Celebration: 60 years!

Celebrating Greg's birthday was the focus of our April getaway! He wanted to plan the weekend (he was keeping things low key and he knows I'm not so low key) so he made dinner reservations, hotel reservations and plans for how he wanted to celebrate!
We had dinner on his birthday at a local steakhouse restaurant. Our very good friends (we are called the gaggle group!) joined us and we had a very relaxing and fun time. Here are the six of us at the end of dinner! The restaurant brought out a sample of their famous fried cheesecake, decorated with "Happy Birthday" on the plate - it was quite tasty!
We stayed Friday night in Pacific City. Beth and Bryan gave us a gift certificate for a night at the Inn and we decided to use it for this special weekend. It's a wonderful Inn and had lots of the coastal charm!
We also got matching T-shirts from Beth and Bryan from the restaurant across the highway - it's owned by the Inn- and Greg decided to show his "best side" as he puts it! He is standing on the balcony of room, looking at Haystack Rock. It's the most famous landmark in that area.

The dory boats come into the cape; we were fortunate to see one as it was coming in. The season is usually June - September. You definitely have to be watching out for them during dory season if you are on the beach.
One of the best parts of our weekend was being able to take Rusty with us! The Inn caters to dogs - even giving us blankets, towels, and doggy treats just for our pet! Rusty LOVES the beach and is so happy to spend his time running up and down the sand dunes!

Our balcony was the resting place for Rusty. He loved going outside and watching all the activity. We laughed when we saw him making friends with the "neighbor!" The three of us-can you tell we are having a grand time!

All good things must come to an end and we had a glorious sunset to end our time on the beach! Greg truly enjoyed his birthday and loved the time we had together. He says turning 60 wasn't so bad after all! Happy Birthday, Greg! Love you lots!!