Feliz Cumpleanos a Esteban!

On November 9th, 2007, my wonderful husband turned 32. It's hard to believe that both of us are in our 30's because neither of us believe we are that old.

Steve and I really wanted to get away from life for a while or at least a night. We looked at places in the San Juans, Portland, Vancouver, etc. and we were hoping to take Lucy with us. We eventually settled on staying in Seattle and booking a hotel room on hotwire.com, which by the way, is fantastic.

Steve's parents agreed to come and stay with Lucy for the evening and we had an amazing trip to Seattle! We ate like kings...or at least Steve did. I ate more like a queen. We stayed at Hotel Monaco, which is walking distance to nearly everything in downtown. This was our itinerary...

1. Check in 3:30

2. Eat lunch/dinner at Purple Wine Bar (awesome!) 3:45-5:00
3. Back to Hotel Monaco for Wine Reception and Tarot card reading 5:00-6:00
4. Nap 6:00-7:00
5. Shopping 7:30-9:00
6. Dessert and drinks at Rock Bottom 9:00-10:30
7. Hotel Monaco to watch flat-screen TV (favorite of Steve's)
8. Sleep sideways on king bed (until 9am!...no Lucy!)
9. Breakfast at Lowell's in Pike's Place Market (Yum!) 9:30-11:00

10. Visit new Seattle Library...closed. 11:30













11. Check-out 12:00
12. More shopping! 12:30-2:00
13. Arrive home to celebrate Steve's birthday some more!

All of Steve's family arrived at our house at 5:00 to celebrate Steve (and Matt Cain who also turned 32 that week) and have some pizza, beverages, and cupcakes. We had a great time seeing everyone and we were ready for another nap by the time everyone left. We don't get to see the girls nearly enough, so it was a great opportunity for some Brooks togetherness. Steve enjoyed getting some gifts and being the center of attention.



Courtney, Tracy, and Jenny

Megan, Steve, and Bill Jr.


Kate, Taitum, and Grandma

All in all, I realize what an amazing human being Steve is and how blessed I am to be married to him. As always, we had an amazing weekend together.