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

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

5/52: Welcome February

We kicked off February with a girl's weekend in Portland with a Friday night crab feed, Bob Seger in Concert on Saturday night and then Super Bowl Sunday.

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

47/52: Thanksgiving

We had a wonderful family Thanksgiving long weekend last week.

Great food, conversation, fun and games.

Enjoy!
Stacy

39/52: Girl's Weekend featuring Keith Urban

We had a long Girl's Weekend this year that started off with a road trip to Eugene to see Keith Urban and Kelsea Ballerini at Matt Knight Arena.

The show was amazing and we had a fun evening catching up with friends at the Wild Duck in Eugene before the show.

After a quick trip to see my Mom and Kenny's new home in West Eugene, we had a relaxing Friday night back in Beaverton with plenty of time to cuddle with cats in pajamas (us not the cats) while eating a classic wedge salad along side a steak dinner.

Saturday was our annual trek down NW 23rd for shopping and lunch.  We each bought a few trinkets and our lunch, including a rich and creamy wild mushroom papardelle was fantastic.

Sunday was spent relaxing while watching everything from the 1976 version of "A Star is Born" to a couple of really good football games followed by 4 episodes of General Hospital.

It was a wonderful way to say goodbye to September and welcome October.

Enjoy!
Stacy