10 Years










































Should this blog about our kids include a vacation from them? Yes--I think it should! They made us earn this vacation, maybe even deserve it, certainly made us savor it, and even made us excited to return!

It took us some time to get to it, but last week we took a long-awaited, much-anticipated vacation to the California wine country. After a reasonable departure from Atlanta (just a few tears) and an early landing at SFO, we enjoyed lunch under the Bay Bridge at the Hog Island Oyster Company at the Ferry Building, complete with a pink champagne toast. We had wanted to try out the spot not only for its location in the midst of the fantastic Saturday market with its view of the bay and bridge, but also for its renowned oysters. Tyler Florence had declared their oysters as his numero uno favorite meal--and we might just have to agree, to a degree.

After a surprise double upgrade to a super-fancy suite at the Hotel Monaco, we explored a bit of San Fran, watched some football, and toasted our anniversary over an outstanding meal at Boulevard.

The fog was heavy when we awoke (at the late hour of 7:45!) on Sunday and we were concerned about the impending rain and the Nike women's marathon encroaching on our good time, but we headed over the Golden Gate with no problems just as the sun broke through. A lovely drive over hills and through fields of grapes led us to the Iron Horse Vineyards where we got a view of the Russian River Valley and a taste of all the fun to be had!