Here comes the sun

It has been a long semester for me at school and I have missed out on a lot going from work to the books and usually about a day behind on everything. I am a couple of months behind on posting, but Satu hasn't stopped being wonderful even for a second. Here is a quick list of some of the things that she has done since my last post. She makes my heart swell with happiness.

She brought me tea in my own little kettle while I was studying. Satu has a lot of different types of tea and can always seem to pick the right one for any occasion. Who knew that fortnum and mason (fort-num-num-num) was for statistics finals? My girlfrang did.

We a spontaneous game of hide and chase where she scurried away to hide and I patiently tried to lure her out of her hiding spot with some goldfish crackers. This is a technique that I saw Satu use just tonight with a raccoon and an oreo. It worked better with the little backyard bandit than it did with her. I did eventually get her to take the crackers, but she just retreated back to her spot behind the chair and spit them at me one at a time. She didn't come out until I sang my mating song, and even then it was just to stare me doing my very odd song and dance.

There were Easter presents. Lots of them and a basket full of really good chocolate. One of my favorite things is how she takes the time to draw on wrapping paper and make little notes on cards with sweet little drawings all over them. When Satu gives you a present, she presents you with it and she makes it for you. It really made me feel loved.

She made cookies for the guys at work. Twice. It was like watching 5 year olds try to wait two minutes for an oreo. No one looked at the powerpoints during the meeting. It was just a room full of guys squirming in their chairs with eyes darting to the cookies and then at each other. You could actually see the deliberation going on within them, torn between wanting more delicious cookies and not wanting to seem greedy. The cookies were all gone at the end of the meeting.

This whole time while I have felt overwhelmed by work and school, Satu has kept things going. Even though she hates talking on the phone and interacting with strangers, she has managed all of the daily things that come up. I haven't had to worry about any of that stuff for a while.

Now that spring is here and we are able to venture out in the world, I am really looking forward to explorimg our city together.