NAPA VALLEY
It was so BEAUTIFUL here!
Redwoods Schmedwoods. Who needs them when you have a huge tree in a park in a neighborhood in Napa?
I made Josh listen to a French CD of mine as we were driving through the vineyards.He could not believe my antics. ( I think he secretly liked it though)
Jim would have been so proud
In Napa you have two activity options: Wine-Tasting
or
Ride the Wine Train
But, if you keep your eyes peeled while you are driving you will find a place where you can do
OLIVE OIL TASTING!
So many flavors of Olive Oil to try:
Lemon, jalepeno, lavendar, garlic, lime, almond, grass, apple, musky, rosemary, herbal, and the list goes on and on.
I think we tried all of them twice!My favorite was Rosemary.
Josh liked Garlic.
As we drove through some of the small towns of St. Helena, Yountville, Zinfandel, we came upon a castle calledCastello di Amorosa
Sheep were wondering the grounds.
This castle had a mote, draw bridge, and real animals roaming out front. I can now check off my bucket list, Future trip to Europe.
I felt like this scene with the cat and the chair should have been on Harry Potter.Let me make one thing clear though... I have never watched or read any of the Harry Potter series.
Therefore, I really have no idea what a scene on HP should look like.
Castello so magicallo
I chased down those sheep that you saw in previous photos.
Chasing them again...
I don't think they like me very much.
We decided when we have kids, we will come back here for our family photos!
Driving home that night there was the most beautiful sunset ever!I think that it was the magic of Castello di Amorosa in the air!
Next morning we attempted to make some abelskeivers!
Abelskeiver is a danish dessert that is topped with jam and powedered sugar!
abelskeivers are puffing up quite nicely. We will need to go back to Arnie's to get a professional lesson on how to make the best!
Thank you Shelley Shaw for the pan!
SAN JOSE
We went to the Winchester Mansion in San Jose!
Us in front of the Winchester rifles.
We tried to look like scary old-fashioned people that never smile in pictures.
Sarah Winchester continuously built on this house for 38 years. And by 38 years I mean 24 hours a day and seven days a week. She was building rooms for the spirits that haunted her.
There are doors that lead to no where, windows on the floor, staircases leading up to the ceiling, and walls behind doors. The House contains 160 rooms, which includes 40 bedrooms, 13 bathrooms, and 6 kitchens.
Those aren't statues next to us, they are ghosts.
During our tour in the ballroom, one of the doors slammed shut! Our tour guide was even shook up about it. ~Pretty spooky~Skeptics would say it was the wind, others (Howie Harmer) would say it was Sarah Winchester.
The Door to No Where!!
On a holiday note,
The Tree Lighting at Pier 39!!
Christmas is finally here!
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SACRAMENTO
We heard Michael Mcclean was in town so we drove to Sacramento to see the Forgotten Carols!
Ladies and Gents, the future cover of Ensign Magazine!Ha ha just kidding but that would be funny though.
"Wow look at that thread detail" -Salesman at Banana RepublicI guess he sold us!
Raining cats and dogs at Memorial Auditorium!
Exhibit A
I think the longer you are married to someone, the more you look alike.
Ha ha Exhibit A above!
We waited in line for an hour to get this photo and for Michael to sign our CD.From Michael and Us....
HAPPY HOLIDAYS!!!!
1 comment:
I think we need to go out there and get our family photos by the castle! How neat, Sa. :) You and Josh look adorable in those pictures. How fun to experience so many adventures.
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