That's right the last weekend of August I was off to Oakland / Livermore, CA for a girl's weekend with my Aussie Gals; and what a BLAST we had! Miss Kelly Kull and her man, Ross, were the mac-daddy host and hostess and made us all feel at home in there cozy home in Livermore, CA. After we all arrived and claimed our luggage we went off to get our palms red as we traditionally do when we're all together. The reading the chick gave us was well....it pretty much sucked and was fake but we did get a few good laughs out of it. I'll only start to worry if Heather starts dating a Mexican man, and I meet a guy named Benji. We turned in early after a fun evening of catching up, drinking wine, and eating homemade pizza. After a leisurely breakfast on the patio Saturday morning we were off for Livermore wine country. We went to about 4 different wineries and took advantage of the free tastings. Fennestra was by far my favorite and I have to give some
mad props to Ross for being a "Fennestatic" and hooking us up with a bunch of additional wine samples (and being our DD). After an early dinner and more hanging out we went to bed to save up for our big day on the boat. On Sunday we had a scenic drive about an hour North to the Delta. I thoroughly enjoyed the ride b/c I got to see hillside upon hillside full of windmills, which I absolutely love for their abstract beauty and sheer potential. But back to the Delta....., the Delta is a series of rivers that eventually flow into the San Fran bay. About 5 minutes into our boat ride, Heather B spotted a seal hanging out on a buoy.
The seal hamm'd it up for us giving us some cute smirks and even a wave or two. As we continued our ride we eventually found some calm water and then hit the skis and wake boards. Heather B and I cut it up on the slalom and Kelly gave it hell on the wakeboard. Crissy was manning the camera and giving us moral support, way to go Cris!
You really couldn't ask for a better weekend. Perfect weather, awesome girls, wine tasting, being on the water...I definitely did not want to get on my flight and go to work early Monday morning. If Kelly and I are lucky we'll get Heather and Crissy to move out to California and then we can have reunions every couple of months vs. once or twice a year. Alright Crissy and Heather, make it happen :)
