Mommy and Daddy's Adventures in Wine Country--yes, yes, a little late

(I wrote this post the week after we got back, but never had time to download pictures. It was fun to re-live the weekend again, though!)

Jason and I had a fantastic time on our little trip out to Napa in October. Katie's wedding was perfect. The weather was perfect, the flowers were perfect, the food was perfect. The country club where the wedding was held is absolutely amazing. (To give you an idea of the posh-ness, Arnold Schwarzenneggar was enjoying a drink in the bar one wall over from where we were eating, and Oprah recently rented the entire complex for a weekend retreat.) It's set on lots of land just tucked away in the mountains and forest surrounding Napa. The ceremony took place on a little cliff overlooking rolling green hills and beautiful trees, then we had cocktails on the lawn, then moved inside to a gorgeously decorated dining room where we ate and drank in high style. Katie and Jav had such a great time, and I am honored to have been included in their day.

Since the wedding festivities were over Friday night, Jason and I had all day Saturday to ourselves. We went to some of our favorite wineries, as well as tried out a few we had always wanted to get to. We were even able to meet up with the newlyweds and enjoy a few glasses a wine with them. To finish the weekend, we had a great dinner at the Culinary Institute of America. Part of their school is a restaurant where the students get to work the kitchen and perfect their skills. We had read mixed reviews of it, but figured we'd give it a try, and I'm so glad we did. We had all sorts of amazing food that I know I'd never choose to eat on my own.

After our dinner, we changed clothes and headed in to Sacramento to catch our midnight flight back home. Luckily, we got an upgrade, so we were actually able to sleep a bit on the way in.

Claire also had a great weekend. Honey and H did a great job keeping her busy and entertained with all sorts of new toys. Claire was very, very sad to see them go, and kept running to the door after they left calling for Honey ("Ho-eeeee").

You can check out the pictures from the weekend here.