Weekend Get Away

 Our 5 year Anniversary is coming up.

To celebrate Joe and I decided to head out for a long weekend trip.

At first we considered an all-inclusive in the Bahamas,

but after having difficult finding all inclusive flights that worked with the times we needed and difficulty staying in our budget we decided to look for other options.  

My parents had agreed to watch Collin from Friday morning till Sunday whenever.  

We had friends who did a Bed and Breakfast in Charlottesville, VA which was unique because part of the B& B was a wine tour on Saturday.  

It was call Arcady Bed and Breakfast.

After looking at reviews and doing some research,

we decided this would be the perfect long weekend.  

Friday morning after dropping Collin off at my parents we headed to Charlottesville.

It was about a 2 hour drive.

We stopped at Trump Winery.

I have been wanting to go to this winery because it is one of the few wineries that lets you taste sparking wines.  

The inn keepers had told me that this was not a winery they took us to on Saturday so it was on my to do list. 

It was an amazing day- nice and sunny and cool.

We did a tasting out on the patio- $7 a person to taste 7.

We then decided to get a bottle of bubbly and celebrate because we had nothing else to do on a beautiful day.  

We stayed until about 4 pm when we headed over to the B& B to check in.

Our room was cute and just what we needed.

We check in and then check out and took a serious nap.

Around 6 pm after having a glass of wine and cheese on the Patio,

we headed downtown where on Friday's they have concerts.  

We got a small bite to eat at the SkyBar and then headed down to the concert.  

Very relaxing and enjoying evening!

Saturday, we woke up ready for a fun and relaxing day.  

We started off with an amazing breakfast!!!!

Then spent some time relaxing. 

We then headed out on our winery adventure.

Our first stop was King Winery.  

The tasting fee here was $7 per person.

They had an excellent Rose and Dessert Wine!

Then Pollak Winery

Our tasting here was free.

The wines here was ok- they had a nice patio which was great for relaxing.  

The Inn Keepers packed a nice cheese/meat spread for us.

With Chocolates!!!

Followed by Grace Estate Winery.

This winery was a huge mansion at the top of the hill.

Wonderful views.

This place had the best reds.

Free tasting here if you purchased a bottle. 

Last was Stinson Winery.

This place was nice and relaxing and had an amazing white!

Tasting her was also free if you purchased a bottle of wine.  

We left for the wineries around 11:30 am and were back at the B&B by 5pm.

The inn keepers drove us around in a van which was comfortable. 

We took a little nap and then decided to head out for dinner.

The B& B owners has a lot of recommendations for dinner, they sent us a whole list in fact.  

I forward this list to a friend who actually went to school at UVA for his input.  

After the B&B recommendations, and our friends, we decided on Mas Tapas.

If you know me- I love two things 1) Mojitios and 2) Tapas. 

We headed out about 6:30- Mas Tapas does not take reservations so we had to wait about 45 minutes to sit outside.  

It was worth the wait!

The Mojitios were wonderful and the food was amazing.

We ordered 6 different tapas which consisted of Papas Bravas, Bacon Covered Dates,

a Pork dish, flatbread mini pizza, and dessert.

It was an amazing dinner for $60!!!!

We headed back for a relaxing evening.

Sunday we awoke to another amazing breakfast and then headed back home to pick up bug.  

It was amazing to get away and have some adult time with wine and good food!