A different kind of birthday!
Today's my birthday. So is the hubby's. And instead of doing the usual stuff like celebrating with cake and candles and dinner, we set off for our first long vacation post the little one.
Yup, the upcoming vacation that I had been referring to over and over again over the last few days, is to Denmark. The plan is to get to Copenhagen, then take a cruise out from there that would take us to Estonia, Finland, Sweden and Russia after which we would be dropped back in Copenhagen. Let me also mention here that this whole holiday - including the planning and execution, is a gift from me to the hubby on his birthday! It was the least I could do after the phenomenal gift he gave me last year! Since he is a lover of Europe and anything European, I thought a trip to Europe would be a gift. But given that we would now have the little one in tow, it made sense to take a cruise instead of the road trips that we usually opt for in Europe. This way, we would get to see multiple places but without the hassle of having to pack and move on a daily basis.
My personal opinion is that this whole plan is a stroke of genius on my part.
Alright, so back to holiday. We had a midnight flight and that technically meant that today was my last working day prior to the holiday. And I was a mental wreck - both from excitement and nervousness. On one hand, there was the excitement about finally going on this much awaited trip but on the other hand there was still so much to do before I could finally leave. Tidying up things at work, ensuring that all the follow up notes have been sent, getting the never ending packing done, replying back and thanking everyone who sent in their birthday wishes through the day, even squeezing in a haircut in the midst of the havoc!
But it was all done, well and on time, and by the time we took the cab to the airport at 9:30pm, I was grinning from ear to ear.
So was the hubby.
And interestingly enough, so was the little one.
She had slept off by 9pm and was a bit cranky when I woke her up to get dressed and ready. However, she got terribly excited when she realised that an "outing" was coming up, based on the fact that both her parents were dressed, that there were wearing shoes taken out of the shoe closet, and that they were dragging luggage to the lift, all clear indication that something was going on! First she closely observed all the goings on around her and when she was finally taken to the lift lobby, she broke into her wide, toothless grin and started to clap her hands and bob up and down, which is her version of dancing!
With that pretty good start, we, very happily, set off for Denmark!
It's an awesome birthday indeed!
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