Laughs, Lobster and Lori

Hi all,
Had a FANTASTIC weekend with my dear friend Lori and her boyfriend Bryce who were visiting from Lubbock, TX!

No visit is complete without a "Take Me Out to the Ballgame" experience. Pre game event was dinner at Gordon Biersch Brewery. We all hit up the Giant's game on Friday night and yes they won against the San Diego Padres. We enjoyed some fresh carmel corn, margaritas, and beers during the game.

Saturday had us touring the Napa Valley. This was an all day event featuring wine tasting at:

- Mumm Winery
- Whitehall Lane Winery
- DuckHorn Winery
- Chimney Rock Winery
- Miner Winery
- Alpha Omega Winery

We thoroughy enjoyed a yummy lunch at Cindy's Backstreet Kitchen - a quaint little restaurant in downtown Napa; the sister property to this restaurant is Mustard's. Fried green tomatoes were a hit as our appetizer. All entrees were fresh, unique and super yummy. I would recommend dropping by for a lunch-time visit.

The Napa highlight was the First Annual Lobster Feast at Alpha Omega Winery. This consisted of all you can drink wine (of course), fresh lobster, artichokes, sausages, potatoes, and corn on the cob. The eating style was "all you can eat" with no utensils or plates. They pour the feast in the middle of the table and you pork out caveman style. Matt's favorite was the corn that was lathered up with Mayo; not my first choice but he devoured that corn. It was a great evening of laughs, meeting new people, tasting new wines, and the great beginning to a tradition.

Sunday was spent touring a few parts of San Francisco (the Presidio, Jones Street, Ghiradelli Square, Baker Beach (warning: lots of nude men). No SF trip would be complete without an honerary Irish Coffee at the Buena Vista. We had a delicious outdoor lunch at the Cheesecake Factory (9th floor of the Macy's building) in Union Square. Our romp back to the car greeted us with a man and his two pet rats (this was Lori's favorite part). The evening was wrapped up amongst friends at a BBQ at Matt's house.

It was a spectacular weekend full of fun, laughter, memories, new beginnings, and adventurous car rides (thanks Matt).

I was sorry to see it come to an end and I will miss Lori and Bryce mega bunches!! We will plan an excursion soon so we can all be together again.

Ya'll need to come back you hear!!
Fun times in CA!
Veronique