californ - i - a

I love California. I love the weather, the service, the way my hair feels and straightens. I also love seeing my Best West friends in the sunny state for red wine, white wine, rose wine, sparkling wine, Chocolate infused with wine and the laughs that come so naturally following, yes, you guessed it, wine.  

Oh ladies, thank you for the lovely time; we made some memories. Thank you too, to my man and the ladies' men who made our time possible.

So back to the memories and for the sake of my own memory I'm going to record just a few here:
1. The steepest and scariest drive way of all time.
2. Scorpions. Correction, scorpion. Correction, dead scorpion.
3. Cute little lizards. Correction, violently murdered lizard.

4. A romantic wine collection, complete with a poetry reciting from our wine tour guide guy/DJ.

5. Running and jumping into a moving vehicle to escape, said, poetry reciting wine tour guide guy/DJ.

6. Driving through San Francisco (known for the craziest, steepest, narrowest roads) with our friend Becky (known for being one of the most nervous drivers in unknown cities). 

7. Champagne, the hair of the dog.

8. Bacon with cayenne.

9. Daiquiri with chilli. 

10. Lunches, brunches, dinners and desserts with my ladies.

What a way to wake up. A view from my room's balcony.

 

Let's get this party started. It's 9:30, too early for wine? 

(R - L: Carolyn, Allison, me, Diane, Becky)

 Enjoying some red pulled right from the barrel.

Cheers!

 

Cheers again!

A beauty shot.

Heading out for lunch, shopping and champagne. 

Before we could head anywhere we had to face the dreaded driveway. This shot does not do the steepness any justice. It was dreadful. 

 

Oh the food. The beautiful food.

 

 On to San Fran. It was clear and it was cold!

A special thank you to my friend Carolyn as she was our official photographer. It has been years since I was in so many photos; I know have some sense as to how my children feel. Thanks again Carolyn can't wait to see all your beautiful shots!

xo AJ