Showing posts with label wine. Show all posts
Showing posts with label wine. Show all posts

Winery Weekending Highlights

Oooh girls, I need a weekend after my weekend.  Can I get an extension?

This weekend was jam-packed and remember how I said my liver needed a warm up for it? Boy, was I right...
My weekend highlights included:

~These yummy treats from my coworker (soooo delicious!)
~Date night with MG where we got to eat outside and enjoy the nice weather!
~Made the final decision to cancel our May Aruba trip which was SO hard to do, but we knew that if anything happened to a baby in our future, because of a vacation, that we would never be able to forgive ourselves

~Early to bed fell asleep on the couch to wake up early to get ready for my friend's bachelorette party

~Took a super nice party bus to the first winery, Breaux where we did a tasting, enjoyed the view, and then had a picnic lunch outside. The grounds were absolutely beautiful!






~Hit up the second winery, Sunset Hill Vineyard, where we did our own tasting (bought a bunch of bottles, and one of the girls read the descriptions off of the bottle haha) because the place was packed and getting ready for a wedding




~Had so much fun drinking, laughing, talking and getting to know some of the other girls who had come to the party that I hadn't met before, including the bride's two super fun and sweet sisters

~Took some really fun and cute mini polaroid pics
~Had SO much fun that I left my jacket at the winery and realized it halfway back home (doh!) Luckily one of the girls lives out that way and is picking it up for me #thankgoodnessfornicepeeps

~Went out to dinner with the bride-to-be and partook in wayyyyyyy too many more bevies

~Jumped in an Uber with my friend when hers arrived. And not a moment too soon!

~Passed out when I got home, and then woke up twice during the night to the power going off and on because of the major wind storm we were having

~Woke up in the morning and didn't feel like total death (thank you Vitamin B Complex and Excedrin--miracle hangover cure!!), but didn't feel great

~Had our neighbor come by and tell us that her tree had fallen on our deck in the middle of the night! Luckily there wasn't any damage to the grill, and the deck only has some scratches
~Made my way to my parent's town for another Celebration of Life for my dad, that my mom  threw for my dad's friends, neighbors, etc
~Got to love up on this little baby that my parents' neighbor is fostering. She definitely fed my baby fever :)
~Heard lots of "that looks good on you" and "you're a natural" kind of comments.
 Hear that, up there?? I'm ready! :)
sleepy little bunny and those teeny tiny toes!!! :)
~Got to spend time with my HS bestie and her mom, who also attended the gathering

~Made my way back home after a couple of hours, picked up Thai food for dinner and continued to recuperate from the events of the day before. AKA, watched tv and sat my butt on the couch with some Cooper cuddles
Needless to say, it was a REALLY fun weekend, but "daaaaaaaahm Daniel" I'm tired! 
I hope your weekend was fabulous, too!

What's Hap-"Pinning?" Wednesday {#5}: Wino Edition

The lovely ladies, Amanda and Lindsay who host Wino Wednesdays asked me to co-host their link-up this month and I was eager to join in! So, today, What's Hap-"Pinning" is all wine-inspired! (yep, I can hear your shouts and cheers of Wooohoo from all the way over here!)

The wine I'm sharing with you all is one of my absolute favorites! MG and I discovered it when we signed the contract at our wedding venue and they sent us home with two bottles and we loved it!
It runs about $12 a bottle and you can find it in most grocery stores, and I've also found it at Costco (which is where we often buy it since it's a dollar or two cheaper than the grocery store). 
It has a crisp, citrus taste to it, and is always perfect on a warm evening, or at the end of a stressful day...or a day that ends in 'y'. ;)
According to some research that I did, it pairs well with asparagus, summer salads, lobster, and fresh oysters. Now, I just need to get someone to bring those delicious items to my house and I'll be in wine-heaven!!
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And since we're talking about wine, what's hap-"pinning" over here would make any wino a happy camper: 

You all know how much I love a good DIY (but I don't do enough of them), and these wine-inspired ideas totally have me wanting to get crafty!

I also love finding fun wine-related accessories, or things that make it easier to drink more wine. Because wine.
Makes me want to drink outside                 and plan a picnic                   where I can bring these!

You guys also know that I love finding funny pins on Pinterest, and these wine-inspired ones  were perfection:

Love this                                   I need this welcome mat                        So cute

Now show us what's hap-"pinning" with you, by linking up with Jessi (a fellow wine lover) and I below!







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To continue on with my month of gratitude, today's prompt was "technology":
My phone is probably the  piece of technology that I'm most thankful for. It allows me to take pictures, stay connected with friends and family, be connected with the world (when I want to be), provides entertainment when I'm bored, helps me get un-lost when I'm driving in a new place, and a bunch of other things that just make life easier. I'm definitely grateful for this piece of technology and all of the things it allows me to do! #Gratitude30

Wino Wednesday!!


It's been a crazy busy week since getting back to real life after Thanksgiving, so I didn't have a post to go up today, but then I saw the Wino Wednesday posts and knew I could easily share with you my favorite wine!

My favorite wine is Kim Crawford's Sauvignon Blanc

I'd never even heard of it until MG and I signed at our wedding venue, and as a little gift, the venue gave us two bottles of the Kim Crawford sauvignon blanc. 

We had some later that night or week to celebrate our first big step with wedding planning, and we were both hooked!
Throwback to June 2013!!
I've tried other sauvignon blancs and am not a huge fan overall, but Kim Crawford knows what's up, and it's so tasty.

When my SIL was in town a couple weeks ago, we went out to dinner and Kim C's wine was on the list, so we both had it (she'd never tried it before) and she was hooked as well!
If you haven't tried this one, you definitely should!


Drink up, buttercups!!