Bruce's birthday this year was more of a low key birthday than last year when he had four different celebrations for turning 70. Another year has gone by already and here we are celebrating again. This year, we went to Seaside, Oregon; one of our favorite spots to go to for the past 35 years. We have lots of wonderful memories here and still love going to Seaside whenever we get the chance. This year, Lauren was able to join us since she now lives in Portland which is only an hour and a half away from Seaside vs. the three and a half hours away for us. We spent the weekend in Portland and then drove out to the beach for Bruce's birthday on Monday. She was a great host in Portland and we had a wonderful barbecue at her house similar to what we've been doing all summer. I guess she inherited my genes... She and her boyfriend, Dustin, took us out to many of Portland's finest eating scenes and there are many. ...