It's very weird how fast things change around here. When we got to Finland in late July, it was very bright and I mean bright. The sun showed it's pretty little face until most nights at midnight. It was crazy and so different then what we are accustomed to and a lot to begin getting use to. Besides the fact that on top of that we had to get use to no a/c in the house, it just seemed to be a lot all at one time. I mean for what was normal to us was every day the temperature stayed at a fairly constant temperature, which was hot, warm, sticky, just plain humid. Every day seemed to get a little better with time, as it got a little darker earlier in the evening but still not soon enough. Now that the darkness is starting to come, I'm still not looking forward to it, but in the summer when the sun never goes down you wonder if you'd ever sleep. Well, now I wonder if we'd ever wake. Lately, it's been great for the children because they started sleeping later. No complaint from Mommy, but if I have one, I'd like to have some light just not all of it. How could anyone wish for more light?!? You aren't able to sleep, your children don't sleep either, and it's always too bright. It does seem to drive you crazy but now the darkness is here and you still complain. WOW!! What is it with us? No matter what, we are never happy but we really are happy, it's just that we have to make the best of any and every situation we are in or come across. We'll make it, it's just scary your first time around. Everyone here that has experienced this has been great and has given us a lot of great pointers, so we are going to make it and do our very best with what we have.
We've made it through this first summer, and with the approach of our first winter here we do look forward to the first snow and all that Finland's weather has to offer us. At least I know Chloe does. All she ever talks about is the snow and all the things she wants to do in it. It's going to be great and I'm very excited, especially for her. Seeing things through a child's eyes and imagination is the best part of what life has to offer us as parents, it's so much better then how we see it. The cold weather we've been having, has been a great change and we are certainly enjoying it so far. Now with the start of the darkness approaching sooner than later, it's been a little overwhelming and scary but it's something that I've prepared myself for and I'm willing to give it all a chance and see where it takes me.
I believe that with the daytime slowly creeping away from us, that we will be embracing every second, minute, and hour of the day to be out in the sun that is shown upon us. So far, I've made sure of that. We are outside anytime the sun is, whether it is for a few minutes in the yard, up the street at the park, or a walk around the neighborhood. I guess what I'm saying is that I really enjoyed the summer here even though it was bright, and that I'm scared to death of the winter to come. It's been rainy lately and a lot more than we are use to. I'm starting to feel a sense of panic, worrying about the coming snow. As you can sense I'm not looking forward to the winter of darkness, and I'm really trying my best not to panic too much as the darkness is closing in on us, I truly feel like I have found my happy medium. While I'm not saying that I totally dislike the dark & cold early evenings and late mornings, I've realized that there are some benefits to all of these changes. Sleeping late, and getting to bed sooner than we'd like but it makes for a great morning and some really happy children lately. It's been a sad reality for me, realizing that I do love the sun, who doesn't. However I'm definitely not a big fan of stormy, rainy weather. We're here in a beautiful country that we need to make the most of. If it's darkness we are getting, then it's darkness that we are going to get use to and do what we have to, to keep us from those gloomy days of winter and the sad, harsh reality that the sun will not be around for very long. It's another lesson in life to learn of how fortunate we are, coming from the USA and not knowing what the rest of the world is all about. You live, you learn and you love what you have. So blessed!! AMEN!!
P.S. not exactly sure why I have this background highlighted color on my words, sorry!! I've tried to take it off and I can't figure it out.
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