9. Take a weekend to visit my friend Julie (check)
Abby, another friend of mine since middle school, and I decided to visit her last weekend and experience this life of retirement for ourselves. We had a ball!!
The weekend began at Wenwood Winery in Bland, MO. Isn't it hilarious that a winery is located in a town called Bland??
We started off our visit to the winery with a tasting of a portion of their wines. After trying them all, we chose two bottles to enjoy in the barn while catching up and listening to music.
Julie and I split from Abby to visit Clancy's, one of Grammy and Papa's favorite places to eat. They always get the special, but since they weren't with us we ordered off the menu. Shhh! Don't tell them!
Abby's boyfriend's family owns Miller House, a bar in Owensville. We ended our evening visiting with the locals and listening to a band.
The guy in the plaid hat is not in the band, it was his birthday and he swore he was 10x better than the band! He wasn't. In fact, he really didn't sing much so a guy sitting off to the side sang for him....hahahah! This guy also ended up getting into a bar fight with another guy but ten minutes later they were both back in the bar having a good time together.
Grammy and Papa's house is beautiful, but it is the back yard that I love the most! Julie and I watched birds for hours, they have all kinds of birds: blue jays, cardinals, finches, red-winged black birds, even Grackles (which we tried to scare away).
I fell in love with quilting on this visit. I made a few stitches in Julie's quilt but I'm dying to make my own! I'm trying to convince Eric to rig up a stand like this one in my new office.
This is Julie in her room at Grammy and Papa's.
We started off our visit to the winery with a tasting of a portion of their wines. After trying them all, we chose two bottles to enjoy in the barn while catching up and listening to music.
Julie and I split from Abby to visit Clancy's, one of Grammy and Papa's favorite places to eat. They always get the special, but since they weren't with us we ordered off the menu. Shhh! Don't tell them!
Abby's boyfriend's family owns Miller House, a bar in Owensville. We ended our evening visiting with the locals and listening to a band.
The guy in the plaid hat is not in the band, it was his birthday and he swore he was 10x better than the band! He wasn't. In fact, he really didn't sing much so a guy sitting off to the side sang for him....hahahah! This guy also ended up getting into a bar fight with another guy but ten minutes later they were both back in the bar having a good time together.
Grammy and Papa's house is beautiful, but it is the back yard that I love the most! Julie and I watched birds for hours, they have all kinds of birds: blue jays, cardinals, finches, red-winged black birds, even Grackles (which we tried to scare away).
I fell in love with quilting on this visit. I made a few stitches in Julie's quilt but I'm dying to make my own! I'm trying to convince Eric to rig up a stand like this one in my new office.
This is Julie in her room at Grammy and Papa's.
I already miss Owensville, we're planning a trip back to the winery soon!
5 comments:
Thanks for posting, I hadn't heard about your trip yet. It looks like you all had a ball! Ask Grandma Steffes about quilting stuff, there might be someone's available... Diane's?
i am an idiot for not joining you. looks like you all had fun. glad you posted pics :)
oh my.... that sounds like quite the small town
ahh I'm so glad you guys came to visit me! And don't forget, I promised that Hawaiian guy we'd be at the Gasconade County Fair, so get excited :)
wow!!! looks like you had a wonderful time! I love getting to see all the different places my blog friends go to! thanks for sharing
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