8.24.2012

dad's visit : wine




last weekend my dad came to visit by himself, and we had quality time to do some things that we both love together. the first of these was going on a wine tour ... a first for us both. our tour guide was so great. her name is dee, and her company is Deetours. she was so sweet and picked us up in santa barbara after we had a great breakfast at sambo's and took us to the santa ynez valley. we went to 4 wineries:  
Shoestring  .  Brander  .  Bridlewood  .  Dascomb 
we ate a great lunch outside at Brander with some of their delicious white wine, and snacked on the sweetest strawberries that dee stopped to pick up at her favorite stand on the side of the road. we also got to see a zonkey, a field of marigolds, and taste olive oils and vinegars. [ my new priced possession is a bottle of blood orange vinegar ] we got to see solvang and tried some of their delicious desserts and pastries. we had a great time with the others on the tour and i highly recommend going on a tour with dee. the very best part was just being with my dad and seeing a huge grin on his face ... he has text me multiple time this week after he got back home to tell me he still has that grin on his face. 

see that big grin :)

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