Wednesday, December 23, 2009

Napa

All new moms and dads should definitely get away for a night or two. We took the opportunity in mid November (I'm a little behind in posting) while my parents babysat Annaliese, or rather got to have a sleepover party weekend! The Thomases and Ji Hae also helped out watching her, so we are very blessed to have family and friends who would bless us like in this way and apparently they enjoyed it!

The weekend so wonderful to reconnect, invest in our marriage and soak up the time together while our daughter was in such good care. We wrote letters before we left about what we love about one another and what we will individually work on in our marriage (not a laundry list of what the other person should work on) and read them at dinner on Saturday. This verbal affirmation was a highlight for me. Napa Valley was beautiful, the wine was exquisite, and the ambiance was memorable. Truly, I don't have words to express just how thankful I am for my wonderful husband and how much he shows me that he loves and adores me.
classic napa
first place we went to
our favorite wine that we tasted
met a nice couple from Florida


litterally a modern day construction of European castle set on the hill
boutique wines only available from the tasting room
bought a fun and unique dessert wine


gondola ride up to the tasting room overlooking a gorgeous view of the valley
self-guided tour through their wine-making process
randomly met up with the couple from Florida again!
enjoyed tasting a couple of extra wines in the final tasting room


[camera batteries died]
the couple from Florida joined us
the draw was "Reds and Chocolate tasting"
it was ok - our least favorite wine/tasting room experience
got 1 piece of dark chocolate though!

recommended by a kind gentleman
beautiful mod decor and ambiance
half the fun was just enjoying the atmosphere, so we soaked it up for a couple hours

on Sunday

Brunch at Fume Bistro
my smoked salmon omlette was among the best breakfasts I've ever tasted

a new winery on a drizzly day
liked their Chardonnay actually (I'm not a fan of many whites)
bought a souvenir magnet


In short, the whole weekend was nothing short of amazing. Words fail to describe the complete experience. I love you, Honey.

1 comment:

Linda Z said...

So glad you 2 had such a wonderful weekend! You are such a darling couple! :)