{"id":2415,"date":"2012-11-09T09:47:34","date_gmt":"2012-11-09T17:47:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.hootnannieblog.com\/?p=2347"},"modified":"2012-11-09T09:47:34","modified_gmt":"2012-11-09T17:47:34","slug":"back-on-the-wine-trail","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.threeadventure.com\/hootnannie\/2012\/11\/09\/back-on-the-wine-trail\/","title":{"rendered":"Back on the Wine Trail"},"content":{"rendered":"

Since having our boy on October 12, Annie has been anxious to get back on the horse\u2026meaning she\u2019s ready to drink and eat. Our first non medical outing was to Hunter Ranch<\/a> Golf Course (a couple of weeks ago when my dad was in town) to enjoy lunch on the veranda (or maybe it\u2019s just a patio). Annie was giddy and Sammy slept through most of it\u2026so that was good. Side note, if you have followed our blog at all you have seen us mention Hunter Ranch often\u2026they have awesome lunches and dinners, as well as fantastic Sunday brunch, check them out.<\/p>\n

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The day after that we decided to go to downtown Paso Robles and had lunch at Vivant Fine Cheese<\/a> (amazing sandwiches!!) and then headed over to Pithy Little Wine Co.<\/a> followed by the Clayhouse Tasting Room<\/a>. We had a great time at both tasting rooms and both have some very nice wines. It was cool having my dad and his wife along to help (if we needed it) on \u201chandling\u201d Sammy boy if he got out of hand\u2026which he never did!<\/p>\n

Our first outing with Sammy by ourselves was a day or so later when we went downtown to see our friend Chalan at Parrish Family<\/a> Vineyards\u2026then to lunch at Pappy McGregor\u2019s (which we still call The Kilt because that\u2019s way better). Sammy did great on this outing as well\u2026and Annie started feeling like a normal human again. You can\u2019t keep an energetic, motivated girl back!!<\/p>\n

Now that we are back to being seasoned veterans of the get out and go crowd, we have been to Derby Wine Estates<\/a> (where Katie the Pilgrim met baby Sammy, and by the way they have awesome wines. In fact, Annie brought a little picnic for us to have there and our friend Papa Jeff came to hang out), Hug Cellars<\/a> (two of the nicest people, Augie and Raquel, along with some really good wines), Brochelle<\/a> (to see our friend Shelbi and taste their line-up of tasty wines), Chili\u2019s (yes, Chili\u2019s), and Villa Creek Restaurant<\/a> (our own Cheer\u2019s).<\/p>\n

Point of all this is\u2026don\u2019t take us out of the line-up just because we had a wee little tiny baby boy wonder. Sure, we won\u2019t be out as much as we were before, but we\u2019re still here and for me personally it is awesome to have Annie back. It\u2019s just a different environment when her and I can share a glass of wine or thirteen versus her simply carting me around (partially kidding). The baby thing has and will continue to completely change our lives\u2026but we still love our family and friends, we still love hanging out, and we still love food and wine; the cool thing now is that we have someone to pass all that awesomeness on to.<\/p>\n

So cheers to all of you on this lovely Friday. I turn 36 today and I truly could not be happier. Maybe you\u2019ll see us on the wine trail soon with our little homie Sammy Bear! Cheers!<\/p>\n

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