Uncle Bob Herzog Turns 60!

Oh, sorry about that... That title has a typo in it. Bob actually turned 50 this weekend and chose to leave warm and sunny Miami to head to the opposite of that, which is our soggy neck of the woods for some birthday fun with our family.

Part of his birthday celebration with Daddy, Mommy, Nana and Papa involved me being jettisoned in North Bend at the posh digs of David and Mary Barrett so they could maximize their fun throughout Saturday evening.

It had been waaaaaay too long since seeing the Barrett's, so I was super excited. We had our familiar forms of fun watching shows, playing games, chasing the pets, and simply laughing a lot. Their grandson Gabriel even stopped by and I showered him with a remote control Transformer for his birthday that won me some serious points.

While I was yucking it up in North Bend, the folks and the birthday boy headed to Cascadia Restaurant where there was an custom designed 4 course meal with individually printed menus acknowledging Bob's 50th. Mommy had worked with Cascadia's Antonio Flores to put together the custom menu with wine pairings that apparently was the hit.

After dinner Daddy treated the gang to cocktails at the charming Il Bistro that consisted of Cuervo Reserva de la Familia, a big fave of the Dadmeister. After Il Bistro the gang headed to the Pan Pacific Hotel where they were hoping to have a night cap at Marazul, identifying itself as a "rhum bar". At 1:ooam it was not to be, so they opted for cocktails in the Pan Pacific's cozy lobby instead. This tuned out to be a serendipitous turn of events as they claim they were the best cocktails of the night.

Happy birthday Uncle Bob. No one, surely not even you, can believe that you are 50 years old. Thank you for making the long trek out here for the liver compromising power weekend and spending time with a family that loves you.