Our weekend started on Thursday with a ceremony in the Tower Club to recognize the top racers and fundraisers of the 2013 Scott Firefighter Stairclimb and Big Climb. We felt so privileged to be there. This is Steven's second year in a row as both a top racer and a top fundraiser and, as I've mentioned before, I am the most proud of him. Look how handsome he is!! It was a beautiful night to be out on such a special date and we had a wonderful time!
Of course the view was amazing, as it always is, and this was the first time that Steven was able to enjoy the view without having to climb the stairs first. The elevator is quite a bit faster : )
We had the opportunity to visit with someone who is on the Leukemia Lymphoma Society board. She was very curious about Steven's job and his efforts in the stairclimb. We also met the oldest participant in the Big Climb. He is 88 years old and he climbed all 69 flights in just 22 minutes!! He is adorable. And there was a doctor there who talked all about blood cancer research and the progress that has been made. It is truly amazing. They have made very rapid progress in a short time and have come a long way. It was so motivating! Made us both super excited to start fundraising for next year.
On Friday night we had dinner at Chipotle and went to see Jersey Boys at the 5th Avenue -- our Christmas present from Papa and Grammi. I love that show!!! Franki Valli and the Four Seasons have such great music anyway but I think their story is pretty interesting too. I was glad to finally get to share this show with Steven.
The next morning we were off to spend the weekend in Lynden. Neither of us had ever been there before but we liked the idea of a two hour drive for our getaway as opposed to the eight hours we had driven to MT earlier in the month. We stopped in Bellingham before driving into Lynden and, thanks to Hilde for the suggestion, stopped at the Boundary Bay Brewery for lunch. They were packed! But it was well worth the wait. I had maybe my favorite beer ever, a Scotch Ale, and Steven and I both had enchiladas. His were chicken and mine were yam with cheddar cheese and caramelized onions and mole sauce. They were fantastic! I don't know who ever thought to put yams in an enchilada but it was a brilliant idea.
From Bellingham, it was just a short drive out to Lynden. 
This place is really nice! It is definitely a newer building. Everything was nice and clean and the shower was tall enough. No fireplace this time and the hot tub was a ways away but we enjoyed our cribbage board and the TV, which sounds ridiculous, but we don't have cable so it's totally a vacation thing for us. We watched a few episodes of Diners, Drive-Ins, and Dives -- loved it!! I want his job! Not only does he get to travel around and eat all of that amazing food, but he actually gets to go into the kitchens with the chefs and learn how to make the food. What a great idea.
This place is really nice! It is definitely a newer building. Everything was nice and clean and the shower was tall enough. No fireplace this time and the hot tub was a ways away but we enjoyed our cribbage board and the TV, which sounds ridiculous, but we don't have cable so it's totally a vacation thing for us. We watched a few episodes of Diners, Drive-Ins, and Dives -- loved it!! I want his job! Not only does he get to travel around and eat all of that amazing food, but he actually gets to go into the kitchens with the chefs and learn how to make the food. What a great idea. 
The condos are right on a golf course. I wasn't super excited about that part but it turned out to be gorgeous! The sunset the first night was definitely the best.
Tim and Annika came up to spend Sunday with us and it's a good thing they did because apparently Lynden is completely shut down on Sundays and there was almost nothing to do or see. It was so fun to have friends with us and we wished we had thought to invite them earlier! It would have been fun to have them there all weekend. We went wine tasting at a winery called Samson. We must have tried 10 or 12 different wines! Most of what they had were fruit wines. I particularly liked the black currant dessert wine, but the all around favorite was the hazelnut wine. Wow. So tasty. We definitely came home with a bottle. Tim and Annika came back to the condo with us for dinner, games, and ice cream before heading back to Seattle and Steven and I left for home in the morning.
We stopped at Red Robin for his birthday burger and then came home to unpack (well, actually I think Steven and Chad were probably playing Halo at least part of the afternoon). Our next door neighbors came over for dinner last night and we had one of Steven's favorite meals: flank steak, fettuccine, and strawberry rhubarb pie. He's at work tonight, so I don't get to spend his actual birthday with him but I think we did a pretty good job celebrating already.
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