NAPA!

Stacy and I had the absolute best time in Napa Valley for our 5 yr wedding anniversary on June 19th.  THANK YOU, MOM and NONNY for coming out so we could have our get-a-way!

We stayed at the McClelland-Priest B&B in downtown Napa.

After LOVING down town Napa and all its shops on Friday, it was off to Celadon Fri night for dinner.  We were so excited to sleep in without Shelby getting us up at 5:30am.  But, the windows were high and the rooms were bright and hot.  7am we were up and at 'em.  We took a lovely stroll & jog that morning to start our day.

Breakfast....then WINE TASTING!

Our first stop was Black Stallion.  The property was gorgeous, but the wine wasn't too impressive to us.  We did get Shelby his gift here: a sweet little touch and feel Pony book, which he loved.
Check out the size of the beautiful door!  I threw Stacy in for size comparison.

Chimney Rock was unique and beautiful, but the wine tasting was $25/person.  As Shelby says, "No, tanks, dough."

We had lunch in St. Helena at a little hole in the wall burger joint called Taylors.  It's so popular we stood in line for about 45min just to order and waiting 30 more to get our food.  It was fun, because it was outdoor picnic-type seating, but the weather was too cool for a summer day for me!  I was shivering half the time.

Next stop: Castello di Amorosa (The Castle)

I owed Stacy a bottle of Joseph Phelps wine from a funny story (he doesn't think it's funny) in which during our first few months of marriage, Cantrell was out to visit in Santa Fe and she and I downed some bottle of wine Stacy had.  We had no idea that it was #1 Pricey and #2 from the winery owned by the President of the company Stacy & Jeremy were working for.  Our bad!  So, 5 yrs later, our debt is repaid.  LOL!  Here's us at the winery.

It was just the best weekend in so many ways.  Short drive (1.5 hrs), beautiful scenery, great weather (though I was cold during the day and hot sleeping at night) and just spending time giving undivided attention to each other and to the amazing 5 years we've spent living out our vows. 

Dear Napa,

We'll be back!

Love, 

The Jones'