A Birthday Surprise, Another Birthday, And Happy Memorial Day!

 

Happy Memorial Day! This is the same photo I shared on Friday. Sorry about that! We had a lovely, fun-filled weekend here. Madison's husband Nicolas turned thirty on Friday, and Madison surprised him with a most amazing gift! We all had a hand in the super-secret plan, but Madison was the one who made it happen.

His brother, Jakob, flew from Denmark to spend Nico's birthday weekend with him! Nicolas was surprised, shocked, happy, and speechless! I wish you all could have seen the joy and love between these two young men. It has been almost two years since they last saw each other. That was in Denmark. Jakob was last here five years ago when Madison and Nicolas got married. ( If you are a new reader, Nicolas is Danish. They met through YouTube and lived in Denmark for two years before settling here after they were married. ) Jakob is an amazing young man; we were all so happy spending time with him.

Madison planned a lovely birthday surprise birthday party for Nicolas at one of our favorite Italian restaurants. I love how she incorporates Nicolas' beloved Danish traditions into everything they celebrate. We have come to love them as much as we love him!

The rest of the weekend passed in a blur of activities for the young people and Steve and some quiet time with the puppies for me intertwined with a beautiful mass and delicious meals. Last night, we celebrated Peyton's birthday. She and Steve went to the local fish market and picked out some sea bass that Steve cooked for dinner. It was delicious. And since we were celebrating her birthday, my baker was off duty. We got ice cream instead!

Today will be a cozy, quiet one. And that is perfectly fine with me.

Have a wonderful day, my friends!

Billie Jo