The Best DAY ever

This -is- a recap of my Valentine's Day, but DON'T click away just yet!

 Big news down below. 

The day started out fine.

My Mom and dad got me a snazzy snuggie,

and a super pretty necklace. 

 I painted my nails for the holiday. 

Then, the awesome started. 

I got this text, which made me cry. 

My awesome Vday present is PERFECT. 

Then Mike surprised me with beautiful tulips. 

Then, I got a phone call from the company I interviewed for. 

I GOT THE JOB!

My parents, Mike and I skyped and cheers-ed with wine to celebrate. 

Long after the East Coast went to sleep,

THIS happened. 

vDAY by teeller featuring crew neck sweatshirts

Shiva and I curled our happy little selves up, 

 with some wine and panda express (for me), 

toys and bones (for her), 

and watched movies til late in the night. 

Ok, she slept. 

and slept some more..

But, Mike comes home tonight, and we have an AWESOME weekend planned. 

Yesterday was pretty spectacular. 

Come to think of it, my life is pretty spectacular. 

Weekend Update

Thursday/Friday

I took Shiva off to her daycare (that she LOVES) 

and gave the kittens their weekend provisions, 

then I got all our bags packed and drove to SFO to meet Mike.

After failing to squeeze in a few hours on our flight to Dallas, 

I settled into the last leg of the flight with my iPad (and Game Change). 

BONUS TIP: If you're flying, always get the ginger ale. They tend to just give you the whole can, because not a lot of people ask for it. Little things!

We landed in Fort Lauderdale, grabbed a cute heart donut 

and oogled the scenery in the airport.  

Tiles and fountains

Tile? or Carpet that LOOKS like tile?

Butterfly inlay

 After scoring our car, 

we were on a mission to score some food!

Diner for the win!

We checked into the hotel, 

we took some time to relax and nap, 

then headed out to dinner with a couple of Mike's friends.  

Buddha beer

heart shaped sushi. 

Saturday

Another early morning, 

another heart donut. 

Then we settled in at Mike's grammas house. 

At one point, we took a walk around and found beautiful flowers, 

and got a little Vitamin D drunk.  

After spending the day there, 

 we headed out (around 9:30) to a local sports bar. 

UFC has never been my thing, 

but, I found myself cheering for the local guy. Bigfoot.  

Sunday

We grabbed lunch with Grandma Glorida, 

then headed back to Gramma Ann's house for her BIRTHDAY!

Strawberry shortcake with a purple candle

 Eventually, it was time to leave. 

We hopped on our Jet Blue flight, 

and flipped on the Super Bowl. 

It was definitely pretty cool in the beginning because everyone was cheering and clapping, 

a high sports bar, if you will. Then, the mood changed. Oh well, it was a good game. 

It also DEFINITELY helped pass the time. 

Cheers!

Another weekend for the books. 

We were both VERY glad to spend time with Grandma Ann on her birthday. 

Our First Sonoma Trip

One of our final days together, 

was spent up in wine country. 

Scouting for the wedding. 

of course

We stopped at three different wineries, 

but the GORGEOUS weather only added to the scenery at every stop.

Viansa Winery

Sebastiani Vineyard

Nicholson Ranch

Sunset at Nicholson Ranch

I might have fallen in love with a bottle of wine. 

And this photo.  

Some of my favorite things..

a Vitner's calender

possible wedding site? 

I also discovered a sneaky love for wine glass shoes. 

Seriously: 

And our little team had quite the blast. 

The whole fam.

tasting

Mike's sister Liz & myself

<3

It definitely made me look forward to venue hunting for our upcoming nuptuals. 

Do you have a favorite winery to visit? or a location I should check out?

SF Tour

After we returned to the Bay Area from NC, 

Mike's family came out to go exploring!

The first day, we headed in SF to check out Pier 39, Ghiradelli, and a couple other "must sees"

behind the scenes. 

LOOK! It's our whole pet family in really expensive tile. 

Shiva, Olive, Oi

That's Alcatraz in the background..

 The next pic is one of my favorites, it just screams SF to me. 

Fishermans Wharf, Cable Car, Fog, Sunset..

Del Monte Cannery

Feeding the birds. 

We also stopped in at Ghiradelli Square.

My advice, skip buying food/drinks there, the line is INSANE

buy some of the "San Fran" chocolate to take home and check out the minitour. 

(We got a dark chocolate with cabernet in it..fantastic)

 

Street Performers

Sourdough sculptures!

We had a few more funfilled days that included:

wine country, 

a cable car tour, 

and a visit to a local comedy club. 

But you'll have to come back tomorrow.