Sinterklaas is coming to town

Hello! December is here, Welcome!!

As I told you last week, this year I am going to celebrate Sinterklaas with Roberto for the first time. It has been a family tradition since I was born, and it will continue being it.
Although I have much to read and study I find the time to write the poems that will go with the presents, organize the treasure hunts and get every other thing done (making puzzles that R will have to do before opening his gift, looking for recipes of the traditional sweets, and so on).
I am so happy and I am feeling the day coming nearer almost as if I were a child.

This is the reason I didn't write yesterday. There was also another reason, a more important one. I attended a demonstration against the University Bill that parliament had to debate yesterday. It's a complete mess and Italian University is nearing its end. But I don't want to talk too much about this in my blog. You all live in other countries and this is a blog about my free time, my passions, so I won't bother you too much.

Here are a few photos of these days. Wrapping, writing, making bows..

Hoor de wind waait door de bomen..

Hallo!!
The title means "hear the wind blowing through the trees" and it's the beginning of my favourite Sinterklaas song.
Yesterday we celebrated Sinterklaas, and it was sooooo much fun! When you celebrate sinterklaas you have to write rhyming poems with every gift. And with some gifts you have to invent something, like, for example, a treasure hunt.
The day before yesterday Roberto and I made cookies with nutella, confectioner's sugar and chocolate:


Yesterday I made cupcakes:


Then, I prepared the "surprises" and wrapped up the gifts.


Miele, in the meantime, was making noise and eating up all the coloured feathers.


Finally, "Sinterklaas" arrived and he brought a lot of gifts!


We enjoyed our evening together and our "surprises"..


(the cactus was because sometimes I go mad for no reason, but, after all, it's normal, isn't it? XD. the cupcake was, obviously, because I looove cupcakes!! and I received a lot of decorations for them.)


It was really a fantastic evening! And I have to thank my parents, who are always very creative and have so much funny ideas!
A superhappy Froggy..