Celebrating life

There was definitely rain out in the distance, but it stayed far away from us last night.

I took the day off yesterday. It was my birthday and while I’ve probably reached the age where I should not even mention my birthday anymore and especially not how old I am, I still enjoy celebrating them. The day started with breakfast made by my hubby and then continued with lunch at a Mexican restaurant with friends which extended to a coffee afterwards. And for dinner, Robert surprised me with a dinner cruise on the Baltic. The weather was gorgeous, the food  and wine were good and the views were spectacular.

There were some beautiful boats out on the water.

Thanks to the technology of e-mail, facebook and skype, I had birthday wishes from all over the world, including but not limited to Stockholm, Sydney, Canberra, Helsinki, Oslo, Paris, Barcelona, Berlin, Dublin and London, Cincinnati, New York City, Los Angeles, Chicago, Ottawa, Columbus, Cleveland, Atlanta, Washington DC, San Francisco and Winston Salem. I heard from family, people I knew from childhood and university, my first job out of school, writing classes, past and present book groups, former bosses and interns and so many more. I was even sung to in English, Swedish and Spanish. I felt blessed indeed to have such a lovely day.

We were liking the look of this archipelago house, especially since it had a matching boat and sauna house.

For an appetizer, we had salmon with shrimp. And we also had a wine tasting menu with a different glass for each course. We started with a cava from Spain and ended with a dessert wine from Italy.

Our turn around point was Waxholm.

Tagged as: dinner cruise in Stockholm, Stromma boats