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Happy birthday to youuu, happy birthday to youu… Today is Annina’s 25th birthday! Nicolas surprises her first thing in the morning with a sweetly laid-out breakfast of everything she likes. There are even balloons shaped like a 25 and lots of cherry tomatoes and blueberry muffins.

The day couldn’t start more perfectly. And it goes on just as wonderfully. In the afternoon we drive to a neighbouring little village to buy everything for the evening. We also want to get a bottle of prosecco to toast with. Here in Sweden you have to go to a separate liquor store to buy alcohol. We drive to Åre, go to the Coop and Systembolaget, and buy a small bottle of rosé prosecco. Nicolas is set on getting a cake as well, but unfortunately we can’t find one in the Coop. Luckily, though, there is a chocolate factory nearby with a small shop that sells slices of chocolate cake! We spend the rest of the day in the beautiful accommodation that Nicolas has booked as a surprise for Annina’s birthday and enjoy the lovely weather on the balcony. Annina receives a few birthday wishes and of course we do our workout too. In the evening we have an aperitif with prosecco and truffle crisps on the balcony in the evening sun.

Annina also calls her family, who have prepared a very creative and funny video as a surprise. In it they imitate Annina in typical situations. We laugh a lot, the surprise is a success. But the surprises never end! Nicolas hands Annina one more present, and what a present! It is wrapped in baking paper and roughly stuck shut with black tape, and he has even found some ribbon in the house to decorate the parcel. The very scruffily wrapped present causes great hilarity. Inside the baking paper is a backpack with a Sweden print, which caught Annina’s eye in a shop a few days ago. She is delighted with it. What a great souvenir of this trip! Afterwards we have a late, Spanish-style dinner, and at Annina’s request there is potato gratin with vegetarian chicken nuggets and salad. We both enjoy everything very much. The cake comes later. First we carry on writing the blog and editing photos. Shortly before midnight we then have the absolutely delicious chocolate cake. Nicolas has even decorated it with candles. And so a wonderful birthday comes to an end. Thank you all so much!