fishy:

I give you cereal restaurant

and this is for real:

Overdressed and under stress: 

In Spanish the "j" sounds like an "h" so its like "hahahaha" 

but spelled the Spanish kind of way "jajajaja"!

How we got a dog?

Last three weeks we have had a third edition to our family, 

a dog named Šarik. 

*still cannot believe it*

I have always had a dog and a cat, for me family without animals is just silly. We have had the talk with Fred for quite some time. To be fair we even googled a bit, joined some Facebook groups to get into the "Dog people" cycle, but this all was planned to become reality after I had graduated. But sometimes life just happens.

1. Besides puppies we also checked shelter dogs all around Estonia 

(here you can check the webpage out)

and every time we ended up on Šarik in Valga:

2. During the summer we stumbled on his picture again and again,

until one August day we decided to finally meet him. 

Several hour drive. 

The heartbreak that shelters have to offer. 

The unforgettable first glimpse at Šarik.

We just knew that we could not leave him there:

3. It was barely three weeks ago, but the below picture just brakes my heart.

I was just minutes after we had said "Yes" and signed all the legal documents. 

We put him into our car and drove away. He was very confused and his appearance was rugged:

4. His previous owner has passed away and Šarik was left behind without a human. 

That said, he is not a street stray or anything. 

He is just this country gentleman, who needed some love:

5. After one and half hour (!) at the grooming salon we have now this handsome Šarik:

6. I introduced Šarik to our dearest ones and my family dog Tibi,

who came to our life when I was just twelve years old: 

7. Step by step we are trying to get to know each-other. Combining my full time job and studies with dog duties is tough, but we have never regretted our decision. Thanks to Fred and my grandparents we are giving Šarik as much love as possible. 

Shout out to all the single parents out there, you are superheroes! 

Now we can blame all our farts on him:

Neringa digs Andrej 2018

How many times have you been to Lithuania? For me it was the third time and the most festive – it overshadowed my 18 year old's booze cruise and the Foals concert (wow, did I just say that? It was a cool gig, but Yannis not proposing to me and not marrying me was kind of a turn off) in Vilnius last year. This time my colleague Neringa got married! So let me introduce you to Lithuania at its finest.

Neringa digs Andrej 2018

On Thursday Fred and I inserted Vilnius on Google Maps and inaugurated our road trip named 

"Let's test the limits of our love by taking 8h drive together":

On Friday I worked at our Vilnius office,

which also was the pre-wedding hub with full of excitement and champagne:

The Civil Status Office (Leedu Õnnepalee) was conveniently just across the road.

Here she is just minutes away from "I do": 

Meanwhile we left Vilnius for hour and half long drive and arrived to the "Cвадьба" festival grounds.

There, my colleagues and I had an 100% success rate, since none of us were wearing the same outfit

(fashion company problems):

After getting to know the place the starring couple arrived and we were well prepared for them: 

Long live the husband and wife!

To honour Neringa's new surname, the family flag was erected:

The professionals a.k.a. already married:

Let me introduce the Lithuanian food menu.

First of all, can we pay our respects to the small bunnies on the table:

I learned that food without a shape from real life is just dull and ridiculous.

Also, I learned that the real magic mushrooms are made in Lithuania out of sugar and dough:

True Lithuanian represents: the art of food

(nevermind the bunnies now, look on the right at the wood logs (ribs) covered with mushrooms):

HANDS UP THOSE WHO ARE HAVING A GOOD TIME!

WHOOP! WHOOP!

Jay-Z + Beyonce and Victoria + David 

are nothing compared to us:

Grandmother's approval is the highest praise of them all:

The heels came off and comfortable dance shoes went on:

Casually high-fiving the groom for a good job:

The wedding band killed it,

the fans loved it:

Latvians and Lithuanias side by side:

Let me introduce the f-u-n-n-i-e-s-t guest there was.

The pure excitement over "meat bunnies", the misinterpretation of Lithuanian traditions

and eagerness to try EVERYTHING just melted my heart away. 

That Dane was having the time of his life! Tack, att du finns!:

After that wedding I can't get Lykke Li "I follow rivers" out of my head.

IT'S MADNESS, I SAY!:

The only Russian word we know

 (except all the ugly words that cannot be told if mom is around):

"And they lived happily ever after" moment:

Hands down, this is something I have NEVER seen before,

Šakotis or raguolis as a wedding cake

and a big ass chainsaw to cut it open.

Tehke järgi või makske kinni:

I soaked in everything Lithuanian culture had to offer:

At midnight our wedding anniversary began.

A year from that day we secretly got married:

The only downside of being married is that 

I cannot attend the flower bouquet throwing tradition:

Sometimes loose, always win:

It's a good sign when maid of honour catches the bouquet,

also she is very much in love, so it plays out right:

Her boyfriend tried to catch the groom's corsage:

But they already had the jackpot:

Sending away August together with summer in a proper way:

A quick beauty sleep was needed:

Good morning, Lithuania!

A wild potato appeared at the breakfast;

A quick meat bunny and sugar mushroom before we go-go:

Hello September, we were not ready for you:

Although wedding lasted for another day it was time to head back to Estonia,

but before, a last picture with the colleagues:

Before driving back to Estonia,

Fred and I had a romantic 1 wedding anniversary dinner: 

I love you more than Ingvar Kamprad loves Elmtaryd and Agunnaryd:

In the end there's only love