Joulu Sauna

i feel so very relaxed right now ... i just got back from my Joulu (Christmas) sauna ... i blogged about it last year too - click here ... it is one of those Finnish traditions that i love to keep ... i sat on the wood bench, and threw water onto the hot sauna stones ... sweating out my cares ... praying as i listened to the water sizzle and evaporate off the rocks ... it eased my tense muscles ...

i wonder why i didn't have a sauna earlier!! even though my spirit feels at peace, sometimes my body doesn't follow suit ... it just tenses up!

tomorrow we go to my aunt's for an old-fashioned Finnish Christmas meal ... and then some low key opening of presents ...

leo doesn't know that i got him a chess CD to load into the laptop ... i will have to remind him that the laptop was designated the "official Christmas present", so he won't feel bad that he doesn't have a "surprise" for me ... we don't usually do presents - but if i see something, i like to buy it for him ...

i'm still wondering if my new home will be under the tree? *smile* ... why not? God does like to surprise us with good stuff, doesn't He?

blessings to you, my dear blog buds! i hope that your Christmas is peaceful ....