13/52: Let the 50th Celebrations Begin.....

I have an amazing group of friends.  New friends and old friends.  Best of all, friends that know how to throw an amazing dinner party in honor of my 50th year.

Jenny and Brent hosted an elegant dinner party for 9 including a champagne fountain, a 4 course meal and a jazz duo (Jenny provided amazing vocals) the first Saturday in April.

It was an amazing evening and one that I won't soon forget.  Thanks for my friends who are like family for celebrating my birthday!

Enjoy!
Stacy

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

48/52: It's Beginning to Look A Lot Like Christmas

The holidays are in full swing.

Celebrations and decorations!

I went to Brew Lights at the Oregon Zoo last Wednesday and had a blast!  Beautiful lights and a dry evening made sipping wine/ciders and brews in the zoo a memorable evening.  A must do Christmas activity for anyone who loves lights!  The highlight of the evening was my 8 minutes zoo train ride.  The last time I was on the zoo train I was three year's old.

Brian and I started off welcoming December officially, last Friday night at 13 coins.  We had a lot to be thankful for as we reached a milestone in our business that deserved a cheers and a nice glass of sparkling wine.

Saturday we picked out our Christmas tree, but I struggled with a neck and back issue which kept me immobile and in some pain most of the rest of the weekend.

We managed to find the most perfect Fraiser Fir at Home Depot and decorate most of the house on Saturday evening.  

Luckily, I flew home from Seattle on Sunday afternoon which cut my normal travel time in half.  I treated myself to a 10 minute chair massage which made my neck/back feel 100 times better.

We flew over a sun capped Mt. St. Helens on route to Portland, which was stunning.

Our weather turns clear and cold this week.  More holiday happens on the way!

Enjoy!
Stacy

44/52: Halloween and Welcoming November

I am finally getting caught up on the blog after an extremely busy few weeks.  My apologies for the blank posts!

Halloween is always a fun event at Rebecca Lane.  Chick and I love to dress up, hand out candy and drink wine.

We bought a few new decorations this year so our house looked awesome.

Over the weekend, we welcomed November by changing our clocks forward and talking a windy walk through Lincoln Park in West Seattle where Brian finally got to test out his new anemometer.

Enjoy!
Stacy

41/52: Getting Ready for Halloween

We decorated the house last weekend for Halloween. Next to Christmas, I think we have almost as much stuff to put outside.  This year, Brian added a graveyard out front where he built the planter for the summer geraniums and lighthouse.  At night, it's spooky!

We took a wonderful chilly walk through Lincoln Park, before heading into the city to find a place to watch the Ducks/Huskies and eat an amazing fish burger. The Ducks won so I was happy.

We also had the pleasure of meeting Zaid Abdul Aziz (formerly known as Don Smith) a former Iowa State University and NBA basketball player.  Amazing man with an incredible gift not only in basketball, but a much greater gift with words (he is a talented author).  He was quite taken with Brian's love of sports and incredible knowledge of sports history.

Enjoy!
Stacy

19/52: Mother's Day Weekend

So many good things packed into a longer weekend.

It was my first Friday working remotely from Seattle.  A bit hit and miss.  I missed my second computer screen and slower connections speeds.  I loved an extra long lunch and taking a fresh air break to read my book on the front porch.  

Saturday was filled with walks and shopping...then some time pulling weeds and laying bark the Secret Garden...followed by a yummy curry and some gelato in Wallingford with friends.

Sunday was a beautiful Mother's Day brunch cooked by Brian.  My table setting honored some of the women in our lives, china from a great-great Aunt, Ann Lee's Silver (Brian's mom) and water glasses given to me by Grandma Phyllis (Rosemary's Mother).  Mom and Kenny brought their dog, Bella and we had a great day!

Enjoy!
Stacy

Blogmas 2017 - 25 Days of Christmas/Day Eighteen

Welcome to BLOGMAS 2017 an added bonus to the weekly VLOGMAS on my YouTube channel!

These December posts are going to be all about Christmas.  I'll answer a questions, post a picture and discuss something "Christmasy".   Please feel free to leave your answer in the comments below.

Today is day eighteen and today's question/topic is:

How do our outside decorations look this year?

Blogmas 2017 - 25 Days of Christmas/Day Nine

Welcome to BLOGMAS 2017 an added bonus to the weekly VLOGMAS on my YouTube channel!

These December posts are going to be all about Christmas.  I'll answer a questions, post a picture and discuss something "Christmasy".   Please feel free to leave your answer in the comments below.

Today is day nine and today's question/topic is:

Christmas Gift Wrapping Ideas this year!

One of my favorite Christmas songs is "My Favorite Things" which actually is not really a Christmas song at all, right.

So this year, my Christmas wrapping theme is brown paper packages tied up with string.

I bought $1 ornaments from the Dollar Store to embellish each package for an added Christmas touch.

Enjoy!

Stacy

48/52: Time to Decorate our West Seattle Tree

And the stockings were hung by the chimney with care.....

In hopes that St. Nicholas soon would be there.

All things are Merry and Bright in West Seattle.

Enjoy!
Stacy