Life is Precious

It has occurred to me lately how quickly life goes by. I have experienced loss in my life and if there is one thing I have learned it's that you need to live you life everyday as if it is your last. While that means enjoying yourself you should also enjoy those around you. Take the time to help someone else, to talk to a friend you haven't talked to in a while, to tell that special person how much you love them even if they have no idea and to spend time with your family. The circle of life will always go on and eventually everybody dies, just make sure you are one of the those who actually lives.

DETROIT

Like I was going to write about anything else today..... I am happy to be back in the D, I sure miss spring time in Michigan (minus the allergies). So far I have had dinner with my family, got to meet me future niece (felt my sister in laws belly), had lunch with a friend who recently started a publishing company which was a great brainstorming session for future projects, met up with a couple friends I haven't seen in a while (aka happy hour), then pow-wowed with the Opening Day crew for a plan of action for tomorrow. Not bad for 34 hours! Early start tomorrow I wish I could blog from my phone, I would love to keep you posted about the game. So far sunny and 50ish.... Good thing I brought the whiskey. Go Tigers!!

Cold Weather

So I landed in Michigan this afternoon to 45 degrees...... It just started getting up to 79 in California. I guess I haven't seen snow in 2 years so I can't really complain but it's funny how quickly you become such a pansy. I just hope it's sunny on Thursday! Looks like we are shuttling from Rochester to downtown. Can't wait to start my morning the Irish way!

Baseball in the D

As I stated in my first blog opening day in in 3 days. Today I secured my shuttle to the game and bought a handful on mini bottles of Jameson and Baileys. I just finished packing and since the weather is going to be much cooler then I expected I had to pack an extra jacket and warm clothes. My airport shuttle picks my up at 2:50am which is only 8 hours away, so do I try to sleep now or just stay awake?

April Fools

Today is April 1st! This day to me signifies the official start of Spring. Mainly because in 4 days it is Opening Day! This year I will be heading back to Michigan to Watch the Detroit Tigers play the Boston Red Sox (which I might add is my future husband's team). That's right folks I am leaving sunny California to spend my Thursday in 45 degree (as of now) weather, outside tailgating in the streets of downtown Detroit. One of the only days of the year that it is not only acceptable to drink at 8 am but encouraged. Go Tigers!!

A to Z Blog Challenge April 2012

Paso Robles

If Napa is wine country then Paso Robles is wine province. Paso Robles is nestled in the rolling foothills of the Central Coast's Santa Lucia Mountains located mid-way between Los Angeles and San Francisco. It may be smaller then Napa but it still has over 200 wineries and lodging is much cheaper. We stayed at Adelaide Inn http://www.adelaideinn.com/ both trips out there. It is very affordable and centrally located between both the east and westside wineries. The people there are very helpful and give you various free tasting cards.
The first night we arrived around 4pm, we learned last time that this quaint little downtown area shuts down early so we got settled in and headed out for dinner. we stopped at Clayhouse Winery located downtown before dinner to pick up a couple bottles for the hotel. We are trying to cover all the restaurnts so asked around and took the locals top recommendation; Il Cortile Ristorante on 12th Street in downtown Paso. It was fabulous!

Day 2- Hearst Castle Day. We purchased tickets ahead of time, it was highly recommended to do so, so this took a little planning. It is about 20 minutes from our hotel, since we booked the 2pm (or so I thought) Grand Tour we decided to not waste good tasting time so we left early and stopped at some westside wineries along the way after breakfast sandwiches and coffee at Amsterdam Coffee House, our only duplicate visit. We started with Tablas Creek Vineyard, this was also highly recommended to us so it was at the top of our list for this trip. After 20 wineries in 3 Paso visits, this was our favorite in fact we joined the VINsider club. We stopped off to see the elephant seals then headed to Hearst Castle. The evening ended with dinner at Robert's Restaurant & Wine Bar.

Day 3- Union Road Winery Tour day aka Eastside Winery Tours. Our hotel gave us a card the was free tasting for select Union Road wineries plus some even gave a discount on wine purchases. This was an epic tasting day! We came home with numerous bottles of wine, 1 jar of bolognese sauce, 1 bag of pistachios and a private number for a local driver in case we need a ride. Needless to say we took a long water break and a dip the hot tub before ending the night at Artisan.

Day 4- Breakfast at Vic's Cafe and a stop at We Olive (olive oil tasting was all we could handle). We headed home with 2 fancy mustards and a jar of Chardonnay Almond stuffed olives.