Pizza, Wine & Comedy!

Hallelujah! I can eat again! And this weekend I made sure to do lots of it...hey, I had to make up for not eating all of last week.

Friday I was convinced I still couldn't eat...so I made two gourmet meals: hot dogs for Danny and a Lean Cuisine for me. But we are classy. We drank an entire bottle of Carlos wine with dinner. After dinner we decided to go out, we ended up at Chilis and had some yummy margaritas. Then we headed to Ducks for a few more drinks...and met up with Jennifer and Dustin. After a few drinks and lots of laughs....I was starving and the only thing I could think about was pizza. On the way home from the bar we picked up a large pizza from Pizza Hut.

I was so excited for the pizza. I crave pizza all the time...but it was even worse when I knew I couldn't eat it. I devoured it....slowly. Danny wanted to put the leftovers in the fridge but it tasted so good I just couldn't stop eating. Needless to say, there were no leftovers!

I was so excited for Saturday night. Earlier in the week I saw that they were having a comedy night at the Duplin Winery. Wine and comedy...two of my favorite things! But I was even more excited when Jennifer and Dustin said they were going to go too.

First up...winery tour. I did it in September while they were working, so I couldn't really hear the tour guide. This time was so much better! Duplin Winery seems small but they are actually 32 in the nation! They don't sell it in Massachusetts though...and that makes me sad! After the tour we did the tasting..we tried ten wines and two slushies..yum yum yum! This is also when I realized the batteries in my camera died...

Then we moved into the bistro for dinner and the show. We had salad with muscadine poppy seed dressing, pork tenderloin with magnolia sauce, mashed potatoes and green beans. And an awesome magnolia pound cake. A couple glasses of wine later and a quick picture...it was time for the show to get started!

Thanks for smiling hubby!

The comedian was great! I'm so glad we weren't sitting up front, he picked on them the entire show! I had a great time and already can't wait for the next Duplin event!

On the way out I wanted a group picture. Out of all the people there we chose the bossiest woman ever. She wouldn't let us stand where we wanted, made us move in a different order...which gave us the most ridiculous picture ever. None of us look like we even like each other! Hilarious! 

How was your weekend?

Happy New Year!

Hello 2011! I hope you are as amazing as 2010 was!

To kick off another great year, last night me and Danny got all dressed up and headed to the Duplin Winery. We had tons of food, listened to awesome music...and of course, drank some yummy wine! And we still made it back in time to pass out before the ball dropped!

I don't want to make a resolution like "lose 10 pounds" or "stop drinking coffee," because lets be honest, those things make me happy. And with a new year, being happy is what it's all about! So, instead I'm setting some goals for myself.

 11 Goals for 2011

1) Get up and move more! Gym, walking, workout videos..anything! Just move!

2) Floss. No excuses.

3) Make an attempt to learn how to drive. This could be the Year of the License.

4) Take Avon a little more seriously. Not just online sales.

5) Get eight hours of sleep every night.

6) Cook every recipe from one cookbook.

7) Take vitamins and drink more milk.

8) Take a class...any kind of class. And make plans to get my Masters, maybe?

9) Make more room for our Savings Account in the Envelope System.

10) Learn how to be patient.

11) Read one book every week.

Muscadine Harvest Festival

What a fun time! Yesterday Me, Danny, Carmen and Mike headed to a wine festival. Ever since me and Danny started dating we have loved drinking wine together. So we were really looking forward to the festival to get to try new wines and have some fun!

One of the many things I love about being a military wife...discounts. What would have cost of $50 to just get in the door, only cost us $24. Except when the man taking my ticket sees that I only have a $12 ticket, he assumes I'm underage...and gives me a funny look when I tell him I'm 24. So, there it is...this haircut might actually make me look younger than my long hair.

There were over 20 wineries at the festival. Over 150 wines. A band, food, and drunk old people. Sounds like my kind of fun! When you walked in they gave you a wine glass, you walk up to each stand, and get as many samples as you want. The samples aren't big...but when there are that many of them...they build up! You could also buy glasses of wine for $5.

Muscadine grapes are really sweet. So there were some wines that I didn't like...at all. Like apple wine, no good! But I did buy a glass of blackberry wine, which was amazing. We hungout in the Duplin tent for a while and tried all their Christmas wines and some of my old favorites. AND I had a grape cider slushie...amazing!

Of course we left with a bottle of wine. Our big purchase of the day was Catawba Belle by Vineyards on the Scuppernong, NC. It was yummy!!!


My goal for the season? Go to one fair every weekend! This is one of the many reasons why autumn is my favorite season!

Day 3: Rose Hill

Today was such a fun day! We went to the Duplin Winery in Rose Hill. It's a good thing we set the entire day aside for it...we got there at 11:00 and didn't leave until 3:30!

What's the best way to start a wine filled day? Food of course! In the gift shop they have a food tasting set up, so we tried some of the yummy dips and spreads. Then we made our way into the bistro. We had a sampling of wine and a full glass to ourselves. Lunch was very light (veggie wrap and fruit) and so good!

Then we did the winery tour. Our guide talked so fast and had a thick southern accent...so half the time I had no idea what she was saying! The wine smelled so sweet!

The last..and best..stop was the tasting. We tested 12 different wines. I love all the dry wines. Some of their wines are way too sweet. So, if you like dessert wine...this is the place for you!

I ended up joining their wine club. I'll get three bottles four times a year. And tons of discounts and specials. I'm already excited for the murder mystery that they are having in October! Look at all the goodies I picked up today!

Tomorrow is day four of the Carolina Coast adventure. I have no idea where we are going! Any suggestions?!