roadtrip to Kvitfjell

i am celebrating christmas eve with the Kvamme's. third year in a row and i'm sure it's going to be another happy and dramatic night for everyone.

but before everything else, before looking forward to decorating the christmas tree or making christmas cookies or debating with myself whether to try again to ski or not to ski...before any of these comes into my mind, i always look forward for the drive to the cottage.

in 2008, i was amazed by the mountain of gifts that Finn-Einar and Kjersti had to fit in the car to bring to Kvitfjell. aside from the gifts, they also had to squeeze in our luggage. plus, us! the five of us and kuya Oscar! i remember how funny it was to be seated between Rebecca and Felix at the backseat, with bags and stuffs on our laps as our roadtrip to Kvitfjell began. as Finn-Einar took the driver's seat, he took a look at the three of us at the back and sighed. and i blurted out "oh! this is so exciting!" and he said, you are the most positive person i've ever met. anyway, the four-hour drive on the dark, long and winding road to the cottage was indeed fun for us but not for kuya Oscar. poor kuya...

in 2009, i missed the car ride because i took the bus to Ringebu instead. but i didn't miss how Kjersti got pissed off when she couldn't shove in the last small packages in her volvo.

2010. the boys drove in Finn-Einar's parents' car and us girls and Scott drove with Kjersti. the same shoving and squeezing of packages problem, in two cars, occurred. but this year has been the most comfortable ride so far : ) it was so cool to sit at the back with all the bags and gifts by my side and Scott on my lap. i had more room to wiggle my legs! yubbeee! we had fun singing along to WHAM's "last christmas", eating cheese tacos and taking turns with Scott. though, at the last hour and 30 minutes of the trip, i slept like a baby.

three years of driving to Kvitfjell for christmas. three years of roadtrip fun. three years that i'm going to miss...