A win-o birthday!

Every year, Rodney and I spend considerable time planning a special day for his mom's birthday. It usually involves dinner someplace, but also, we try to treat her to something she hasn't done before. Last year, it was painting at like a wine/canvas place. This year, we decided to take her to an actual winery for the day... take a tour, do some tasting and then just enjoy a few bottles before dinner. We invited her baby sister to come along because she is a barrel of laughs and knew she would accent the day perfectly.

We woke up to a wet, soggy, blah kinda Saturday. It was NOT the kind of day where you want to be driving on curvy, narrow roads to get to a winery where you can't sit out on the patio as planned. But, we were determined to still make it a great day - and it was! Rod's mom had such a good time and probably had a bellyache at the end of the day from laughing so much. She enjoyed the winery very much and then, because she likes seafood so much, we hit the Red Lobster for dinner. While the food is typically good, we don't always get the best service... but on this day, we did. Halluyeerrrr!!!

Birthdays are special. It is important to celebrate and share them with the people who mean most to you. It's a treat anytime we are able to share a new experience either with each other or with other people we love. You only have one life, so why not live it to the fullest!?