What an incredible milestone. I remember mine fondly. My Big Sis took me out on my 19th birthday. My first drink, a fuzzy navel. Lame. I know, but still memorable to this day!
While I'm a proud aunt, but I'm an old aunt. Twenty-one years separate my sweet niece and I, so as much as I would have loved to join her at a bar for her first drink, starting the evening at 10 pm on a Sunday night really wasn't in the cards for EQ & I. Instead, we offered to take her out for dinner before her birthday outing with friends and cousins her age began. Of course, we went to her favourite restaurant: Grazie. (How could we not?)
Little did my sweet niece know, but my Big Sis, her hubby and her other daughter were going to be there at the restaurant already. Big Sis & her hubby had the day off and were able to drive into the city for a surprise birthday dinner.
I warned EQ that there would be tears. We weren't disappointed! As we walked into the back room, my niece saw her family and instantly sprung tears in her eyes. Mom, Dad & sister were all teary-eyed. I love when a moment is so filled with love that you just burst! This moment, with the first hugs of the night, was just such a moment.
Perfect really for a milestone birthday.
Moments celebrating a milestone birthday.
Moments celebrating family.
Thank you for the round of shots Grazie - a nice touch for the birthday girl.
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