Keelie is so cute!
Saturday, December 29, 2007
Friday, December 28, 2007
Aggie's Travels
We went home for New Year's! We had a lot of fun with Ag in the airport waiting on our next flight. We even made some friends with a few little kids. Kristen attracts those little kids like moth to a flame!
Sunday, December 23, 2007
1 Year Anniversary
Believe it or not but this little blog has been going for 1 year today (Dec. 23).
Here are some interesting stats.
There have been over 100 different visitors to this website.
There have been over 1,000 visits to the website.
People from over 10 states and 5 countries have visited.
We started this blog to help keep family and friends up on all our activities. Throughout the year we've gotten a lot of feedback on our site from our prime audience so thanks!!
We changed up the colors and layout so let us know if you like it. We'll try this out for a little while. Stay tuned for some fun Holiday posts...
Here are some interesting stats.
There have been over 100 different visitors to this website.
There have been over 1,000 visits to the website.
People from over 10 states and 5 countries have visited.
We started this blog to help keep family and friends up on all our activities. Throughout the year we've gotten a lot of feedback on our site from our prime audience so thanks!!
We changed up the colors and layout so let us know if you like it. We'll try this out for a little while. Stay tuned for some fun Holiday posts...
Sunday, December 9, 2007
Our Christmas Tree & Stockings
Here is a look at our Christmass tree & stockings! Check out Ag's stocking "The Boss."
Thanksgiving & Fried Turkey!
On Thanksgiving, we fried a turkey and went to our friends Tifanie & Matt's house. It was a great day! Kristen played their Wii and fell in love with it! So now we're searching across every store in the Bay Area looking for Wii's (like everyone else in the area).
Holiday in Carneros
We recently had some visitors from back home! Kristen's mom & dad (Tommy & Paree) and Art & Mary (family friends) came out for a long weekend before Thanksgiving. We had a great time! We did the "Holiday In Carneros" wine festival. We were able to purchase a commemorative glass at the first winery then go from winery to winery to try all their great wines! We went to 10 "wineries!" We even met the wine maker Ty Canton.
We started the day at 10 am at Etude. It was nice, but we were the first ones so they weren't quite ready for us. Next we went to Ceja, which was like visiting a close friend's house. I highly recommend them. Then we went to McKenzie-Muller. They normally don't do public tastings and it showed. I really enjoyed their wines (mostly reds), but the rest of the group were not big fans. Next we went to Bouchaine. I liked them right away, because they gave Mr. Tommy and Mr. Art a hard time for wearing ball caps. Their wines were great and their grounds were awesome. About this time we were starting to get hungry so we went went to the Larson Family Winery.
Larson had BBQ for sale so we loaded up on meat and carbs to help soak up all the wine. They had a major cowboy theme going, including a trail ride. After enjoying the food we went on the trail ride! By this time, everyone was craving our normal Carneros favorite, Homewood winery so off we went. Homewood is a great little winery, we always get to hang out with Dave the wine maker. This trip wasn't an exception. Next we went to what we called the "winery strip mall." Three wineries were setup in a series of warehouses. The facilities were not indicative of the wine. All three wineries, Tin Barn, Ty Canton, and 3rd winery (I can't remember its name) were great. I even bought a cabernet at Ty Canton (and he signed the bottle.)
With just 1 hr left before the day was over we hurried up to Robledo Winery. We were definitely the last ones there and they were ready to close down. But they served us wine and shared the day's stories. The wine was good, but I wish I could have been their during the "rush."
Overall it was a great day! I would definitely recommend Ceja, Bouchaine, Ty Canton, and Robledo to anyone going to the wine country.
The next day we did "the city." This wasn't the first time for any of us so we did somethings we've never done before. We went to the San Francisco Ferry Building. It was a really cool market place with many interesting stores and restaurants. Next, we went to Union Square. We checked out Macy's especially their Christmas section. Then it was off to "Top of the Mark." But when we got there it didn't open for another hour. So we walked around the area and then went to the Fairmont. Finally, it was off to the Top of the Mark, which was a really cool experience! Everyone ordered cool cocktails and checked out the sites above San Fran (but the fog kinda limited our view).
Lastly we went to Mr. Tommy's favorite place in the Bay Area (maybe even more than our house) the Pyramid Brewery. Everything was going great until Mr. Art & Mr. Tommy were teasing the waitress while she was picking up the table. Then all the sudden she dropped all the plates all over herself, completely covering her white uniform shirt with the night's entrees. Poor girl, she was mortified. Thankfully, she was a good sport and everything turned out ok...
It was another fun weekend with Mary, Art, Tommy, and Paree...
We started the day at 10 am at Etude. It was nice, but we were the first ones so they weren't quite ready for us. Next we went to Ceja, which was like visiting a close friend's house. I highly recommend them. Then we went to McKenzie-Muller. They normally don't do public tastings and it showed. I really enjoyed their wines (mostly reds), but the rest of the group were not big fans. Next we went to Bouchaine. I liked them right away, because they gave Mr. Tommy and Mr. Art a hard time for wearing ball caps. Their wines were great and their grounds were awesome. About this time we were starting to get hungry so we went went to the Larson Family Winery.
Larson had BBQ for sale so we loaded up on meat and carbs to help soak up all the wine. They had a major cowboy theme going, including a trail ride. After enjoying the food we went on the trail ride! By this time, everyone was craving our normal Carneros favorite, Homewood winery so off we went. Homewood is a great little winery, we always get to hang out with Dave the wine maker. This trip wasn't an exception. Next we went to what we called the "winery strip mall." Three wineries were setup in a series of warehouses. The facilities were not indicative of the wine. All three wineries, Tin Barn, Ty Canton, and 3rd winery (I can't remember its name) were great. I even bought a cabernet at Ty Canton (and he signed the bottle.)
With just 1 hr left before the day was over we hurried up to Robledo Winery. We were definitely the last ones there and they were ready to close down. But they served us wine and shared the day's stories. The wine was good, but I wish I could have been their during the "rush."
Overall it was a great day! I would definitely recommend Ceja, Bouchaine, Ty Canton, and Robledo to anyone going to the wine country.
The next day we did "the city." This wasn't the first time for any of us so we did somethings we've never done before. We went to the San Francisco Ferry Building. It was a really cool market place with many interesting stores and restaurants. Next, we went to Union Square. We checked out Macy's especially their Christmas section. Then it was off to "Top of the Mark." But when we got there it didn't open for another hour. So we walked around the area and then went to the Fairmont. Finally, it was off to the Top of the Mark, which was a really cool experience! Everyone ordered cool cocktails and checked out the sites above San Fran (but the fog kinda limited our view).
Lastly we went to Mr. Tommy's favorite place in the Bay Area (maybe even more than our house) the Pyramid Brewery. Everything was going great until Mr. Art & Mr. Tommy were teasing the waitress while she was picking up the table. Then all the sudden she dropped all the plates all over herself, completely covering her white uniform shirt with the night's entrees. Poor girl, she was mortified. Thankfully, she was a good sport and everything turned out ok...
It was another fun weekend with Mary, Art, Tommy, and Paree...
Wednesday, December 5, 2007
Saturday, December 1, 2007
We Bleed Maroon
This song is by Granger Smith. He was in the Corps of Cadets with me, but in a different company. He quit during our Sophomore year to go to Nashville. Looks like he's doing ok!
This song is incredible!!
This song is incredible!!
Aggie Football Intro
This was the video entrance for the Texas A&M football this year. It was an awesome experience in person. It almost made me cry ;)
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