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

12/52: March Madness

Another successful March Madness is in the books!

My Pop came to visit for a week and we ate and drank like Rock Stars.

Brian arrived on Friday and Chick's best friend, Terry came up on Saturday and we had a raucous party (we stayed up until 11 PM).

Great games, buzzer beaters and upsets.

Enjoy!
Stacy 

10/52: Exploring Seattle

Seared Duck Breast

Purple Cafe and Wine Bar

Buckley's Pub

We love adventures, Marco Polo and I.

We had a lot of fun experiences over the weekend.  Dinner with friends, a new sports bar on Saturday and my first trip to Hec Ed Pavilion on the University of Washington Campus to see the Ducks vs. Huskies.

Wrapped everything up with one less hour, but more daylight and a beautiful Sunday train ride.

Enjoy!
Stacy

1/52: Chick's Birthday Weekend

Sandra's birthday weekend was filled with fun, food and friends!

From Friday night at Five Spice in Lake Oswego to Sunday night's Golden Globe Party at home, we had a wonderful time celebrating a special person and her special day.

Enjoy!
Stacy

43/52: Pumpkin Patch

Autumn leaves were falling and the rain came crashing down...but not before we found some pumpkins up in Snohomish on Saturday with our good friends, the Seymours.

Sunday was filled with a quick walk between showers through Lincoln Park, some yummy Shepard's Pie and a quiet train ride back to Portland.

Enjoy!
Stacy

31/52: Chick in Seattle/Mom's Birthday Celebration

We had a wonderful weekend of celebrating not only my mother's birthday but also the beautiful city of Seattle.

Although we did not officially participate in Seafair, we did celebrate all that Seattle has to offer starting with Friday night along Alki Beach.

First stop on Friday was Duke's Seafood and Chowder.  We snagged a table upstairs on the deck and enjoyed a bottle of wine while looking out over Elliot Bay.  It was the perfect way to kick off our weekend.

We then walked along Alki down to Cactus, a place we love and go to often.  We requested a table outside and watched the sun fade in the western sky while dining on some excellent Tex Mex food.

Saturday was a picture perfect Seattle Summer day as we celebrated my Mom with a quick trip around the Kubota Gardens, which began in 1927.  It's a lovely and peace garden that meanders through lush foliage, trees, hydrangeas and Japanese maples...ponds filled with koi and waterfalls flowing under ornate oriental bridges.  A great place for pictures.

From there we drove along Lake Washington towards Renton and the Hyatt Regency where we sat outside and were treated a several fly-overs by the Blue Angels.  The deck at the Hyatt was amazing and quite a little hidden gem along the water.  A place we will go back to summer or winter.

The evening ended with pasta dinner at the Olive Garden followed by a warm summers evening concert on my Mom and Kenny's back patio with singing, laughing, dancing and celebrating.

A perfect weekend for sure!

Enjoy!
Stacy

29/52: Summertime Life

Some weekends are just perfect.

Perfect travel.

Perfect weather.

Perfect food.

Perfect time spent with loved ones.

I hope your weekend was perfection!

Enjoy!
Stacy