50/52: Enchant(ed)

After a terrible storm hits the North Pole, Santa wakes up to find all of his reindeer are lost inside Enchant, a hidden pocket of invisible magic.  Inside the world's largest Christmas light maze, Enchant invites you to explore and help Santa find his nice missing reindeer in time to save Christmas.

We found them all, thus saving Christmas.  Thanks!

Enjoy!
Stacy

Pulled Pork Sliders

49/52: All things Merry and Bright in Seattle

Friday Night date night at Katie Downs in Tacoma. Cheers to the weekend and a yummy Hawaiian Burger!

Festive decorations fill our home, which make me very Merry!

Saturday evening in Seattle spent with friends spreading holiday cheer.  I always love seeing the space needle all lit up.

Enjoy!
Stacy

35 & 36/52: The Last Hurrah/Summer Vacation

Summer vacation was amazing this year and as always it kicks off with Brian's birthday (September 1st).  We headed down to Lake Morton, perhaps for the last time this summer and had dinner with friends and watched the sun set fade across the water.

Sunday morning it was up bright and early for a surprise trip to Los Angeles (Brian was told the night before) and by early afternoon we were walking through the historic Venice Canals and down to the Venice Beach Boardwalk.

Monday it was down the coast to Manhattan Beach, Redondo Beach and the picturesque Point Vicente Lighthouse before making our way north of downtown Los Angeles to Dodger Stadium.

We wrapped up vacation week with our final Seattle Mariner's game of the year and Brian's first foul ball EVER!

Wonderful memories of a fantastic vacation!  

Enjoy!
Stacy

15/52: Mid Month "rainy" Musings

We needed an adventure desperately!

We've had 14 out of 15 days of rain.  Seattle is breaking records as one of the wettest Aprils on record.

When I first met Brian he told me, "I never let the weather dictate my life" so Saturday's almost 2 inches of rain was no issue.

Pike Place Market
Chocolate Box for a wine tasting
Serious Pie for Dinner

A fun Saturday adventure!

Enjoy!
Stacy

12/52: John Gorka

Brian and I had a great evening hearing John Gorka perform for the Seattle Folklore Society on Saturday night in Greenwood.

Brian's been listening to John for many many years and I only discovered him when I met Brian 14 years ago.  I really enjoy his songwriting style, baritone voice and amazing guitar playing.  Accompanying him on tour is the very talented Amilia K. Spicer.

We had pre-show drinks and dinner at the 74th street pub (check out Seattle's famous Chicken Sandwich).

A fun night in Seattle!

Enjoy!
Stacy

7/52: A Nice and Long Weekend

Since Brian and I have seen each other a total of 5 hours this month, we really needed an adventure to Port Townsend, WA.

We enjoyed exploring historic Port Gamble (see barn below), walked main street Port Townsend and did some shopping, then had lunch at Silverwater Cafe before finally exploring Fort Warden (Point Wilson Lighthouse).

Enjoy!
Stacy

Crab Cakes with Shaved Fennel Salad

White Chocolate Raspberry Cheesecake

25/52: First Mariners Game of 2017 and Seeing the B-17 Bomber

It was a weekend of firsts this past weekend.

Our first hot hot hot weekend of summer!  Temps in Seattle reached the upper 90's (over 100 in Portland).  A great night to head to Safeco Field for our first M's game of the summer. Not a great game by the Mariner's, but it was Turn Back the Clock night and we each got a free hat and a T-Shirt so it kinda made up for the Mariners loss on the field.

Sunday we went to Boeing Field to see the B-17, B-24 and B-25 bombers exhibition.  Cool old airplanes rich in history and a chance to actually go inside (a bit claustrophobic, but interesting).  Brian really enjoyed the adventure!

Enjoy!
Stacy

24/52: Father's Day Weekend in Eugene/Springfield

Father's Day Weekend is becoming quite an event.  The last few years, it's been centered around some sort of road trip and this year we started off with a beautiful drive on Friday to King Estate Winery for a wonderful lunch.  It's a beautiful area and our lunch was spectacular.  We stopped off to pay a quick visit to my Aunt and Uncle (Mom's side) and it was nice to spend a bit more time with them having just seen them again for the family reunion at the beginning of May.

Friday night we hit PK Park in Eugene to see the Emeralds take on the Vancouver Canadians in minor league baseball action.  The park is great (just a few years old), very imitate and a nice place to see baseball (it's still not Civic Stadium).

Saturday we headed up the McKenzie River Highway on our way to Sister's, OR.  It was a spectacular drive with stops for waterfalls and panoramic views of Cascade peaks.  For me, it wasn't about the destination, although Sisters has a lot going for it...it was about the journey and spending quality time with my Pop over Father's Day Weekend.

The weekend went by all too soon and before we turned the rental "beast" van back into the rental car company, we were already planning next year's adventure.

Enjoy!
Stacy