Last minute: Sunny Sonoma

Does it really ever go bad when it's last minute? That last minute decision seems to always be the right one. That last minute gift always seems to be their favorite. That last minute card seems to say everything that would have taken you hours to find on any other normal day. A last minute, jump in the car and drive to Wendover with friends singing Mariah at the top of our lungs is some of our favorite memories (you know who you are). So does it seem that last minute is the way to go? HECK YA! Especially when it is a romantic weekend with your hubby in Sunny Sonoma, CA. What a fabulous way to spend a long weekend! Eat yummy food, drink wine, and bask in 75 degree perfect weather among rolling hills of green. I think this just might be one of the prettiest places I have ever been to. I could live there...and not just for the weather. We stayed at the fabulous Fairmont Sonoma Mission Inn and Spa and it was perfect!


Here we are crossing the Golden Gate Bridge. It took us about an hour and a half to get to Sonoma from San Francisco. This pic turned out better then I thought it would through the car window.

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The view from our room was this beautiful tree in bloom for spring. The trees were like this everywhere, so pretty!

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We got there Friday afternoon and hung out at the pool for a little bit and then went down to the Plaza where they had shopping and lots of yummy restaurants.

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We tried out Della Santina's and it was soooo yum!

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Saturday we just relaxed the day away with a couples massage, hanging at the pool and renting a movie in our room before another nice dinner. Sunday we were off on a fabulous wine tour of Sonoma. What a great way to spend the day. We went to four amazing wineries and vineyards. What is the difference you ask? Well- a winery makes their own wine but buys grapes and a vineyard grows grapes but doesn't make wine. Three we went to did both and one was just a winery. Little trivia for you :) All were beautiful!

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This was our first stop.

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We got to tour the caves were they age the wine. So cool.

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That is some serious wine! The hallways in the cave went on forever.

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That's some serious grapevines! They were just starting to bud from the winter.

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Strike a pose! Shane is getting pretty good at working my camera....no one else that we asked could work it. All the pics came out blury of us together. I had to start just having them do the point and shoot if we wanted one together :)

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Here is the second winery/vineyard we went to (Ledson)...are you kidding me!! How gorgeous is this!? The owner was actually building this house for his family and everyone kept thinking it was a winery so they just ended up making it one and never lived there a day.

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Our third stop was St. Francis winery and vineyard. Again, beautiful and so fun.

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Our last stop was VJB estate vineyards. A smaller, quaint place and a great way to end the tour.

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It was so beautiful there. Rolling hills of green everywhere. I loved it! I could for sure live there.

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The vineyards were so beautiful to see also. It was either rolling hills of green or rolling hills of grapes. I loved it all!! I would love to go back when the grapes are in full bloom. Some of you better come with us!

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What an amazing way to spend four days with my favorite person! Love you honey!!