"...It's on us"

I don't think any of us really expected the events of this past weekend. But as we curled up on our bed at the Club Saturday night ... some of us in our bathing suits, some in white cotton robes and others in our pj's ... we couldn't help but laugh til we cried over the experiences we shared. Some of those moments will be shared, some will stay between us. It started Friday night with a sushi dinner compliments of Sushi Rock in Nob Hill with Gina and Sarah. Aside from our three rolls we began our evening with a few sake bombs. Tipping our glasses just slightly, we poured in the ice cold Sapporo and carefully poured the hot sake into our little white shot glasses. Onnne....twoooo....THREE! *clink!* We drank our first sake bomb of the night, well two of us did, Sarah enjoyed sipping hers. After a few more bites of sushi and one more bomb we headed back to my apt to get ready for the night.

Our heels clicked down the sidewalk on our way to the Ambassador. A few minutes into the night we ended up meeting the owner. Three shots compliments of the house. We gladly accepted and followed him to our own private booth where champagne was brought out just for us. Adam was charming and personable. Getting to know him and the rest of the bartenders was the highlight of our night. As the last customer exited the bar we hung around chatting with our new friends and exchanged business cards. (As all grown-ups do). A successful night of free drinks for sure.

We made our way back home and awoke the next morning to get ready for Napa. Cameras, dresses, toothbrushes; all was packed and we headed out the door. Arriving at our first Winery (Andretti), we praised the day for being clear and sunny. We met up with Anneliese and entered into the Winery to take our first tastings of wine. Compliments of the Winery, we enjoyed four gift bags and samples of any wines we wanted. Outside we took photos and relaxed with red wine in hand.

Flora Springs was our next winery. Ready for whatever surprises they had for us we met Jason who showed us to our own private wine tasting room. A long table set with wine glasses and orchids awaited us. A character to the core, Jason wooed us with his quirky descriptions of the wines and jokes that we couldn't compete with. "REDS!" we proclaimed, we had had enough whites for the day already. Jason brought in a variety of wines complimented by cashews and crackers. His coworker also enjoyed our company as he told stories of the books he was hoping to write. Unfortunately we saw all too fast that his fictions were not so fiction afterall. We loved him just as well though with his "secret handshake" with Jason that included a gumball machine created by their hands.

Not wanting to leave but quickly realizing much wine and little food was about to encourage the proverbial wine headache we headed next door. Dean and Delucca called to us as we grabbed sweets, cheese and delicious sweet bread.

Peju was next and although beautiful on the outside, they were rude and we didn't enjoy the wine. They won't get a shout-out.

Finally we ended up back at the Silverado Country Club to unload, change and prepare for dinner. Dad and Chef Cuco greeted us in the restaurant and we were prepared for whatever Chef had for us. Chef loves to spoil when we come by, we are his only guests when we are there. Forfeiting the menu choices we couldn't wait to see what he'd prepare. Following was an eight course meal fit for royalty. Appetizer platters, different proteins mixed with various wines, palette cleansing sorbets and chocolate souffle cakes were presented throughout the evening. We were Queens for a night and we loved it. 

Back in our room we found ourselves on the bed like giggling school girls talking of past boyfriends, new boyfriends, husbands and everything that consumes the mind of 25 year olds. Sarah took abstract art photos and we held our stomachs as the jokes kept coming. Finally tired we slept in our beds soundly dreaming of the next day. Breakfast was buffet style with special Belgian waffles, and "on-the-house" by the manager. Treated again like celebrities we finished our meal and took the golf carts out around the course before heading home for the day. 


We made some of the best memories over the weekend and shared stories that we never knew about each other. But it's the moments you aren't reading about that are the moments we'll remember most from this weekend. Too scandalous to post, these will be the ones to remember.