kai is 18!

somebody turned 18! 

i set up the table then waited for an approriate late morning hour to burst into his room with donuts, balloons and a happy birthday song.

breakfast pancakes - the same ones stefan has been making since kai was a babe - and prezzies next!

an apple watch

then the obligatory photo opt... he has so much patience for me :)

stefan makes a cake just as kai requested... coffee (cream) and almond (sponge) shared with our bestest of friends :)

lastly, dinner at svartengrens, so freaking delicious is all i can say. if you haven't been, please go. They like meat, and if you like meat, then please go. they choose locally raised beef, reared and butchered in a sustainable way direct from the stockholm archipelago. and, they source the veggies the same way, from people they know and trust. they do everything from scratch, dry age, smoke, pickle, and make stock. then there's wine and bubbles, cocktails and micro brewed beer too. it's one of kai's favourite places.

i love this guy so much! happy birthday kai (insert heart emoji here).

travelogue: a birthday weekend on the island of sandhamn

keeping to tradition, stefan and i went away for my birthday. our one night and two days on sandhamn, an idyllic village in the outer archipelago, was bliss. with a party scene vibe during the summer, on the off season, there with few people. it was peaceful and relaxing. 

we walked and walked around the island, one day this way and the next that way. of course, being sweden, there was an evening of sauna-ing and floating in the heated pool. we also booked the outdoor hot tub… it was so dark, we almost didn't find it. but once settled in, with proseco in hand and a light snow, it was pretty perfect.

pickled herring plate, a classic swedish appetizer!

fish soup and fried herring

fish soup, again!

i love that someone kitted out their ride hells angels sytle :)

aren't the autumn colours just dreamy, my favourite!