Turning 20 and La Maison on Telfair

So a few weeks ago, I turned 20. I like it pretty well... now, at least, but actually turning 20 just felt weird. Suddenly the maturity of being an adult was now matched with a number. I know... you're technically an adult at 18, but with "teen" at the end of my age, I still felt just that: a teen. Entering a new decade of life left me with no excuses of not being a full on adult and it forced me to accept the fact that birthday parties just aren't what they were as a child, so for the first day or two, I had to adjust.

On the 29th, two days after my birthday, Madison came and picked me up dressed in slacks and a dress shirt, looking rather sharp I might add, and his arms full of roses and a gift wrapped in lavender. Inside the lavender wrapped gift, were the most gorgeous and elegant black ear rings I've ever seen. They're now my absolute favorite, even beyond their beauty, because he gave them to me. There's just something about your man giving you jewelry, beautiful jewelry at that, that makes it so much more special. So we walked to the car, got in, and he began playing a mixed CD he made for me, full of some of my favorite feel good songs. He knew I had been intending on making one for like a year and had just never gotten around to it, so he did it for me, which made for a pleasant surprise. Our reservations were for 7 pm in downtown Augusta, in an intimate French restaurant, La Maison on Telfair. The ambiance of the place was elegant, intimate, and quiet. The vegetables, the freshest I've ever tasted. The steak, flavored unlike any I've ever tried. We soon learned that the chef was from Germany, interned at Euro Disney, and grew the vegetables he served in his very own garden. Our three course meal lasted for two hours allowing us to escape from life's chaos and to simply enjoy conversation with one another. That night, I decided that my 20th birthday was my best thus far, but I foresee spending the rest of my birthday's with him being even better and better.

I encourage you to learn more about La Maison on Telfair at http://www.lamaisontelfair.com/index.html

and definitely to go experience it for yourself if ever in the area.