Best of Seattle

Thanks to my company's plethora of free tickets to fabulous Seattle events, Jeanna and I attended Seattle Magazine's BEST of 2006 party last night, and had an absolutely fantastic time. They didn’t call it “The Party of the Year” for nothing – we got to celebrate this year’s winners as voted by the readers and editors of Seattle Magazine while enjoying music, food, beverages and entertainment.

Sponsored by Vulcan Real Estate, the party was held at Jonas/Jensen Fremont Studios. When our cab pulled up we could immediately see we were in for a great night. We followed the red carpet into the giant hall, which was filled with more beautiful people than I have ever seen in once place. We were excited to find out just who had been voted the BEST of 2006.
The night included specialty Seattle SKYY cocktails, which Jeanna and I sipped while sampling some of the best culinary delights in Seattle. I think every single restaurant I have always wanted to dine in but could never afford was represented. After stuffing ourselves silly with the rich goodies, we wandered through the silent auction and then into the wine and beer salon for some tasting.

The room was filled with people sampling dozens of different wines, and we definitely had our fill while socializing with some of my co-workers and a couple of Jeanna’s friends from college we managed to bump into. Then we headed into the theatre for some typical girlie gossip before heading downstairs for some beer to top off the night.

In the main ballroom we got to listen to musical performances by LeRoy Bell and His Only Friends, Dudley Manlove Quartet and Cheryl Serio. After the amount of liquor we had consumed, we had absolutely no problem shaking our groove thangs on the dance floor.

The best part of the evening was all the free goodies we got to take home. In addition to all the little branded trinkets we picked up from various tables, on our way out we were given a cloth bag boasting the South Lake Union development project. Inside we found a martini glass, coffee and chocolate among other various little surprises – all advertising something of course.

It really was a fantastic night, although I have to admit I wasn’t thrilled when my alarm went off this morning. Sometimes I can’t even get over how fabulous my life is! I am very lucky.