I really do love each time of year but there\u2019s something special about Spring. Maybe it\u2019s the philosophical side of me that gets into new growth and new life. When we relate that to our lives it\u2019s a pretty amazing time of year.<\/p>\n
We don\u2019t really have to hibernate here in Paso because the weather is so mild but as new growth starts we start seeing people emerging from their homes more often and due to the time change we\u2019re back to more daylight at the end of the day\u2026I LOVE that.<\/p>\n
I\u2019m sure you didn\u2019t notice that I didn\u2019t post a blog on Monday (we normally post Monday, Wednesday, and Friday), and why should you, this is a pretty humble little blog we nurture here at Hoot n Annie; but I just didn\u2019t feel like it. This is our 641st post on this blog so I feel entitled to skip a post a couple of times per year.<\/p>\n
What does that have to do with spring, Hoot?<\/p>\n
Nothing really\u2026or maybe everything, it really feels like Annie and I have been in a quasi hibernation since October of 2012 when Sammy was born, or maybe it started when we first got pregnant. The point is, as I drive around this beautiful place we live surrounded by vineyards and rolling hills I see all this new energized life popping up all around. The vineyards are hitting bud break, those rolling hills are green, and it feels like Paso is bustling a little more than it was a month or so ago.<\/p>\n
It also feels like it should be a time for us to emerge and prepare for new growth. Sammy is entering his first spring in Paso Robles and I can\u2019t help but look forward to his growth throughout this year. If anything, Sammy is so much like those vines right now\u2026new growth and with the proper nurturing, those vines and Sammy will flourish. Corny I know, but most of you know that\u2019s how I roll.<\/p>\n
I\u2019ve been realizing more and more that all the things I \u201cwish I was doing\u201d\u2026I am doing. Annie and I have a great relationship and we communicate a TON, I have a pretty amazing son, I own my own businesses and they both have benefitted from the wine community here, and we live in this amazing place with some amazing friends and family.<\/p>\n
This year I am paying closer attention for some reason, I blame Sammy for that; but I am a little more in tune with what\u2019s happening around me. These vines are blooming in order to grow grapes that will one day be in a bottle of wine on our table that we share with family and friends. That\u2019s pretty spectacular when you really sit back and think about it.<\/p>\n
I hope you\u2019re enjoying this time of year, it really can be a time for reflection. Cheers!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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