{San Fran}

Ok so my promises are just no good. (well... where blogging is concerned!!!) I pulled just a few but I have only skimmed the surface of all the pictures! This is from the first half of our trip, the last half will have to wait a bit. But I have been talking about it, so gosh it is time to deliver!

the wharf it is July 4th after all...
China town at night - don't even get me started about us walking back UP to our hotel after dinner! Oh my goodness...
ONE of our hotels at night (there were 3!)... super cool place! This is the Fairmont in San Francisco.
my take on the golden gate... driving across it going up into the muir woods and up the coast - that was the second half, so no pictures yet of that, but it was incredible!
Loxton Wineries... We LOVED this spot. The winemaker himself came out for our private tasting. He was so informative and had such a great story behind the wines. They are not a public distributor, so you have to order their wines from them, but they are FAB! One of our wonderful dinners with wonderful company! Look at all those wine glases... And this was after a full day of tasting... thus why they are not empty!!! WHOA!
Another spot we stayed. The Fairmont in Sonoma... perfection!
Another angle on the Fairmont
OH MY GOODNESS!!! It's me! And two of the amazng men in my life! This was us in the Kunde cellars. Really cool spot...
Kunde cellars from my camera
Tasting out of the barrel... super fun!
i just really liked this
OH! This was to die for! A cabernet tart. It had an almond crust and a pear in it as well.
Yummy!!!
Some of the Loxton grapevines. Did you know that they plant rose bushes at the end of the line of vines to determine how the grapes are doing? Apparently roses and grapevines are affected in the same way, but roses will show signs of trouble earlier. Just a fun tidbit...
So, that is the first half of an amazing trip. I will share the other half when I can.

I wish all of you and your families a wonderful 4th of July. To all the men and women who are serving this amazing country that we call home, both at home and abroad, and to all of their families, I thank you from the bottom of my heart. May God bless each and every one of you.

Until next time,

Lindsay