we did it!!!

we did it!!!!!!!!!!!!

ok, so i totally feel like i should bust out my Dora moves after that title, but seriously....  WE DID IT!!!  yes.  we did.

we left.  on that jet plane.  we vacationed.  without children.  for the first {but not last!} time.  sans les petites enfants!  mais oui!  oh.  honey.  i did it.  

so here's the skinny:  my man was playing golf at pebble beach.  i flew out and met him there.  

we then headed to sonoma valley.

the kids may not have been there, but we made them feel a little bit like they were.  Bubba is car obsessed.  did you know that?  so we shared convertible pics.

here's what's funny.  he was totally freaked out wondering WHO took the pic.  i would've said the paparazzi.  if he knew who in the world that was.  i decided to really mess with him.  so i sent crazy self portraits here & there.  just cuz i like to mess with his head.

we don't contribute to a college fund for our kids.  we started a therapy fund.  {snort}

i'm not sure it was the best decision ever, but i'm still glad i didn't take my camera.  i didn't want to haul it and i didn't want to miss a moment of a fabulous trip b/c i was taking pictures.  so phone pics are all you get!  sorry!!

our favorite vineyard was the kunde family vineyard.  our last day we took a picnic and sat outside.  it is beautiful there!  gorgeous!!

we then had a mountaintop tasting, hearing the history of the vineyard and looking out over the entire valley.

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seriously, if you get the chance....do this!

p.s. you can totally see john lassiter's house in the picture above.  ok, way off in the distance.  but it's there!  how cool is that?!?!  right??  you know we love us some pixar in this house.

ugh...my arms look fat in that pic, but i totally don't care.  best wine i've ever had.  best views of the valley.    

and speaking of fat arms, {ahem}.......honestly, being the total foodies that we are, after this trip i'm surprised i only gained 2 pounds.  ok, it was 3.  ok, so i haven't really done an actual morning weigh in.  b/c i'm terrified.  but i've seen the number at night...and it ain't that bad.  and seriously, i should've gained 15.  for reals.  seriously, seriously awesome food.

for all my foodie readers, our favorite restaurant was the Red Grape.  we adored the Basque Boulangerie.  we even ate at a Diners, Drive-ins, and Dives feature the Schellville Grill.  

and the cutest candy store ever!

everything was fabulous.  seriously.  we stayed in downtown sonoma, right on the square, so we walked everywhere.  {maybe that's why i didn't gain 15 pounds.}

and amazingly, i was ready to come home but not desperate.  my man, on the other hand, had been gone longer.  he was ready to see him some Doh Doh.  which is just one of the many things i love about my man.

this is what greeted us when we landed in arkansas.  can you see the rainbow?  

the perfect homecoming.  well, the rainbow.  and these crazy little knuckleheads.