23.

I turned 23 over the weekend!
I feel like I celebrated this birthday all week: several times with my family in Utah and then again with Tony when I got home. It was just so fun!
Tony made my birthday so special this year. He really is the best at giving gifts, which isn't something I'm great at. This year he made me a 3 course meal. Each course came with a different present :)

Charlie and I waiting while dinner was being prepared

First course: Bruschetta. Tony and I have been wanting to make this for so long! We love bruschetta and Tony did an excellent job at making it. It was sooooo good. I've been needing a pastry brush so I got that for a little present (he used it in making this)

Second course: Creamy chicken pasta with peas, pancetta and prosciutto. We love to watch The Food Network and they are always using pancetta and prosciutto (and describing their flavors in long detail, if you watch that channel you know what I'm talking about) It was fun to sample those ingredients!
This dish was brought out on red square plates. I got a full table setting of them. They perfectly match my kitchen. I love them!

Third course: white chocolate & blackberry cheesecake. I'm not talking one of those no-bake recipes. This was the homemade, baked in the oven kind. I've never tried making one myself and I was shocked that he did it. It was seriously so good. The present with this course was a set formspring pans (which I had been wanting for quite a while), which he needed in order to make the cheesecake.


See? Isn't he good at giving presents? This is why I stress when his birthday comes around!!!!



It was a birthday present enough just to be together as a family. I really missed Tony that week!!!

This past year has been a great one. I can't wait to see what happens this next year!