Lynn's Birthday Extravaganza

So, the very next night after Kay's Birthday Extravaganza, Dave and I took Lynn out for her birthday. Well, technically, we were using a payment we had received for teaching at the Homestead Road Dance a few weeks earlier. But anyway, we went to Hanabi, a new restaurant in Duluth. It was soooo fancy (compared to the down-home style we are used to. People were still dining in sweatshirts but the restaurant itself was very fancy.) They had a few vegetarian options (enough to make a meal) and Dave and Lynn ordered something with fish. Our dinners were beautiful and delicious.

We're not 100% sure on what we ate but I do know that this one is seaweed salad and I have had the exact same thing at Nokomis. I really like it.

Dave got this one with the ends all fancified. Usually when you have Sushi the ends are all crumbly and falling apart (at least when we make our own at home this is what happens) but they deep-fried the ends to keep them together and then presented it so gourmet.

Turns out we knew our waitress too. She used to work at the Scenic and both Lynn and I recognized her. You really can't go anywhere in Duluth without running into someone you know.

After dinner we headed over to a swing dance at Norway Hall. We heard about it when we were teaching at the Homestead Road dance. It seemed like the perfect thing to do since it was Lynn's birthday and since we all love to dance.

The band was the Fractals and they really went nuts playing great danceable songs. I think we danced for about 3 hours. Everyone there was super friendly. We all danced with multiple people (besides the few we came with - me, Lynn, Dave, Vicky & Dennis). We were really happy to meet people who wanted to dance. We just had a blast! Happy Birthday Lynn!