Thursday morning we quickly dropped Liddy off at the groomers then we headed out to the club for an early morning round of golf. We played with two really nice guys and were finished in time for a quick lunch before we headed home to pack for Wintergreen. After we were all packed up we scooped Liddy up from the groomers (she looked so cute! They even gave her a red white and blue bandanna to wear!) and headed up to the mountain for the weekend.
We spent Friday driving around the valley visiting a winery and an adorable little country store where we picked up a few things for dinner and of course some yummy (and stinky!) cheeses. We also picked up some sandwiches to bring to our beloved Wintergreen Winery where we enjoyed a great picnic in the warm sun. Liddy had a great time (as always) running around chasing after sticks.
Friday evening my parents arrived and we had prepared for them a great dinner of prime rib, mashed potatoes, green beans, salad, and homemade french onion soup as a starter. Andy gets all of the props for this meal, though I have to admit I did make the salad and mash the potoates.
On Saturday we woke up early for a tee time at the golf course on top of the mountain. It was a tad bit cooler than I would have liked, but it did warm up as we got to the back nine. The sky couldn't have been more clear so it made for a gorgeous round of golf.
After golf we met up with my brother, Mark, who had driven up the mountain earlier that morning. We took him up to the Virginia Wine Festival where we spent the afternoon tasting lots of great wines from the various vineyards in the area. It was actually perfect because most of the wineries that were there are not ones that we've visited before, so we tried a lot of new wine and found several that we decided to take home with us.
Dinner that night was on Mark's shoulders and he did a fantastic job cooking up a Rigatoni Bolognesse. It was accomponied by a tasty salad, warm rolls and homemade blondies for dessert. Mark better be careful or we'll be leaning on him more often to cook for all of us :)
Sunday morning we headed out early to go home as we had a Couple's Golf Tournament to play in. Let's just say, it was a beautiful day...there aren't nearly enough excuses in my pockets to cover the golf part! On the bright side, Andy and I are still happily married...right hun?! :)
Memorial Day was a perfect day filled with an early morning boat ride, swimming for Liddy (see the video below), lots of sun, some World Market shopping, ribs on the grill, and dinner on the deck. It was a great way to end a wonderfully long and fun weekend!
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