As mentioned before, tomorrow (Sunday the 2nd) is my 22nd birthday. On Wednesday I had a small dinner with Scott and a few lovely friends to celebrate it.

Before dinner Scott wanted to give me a early birthday present. After a few minutes of saying no, I should wait, I caved and opened the lovely package.

Inside was the most amazing Fuji Instax camera (that I’ve been wanting FOREVER).

We even took a few pictures that night before the rest of the group got to the restaurant:

So I decided to have my dinner at this cute little Italian (veggie friendly) restaurant in downtown Phoenix call Cibo. Scott and I have drove by this cute little house restuarant numerous times over the years, but just never given it a try. For my dinner I wanted to try somewhere new, since my regular birthday dinner restaurant has changed owners and is not the same, so Cibo seemed like a perfect place.

We started dinner with two lovely house salads (you can kind of see it behind my water, oh and Gina telling me no pictures haha).

Four our main course we shared two super yummy pizza (both veggie of some sorts). Each pizza was made with fresh ingredients, and wasn’t doused with sauce or a ton of cheese. It was love.

Did I mention that I also had THE best dinner guests?

Nikki and baby Diella (sorry I didn’t get you in there too Raf).

Nikki and I have been friends since junior high, and I am so happy that she and her family came.

Gina and I have been friends since our freshman year in college. I seriously treasure my friendship with this girl so much. Even though our busy schedules keep us a part at times, I’m always super happy to see her and chat about our lives, boyfriends (one day fiances), and knitting.<3

I was also so happy that Nikki and Raf brought along baby Diella. She’s just the sweetest little girl, and Scott and I love playing with her so much (she was trying real hard to opened this locked door behind Scott’ seat).

Did I mention that I had the best date that night?

Overall, I had such a lovely birthday dinner and I want to thank everyone that came. I love you guys so much, and it means a lot to me that you would want to share in the celebration.

Ok, be back later today with a few odds and ends.

-Chels xoxo