This, that & the Other

It is Friday!
This week felt way too long!
Maybe it was because X had a make up day on Monday,
maybe it is because I haven't been sleeping well,
or maybe it is because we have experienced all four seasons in one week.
#lifeinohio

Either way, I am moving and ready to link up with Erika, Narci & Andrea for...

We started our weekend off with another basketball game for X.

My mom and step dad came down this past week, so we grabbed some dinner with them after the game to visit before they headed back north.

While we waited for our table, my child decided to take a million and one pictures on my mom's phone.
#sucker

On Saturday, I was a grocery shopping and cleaning machine.
A few months ago I agreed to host a wine tasting party at my house.
What was I thinking?
Despite not being a big wine drinker myself, we all had so much fun!

You can check out my recap and review here :)

Another bright side of killing yourself to get your house in order for a party...it has stayed semi clean all week!
Granted I now I have a mountain of laundry to tackle as I type this, but I am still calling it a win!

So that lovely groundhog came out earlier this month and declared for yet another year that we would have 6 more weeks of winter.
Living in Ohio I expect it.
This week has been slightly unusual.
As I type this we are back to temps in the 30's and 40's, but check out how it was on Tuesday...

The high was 70*!!!!
I threw on my opened toe booties (despite needing a pedicure) and enjoyed the day!

I have not been able to sleep well this week, but I have been getting some good workouts in at home.
And, both of my guys fell asleep so I was able to watch my favorite Olympic events that I recorded :)

Social Media Favorites

Please excuse the language on this one, but it is so true!

And this was actually one of my posts this week 😒

I also shared some of my favorite "On Trend" pieces from Old Navy this week.
Look at how cute this jacket is!

And to that is a wrap!
Looking forward to more basketball tonight and a fairly low key weekend.
Do you have any big plans?

So I hosted a Wine Tasting...

If you know me, you know I am not a big drinker.

But when I do have an adult beverage I typically go for a cocktail or cider beer.

So it makes total sense that I hosted a wine tasting at my house this weekend right?!?!

I actually attended a couple other tasting parties at friends houses and really enjoyed them.

Traveling Vineyard is the company that our gracious wine guide Jessica works for.

She brings 5 wines to your home to taste and keep for free.

She also supplies the wine glasses, the steps to tasting the wine, and suggests food that pair well with each of the wines.

As the host, my job is to gather a group of friends together to join me for a tasting.

I also am provided with a list of foods that pair well with the wines.

Since my event was so close to Valentine's Day I decided to go with that theme for decor.

So here are the wines we tasted and the foods we enjoyed with them.

Hoot (off dry white blend) - Chips and salsa/guacomole

Zeffer Hills (chardonnay - fuller body, dry white) - cheese and crackers/french bread and cheese fondue

Marula (Pinotage, red)- Meatballs with BBQ sauce

OJA! (Monastrell Syrah, medium body red) - Italian meats and bread

Fissata Blonde (fizzy white wine, dessert style, sweet) - Dark Chocolate fondue with strawberries, pound cake, pretzels, and marshmallows

And then I added a 6th bottle to the mix from my own collection.

I had purchased a bottle of Calamity Sue (Reisling - off dry white) from a wine party I had attended, but never tried it.

I figured it was a great night to break it out and see if anyone else liked it too!

I also shared some Double Date (sweet rose', dessert style) and Smirk (Mostacal - off dry white).

We had so much fun sipping on the different wines, nibbling on the yummy spread, and just relaxing with some great friends.

Honestly, that last one was the best part!

The party began at 6pm and the ladies all left around 1am!

You know that it was a good night! :)

We shared so many laughs together.

I just wish a few others were able to join us.

Next time for sure!

I also picked up a few extra bottles of wine at the store (just in case ;) as well as some party favors for the ladies to take home with them.

Have you ever attended or hosted a Traveling Vineyard or other wine tasting party?

Linking up with Ashley & Erika for Tuesday Talk :)