Pre-Birthday Dinner

This evening, my Virtual Tourist friends, Kristi & Lisa, invited Melissa, her mom, Sandy, and me to a special dinner at Osteria Via Stato, an AMAZING Italian restaurant in downtown Chicago. It's billed as "family style", which means "come with an empty stomach because we're going to keep feeding you until you can't walk!" Here are some photos of our journey to the restaurant, as well as the main event itself!