So Labor Day weekend I went to San Francisco to visit my Dad. I had not been sinc the late nineties and wanted to go see my Dad so Thursday August 28, 2008 I left from Memphis and flew to San Francisco (SFO). Friday I adjusted to the time change and we drove up highway 1 to Napa Valley. I saw the Golden Gate Bridge, the pacific ocean, Sausalito, Stinson Beach, Petaluma and Santa Rosa. We spent the night in Santa Rosa after eating dinner at Outback and then got up the next morning to head into Napa Valley for a day of wine tasting. We arrived at Sterling Vineyards at 10am, purchased our tickets and got in the air tram to start our tour. The tram took us up the mountain to the winery. The view was gourgeous and breathtaking. We got to taste 5 wines during the tour and that was enough! Because we went during the early morning we got to watch them bring up the grapes that had just been hand picked. The grapes were a savigon blanc. We got to taste them and they were delicious. The sweetest grapes I have ever tasted! While the tour continued we were sitting on patio that over looked napa valley. I went to look at a map that was on display and as I turned around this guy was on his knees proposing to his girlfriend. I was like "Oh how sweet!" We finished the tour and went up the road to Calistoga, CA. It is an old timey town that is really cute and had some awesome food. We ate lunch here and enjoyed the atmosphere. Before leaving Calistoga we went to http://www.winegarage.net/ and purchased some local wines. The best part is every bottle in the store is $25.00 or less. So I purchased a Pinot Gri and a Pinot Noir. I have tried the Pinot Gri already and it is delicious. Once I had enough wine, we left and headed back to SFO. Sunday we went downtown SFO and had a blast riding cable cars, taking hundreds of photos, shopping and eating. It was the best trip I have had in a while and a much needed one at that. I flew back home Monday and I am just know back on track with CDT. Hope all is well with everyone and sorry I have been a horrible blog updater!!!
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