A Walk, Coffee and Luxemburgerli

A couple of weeks ago, we headed out to the countryside and had a very belated birthday lunch with my sister in-law. Afterwards, we took a walk in the drizzling rain and came back to the cozy restaurant for coffee and cakes. As you can see in the last picture, my dad was very, very kind to me. From his trip to Zurich, he brought home some marvellous Luxemburgerli from Confiserie Sprüngli.

Cakes and Bouquets

It's hard to believe how much good has come my way in the past thirty years! Last week on Saturday afternoon, I celebrated with my closest family and dearest friends who made my birthday extra special. Birthday parties are just that much better when many of one's loved ones can be there. We had very good food, coffee and delicious cakes from Anna & Jagetsberger. I got some beautiful bouquets, our living room now looks like a florist, and many, many fabulous gifts. I had a great time!

Sunshine and good things

The last two weeks were filled with sunshine and many good things: breakfasts with babyphone, coffee time outside on my balcony, walks together with J in his stroller, delicious pralines S brought home, a Sunday brunch with my sister-in-law and her boyfriend and a walk in the woods.

House life

Our apartment has changed since we returned home from hospital. We are three now, and nothing seems more important than creating a comfortable environment for all of us.

In the pictures above: awesome presents (S gave me the beautiful world necklace after J's birth), things in the baby's room, good food to be eaten with joy (Yes, we cook! But I have to say that grandmothers bringing precooked meals are very helpful!), new items and corners in our home (soothies and an armchair that turned into our breastfeeding chair), reading magazines while holding J in my arms.

These words by Nikaela Marie Peters (in an article in Kinfolk Magazine issue 11) accurately describe the changes in my apartment: "When my son was born, my house became alive. I noticed it in the first week. The structure I'd come to accept as ordinary [...] started acting extraordinarily. [...] I say that having a baby brought my house to life. And by coming to life, it turned from a structure into an environment, a possession into an ecosystem."

Crunch

We spent the last days of our summer holidays in Den Haag, a city I know quite well.

Plain

Friesland is such a beautiful plain country! We stayed one night at a farmhouse, it was like being in heaven. The sheep bleated during the night and in the morning, a huge breakfast basket was delivered to our door.

Smørrebrød, Kanelsnegl & More

These are simply the best things to do in Copenhagen. Walking around, looking at fascinating buildings, eating smørrebrød, kanelsnegl, pizza and Hansen's flødeis & drinking good coffee.

There will be one more post about my summer trip to Copenhagen. Right in the middle of this stormy January, I'm going to show you some photos from our summer holidays in Northern Germany and the Netherlands. And there will be something new very soon.

Have a wonderful new year!