Wine Country

So I headed to Wine Country with an old friend 'T" and some new friends...OMG...these peeps know their wine.  Fortunately, I didn't have to drive, so I'm quite happy about that.  This just means that I get to drink more....WooHoo!!!

We're in the Russian River area, and the grape vines are lush and green.  It's nice to see everything thriving and people taking advantage of the weather and the grapes.  I'm staying at this really cool Inn with an incredible view of the valley.  Let's see if I can't post a picture from the patio deck...

I know...right?  An incredible view!!!  It's moments like these that I know how lucky I am to have such great friends and great opportunities.  

The last winery we visited...Hereford(?), I ended up next to a guy from the Bay Area.  In a strapless dress, I can get away with whatever I want, and we had fun chatting and flirting.  Not my type though, but that doesn't mean Dizzy can't hone her skills...right?

We also visited Lynnmar Winery, and let me tell you...this winery is high falootin! They could easily be pretentious wine snobs, but everyone was nice and friendly.  We took a tour through the caves and learned about barrels and labels.  The barrels are toasted before use..you can get a lightly toasted barrel (LT), a Medium Toasted Barrel (MT) or a heavy toasted barrel (HT).  They also mark the barrels with the total years that they've been cured. The average is 2 to 3 years.  However, there are a couple of barrels that have been aged over 5 years...and these are worth over $2,000 a piece. 

We were privileged to taste wine from the barrels in acave that   keeps the barrels a certain temperature all of the time. The person giving the tour was knowledgeable and fun.  We also met a a guy that drove us to the cave and helped with the tastings....yes, Peeps...another frakking "J"...His name is Jason and he was extremely helpful...although he had no idea the bitch he was dealing with.  He thought he was being so funny with his jokes and barbs...but he was a frakking amateur, and I showed him that.  I had FUN!  The lunch was awesome. A chicken sandwich with an aioli spread, parmesan cheese, and veggies.  They also had a popcorn snack that had orange zest on it.  I have to duplicate it, it was too delicious and a great low calorie snack.

Tonight will be some wine and cheese tasting and prolly bed.  I am totally whipped, since I haven't been sleeping. I have a lot of pent up energy and I just don't know where I'm headed.  Do you know what it's like to have a certain mindset about something...you've made up your mind and this is it!!! But of course the other person in the equation has a different view and manages to mess up your serenity and the course you've decided for yourself. What is a woman to do??? I'll know by the end of this weekend if "there's more than meets the eye to us???"  or if someone is completely full of shit. But either way, I'm ok.  Dizzy is back to being strong, being tough, chewing on nails, fucking up someone's shit, etc. 

Understand, telling you this stuff is giving you some insight into Dizzy's psyche. If I don't take this hard stance, I will fall apart...I will crumble. I will become a milksop that everyone can take advantage of.  I just can't afford to do this. At this point in my life, I feel like it's "eat or be eaten" time.  I can't afford to let my guard down because there's always gonna be someone out there that wants to take me down...Not because they have a vendetta against me, but just because they can!  Know what I mean? 

I kinda feel like I'll never have a safe harbor again and that, until I die, I'm gonna need to be on my guard, ever vigilant, ever faithful, ever watchful, ever cautious...because there's no one here do do it with me or for me. It is what it is. I'm ok with it...I'm just gonna have good days and bad days. Ok Peeps.  I'll update you again tomorrow.  It's time for wine and cheese...Yeah, I know...what some cheese to go with that whine?  Ha ha...smooches.