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My twenty-first birthday was kind of bittersweet. The boys left Nashville on their bicycles before eight a.m. I ate a strawberry cupcake for breakfast (which quickly helped the broken heart) and went to the farmers' market with my dad. We met the boys for lunch (since it was only 30 miles away) at Carl's Perfect Pig. It's a famous BBQ place; not the ideal birthday lunch for a vegetarian, but I thoroughly enjoyed my baked potato and mac & cheese (and last opportunity to see the boys until who knows when).
We made dinner plans at the last minute, deciding on a French restaurant in Nashville called Miel. It was magical; modern french elegance and fresh authentic food. My first legal drink - a champagne cocktail with lavender honey and orange zest - was insanely good. Even though I will always have slight Peter-Pan syndrome and never want to be a "grown-up", I am so happy/relieved to finally be twenty-one. It's just nice.
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Happy Birthday, Olivia! What a lovely way to turn 21 (except the part where you say goodbye to your guys!)! That champagne cocktail sounds divine!
Happy (late) birthday! Sorry you had to say goodbye to your guys, but it still sounds like you had a wonderful day :)
Happy birthday! Cake for breakfast is always a good way to start the day...and champagne cocktails always a good way to end it!!
Happy Birthday!! It looks like it was lovely!
Happy birthday! 21 is a great year! I'm turning 25 this year - now that's scary!
happy birthday, dear! i'm glad it was a good one :)
Happy Birthday Friend!
Happy belated birthday! Looks like you had a great 21st! I'm with you on the "Peter Pan" thing. As much as I love celebrating my bday, I don't necessarily love getting a year older. Oh well...such is life!
Happy happy birthday! 21 is good. Enjoy it!
Oh, happy happy birthday! What a perfect first-legal drink choice. Turning 21 is so fabulous.
Twenty-one is such an exciting age and think of how much you have to look forward to. Happy birthday! I definitely want to check out Miel now too!
these images are all GORGEOUS.
Happy Birthday! What a lovely way to celebrate your day.
Happy Birthday, Olivia! I adore every single one of your photos!! xox
Happy birthday xx
Happy Birthday! 21 will be a fanstastic year!
Happy birthday!
Happy birthday, Olivia!
P.S. That cocktail sounds so delicious.
happy happy birthday!:)
Ah, Girl, Happy Birthday!
21, I've heard is a GOOD year.
But I wouldn't know...yet...
Peter Pan syndrome is a well known feeling to me, I didn't want to turn 17, so I understand that!
Once again, happy happy!
Happy birthday!
Happy Birthday! Be outrageously happy!!!
Cupcakes and champagne are definitely the best way to kick off your 21st, happy birthday!
Happy birthday to you!! Enjoy 21, it's a good number :)
aw happy birthday!!
Happy belated bday! It sounds like you had a good one! :)
Happy Birthday hun!
Congrats girl! Oh, to be 21 again...
awwww, well Happy Birthday dearheart! sounds like a nice mellow one full of good food and family and some snatches of time with your boy. don't worry about growing older, you'll only grow more fantastic and confident and wonderful and meanwhile you can ALWAYS act like a kid and be damned what the world thinks! at least that's pretty much how i roll ;) i love the bright colors of your photos here like a cupcake feast for the eyes, and that drink sounds amazing. i want to make champagne cocktails for my girls at a girls night soon! much love to you and i hope you're not lonely and that your days are full of sunshine and joy and all the good food in the world!
Happy Birthday Olivia!
You're a baby! 21 seems so, so far away. Enjoy it!
You express yourself with the grace and confidence of someone much older than 21! Happy Birthday! That drink sounds divine.
Oh and, you're only as old as you want to be!~
Happy bday!
I'm late i know, but i just found out your blog so...=]
Loved it btw!
xoxo
Happy Birthday Olivia! Sounds like you had a great day with your family (besides saying goodbye to the boys)! A strawberry cupcake for breakfast sounds great to me! :)
Happy birthday!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Happy Birthday, Olivia!!!
It looks like you had a lovely time and I simply love your pictures!
Liesl :)
Happy Birthday!
you're so pretty, olivia. i'm sad that you're not going to see tyler for awhile. that would be really, really hard. thank goodness you guys got to spend part of your birthday together though! it looks like it was a wonderful day.
happy birthday! it looks like a beautiful birthday.
Happy Birthday sweet Olivia!! And great choice on the strawberry cupcake one of my personal favorites. Love the photo of you opening presents ... adorable!!! Cheers to turning 21!! xo
happy birthday olivia! hope legal drinking is everything you imagined. xx
Happy 21st Olivia!!! Lavender Honey & Orange Zest?! Oohh my goodness it sounds amazing!!
HAPPY 21st, it's a bit one!
I mean BIG one! momentous, important...
happy birthday <3 i'm so glad it was a beautiful day!
Happy birthday to you and wishing you the best year ever! :)
Awww, happy birthday! 21 is one of the sweetest ages! Enjoy :)
Happy Belated Birthday! My bf also gets me a cupcake for breakfast on my birthday. :)
Looks so lovely!! Sorry about Ty... you will see him soon and it will be AMAZING! :) I want a cupcake for breakfast... hmmmm!
I'm so glad you had a happy 21st Olivia! I'm sad Tyler is leaving you for three months :( but I think it's incredible what he's doing! Hopefully you can plan a trip to meet him somewhere!
happy belated birthday!
This sounds so delightful!
Congrats and Happy Birthday.
Happy belated birthday!! Mine was on the 12th...!! xxoo :)
P.S. Adored Paris and London!
Happy Birthday sweet inspiring one.
YOU are such a Baby!
xoxo
that drink sounds amazing!!! love that picture of you and tyler - so sweet!
oh! I never even saw this post. what a wonderful tan you're sporting now.
hope you had a marvelous birthday :) was it the 16th? mine is the 18th. go Leos!
Tyler (im just gonna put it out there) is quite a babe. you're both lucky to have each other.
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