Walla Walla Wine Weekend

Two weeks ago a group of girlfriends and I headed down to Walla Walla for a girls wine tasting weekend. It was so much fun!

Everything fell into place perfectly. The house we stayed in, the tour we booked, even the weather played along! We stayed in the cutest little VRBO, complete with a wine barrel bedroom, outdoor fire place and pool.

The tour/driver we booked was wonderful. She was informative, funny and even played as our own personal paparrazi! The second winery we visited, the assistant wine maker ended up being someone we (sort of ) knew through our grade school and high school days. He treated us to a personal tour and barrel tasting. It was a dream come true!

In true fashion, I took way too many photos...most of which I'm sharing here with you today. We visited Amavi Cellars, Saviah, NorthStar and Va Piano Vineyards. If you find yourself in Walla Walla, you're in for a treat!

Silver Mountain Brewsfest

This past weekend, my girlfriends and I headed out to Kellogg, Idaho to celebrate my friend's birthday. We spent two whole days kiddo free and acting like we were 25 again. It was glorious!

We spent the first night in, reliving our college days, drinking Rose, eating popcorn and M&Ms and watching one too many episodes of Sex and the City. We even got our face mask on to try and get rid of those tired mom eyes.

The next day we headed up the mountain for Brewsfest! For the past 20 years, Silver Mountain has held a brew festival at the top of the mountain every August. About 25 breweries and cider houses show up to sample their wares. We headed up on the gondola, the longest in the world, around 1PM and were ready to get our beer on!

We hadn't even been there for 10 minutes when I got stung by a bee! Luckily, I'm not allergic so it didn't damper our fun, but it still stings and itches 2 days later. We spent about 4 hours at brewfest, sampling the various beers and ciders, snacking on delicious food and enjoying our kiddo free afternoon.

Afterwards we jumped back on the gondola to head back downtown for a few more drinks before calling it a night. We are definitely getting older and were home just shortly after 8 PM. A wild Saturday night for sure.

All in all, it was a wonderful girls getaway, celebrating our favorite girl!