Golden Birthday

A few days ago was my Golden Birthday--I turned 22. I knew it would be a good day, but it turned out even lovelier than I expected.

The evening before, Jonty's family wished me a very purple happy birthday. They gave me a lovely, soft, warm robe, a coffee mug, hot cocoa mix, calming bath milk, & a nail file.


They also gave me gorgeous purple flowers, which I mixed in with the pretty white and pink ones Jonty gave me.


On my birthday, I woke up to breakfast in bed! The banana pancakes were so good that I couldn't wait to eat long enough to take a photo. We ate while watching Season One of LOST (our current series of choice) in bed.


Then he presented me with flowers (above) and a great mirror for my new room!


After breakfast/LOST/presents, I got ready and Jonty drove me to a small town nearby. We parked the car at a park and walked down the road.



He walked me to a restaurant next to a stream called The Trout. I immediately obsessed about the decor.




We sat outside and had a beautiful view. These chairs would be a great place to read in the summer.


There was a domesticated peacock that wanted to eat our food (which was amazing, by the way). Jonty had to stare him down.


We wandered in Oxford for a while, stopping in some cool vintage shops and a great bookstore. After everything shut, we read in Starbucks until our reservation at 7:00. Jonty wouldn't tell me where we were eating until we got there because he knows I love surprises. We had dinner at Brown's, a posh restaurant just outside of city centre.


The atmosphere and food were great, but the Pimm's & lemonade I ordered was the best!


And to top off a very sweet day with a very sweet boy, I saw a hedgehog for the first time in the backyard!


Isn't he the cutest???

<3