We were all very excited for our mom’s birthday. Of course, we are in Finland so naturally this makes it all the more unique. In being so far up North, we had to prepare for two separate circumstances that comes along with the high probability of having cold weather in a spring month. One idea consisted of warm weather activities such as hiking, a picnic, and just generally having a lovely day outside. Whereas if it snowed, we planned for a day of fun, such as boardgames, strolling through an art museum, and a family movie- based upon mom’s preference of course.
It worked out well that the latter occurred because having a warm gooey cake that we had worked on, suited the mood of a cozy winter indoors. Miraculously, she was out all day the day before, so we didn’t have to sneak around to buy ingredients and bake the cake.
And while our mom is most certainly not one for material possessions- she prefers experiences -it is good to treat her, because she deserves it so very much. Our more private thoughts and feelings went into her birthday cards, but we wanted to share that yes, all of our efforts paid off and ended up with a truly special May/winter birthday!
P.S. the cake was very very good.
