Teaholic not quite anonymous

Our weekend was FABULOUS. Matt and I strategically planned our exit. I took Maddy into her room with grandma while Matt put the suitcases in the trunk. So we all came downstairs to the door and we gave Maddy a quick kissy and booked-foot out the door. She cried as soon as we hit the foyer. Poor baby. But she got better a couple minutes after after snuggling with grandma and grandpa and watching a bit of her TV.

On the way out Matt and I stopped to eat at Glory Days Café and we ordered a nacho and our own dishes. The nachos were so huge and so good it was enough for both of us for lunch. We managed to eat some of Matt’s burger but we brought my wrap with us for a snack/dinner later.

It was a beautiful drive to the cabin. Gorgeous weather decent traffic… couldn’t ask for better. We’re quite near Skyline Drive so the hills were amazingly beautiful. We checked in without issue and made it to our cabin with a decent view of the water. The cabin was supposed to be ‘fully outfitted’ and well, it really is! It has everything from a wine opener, to pots and pans, to a tea kettle and coffee maker. Don’t forget to add in the peeler and scrubber and we’re set! It’s a great cabin. It has a DVD player/VCR combo, double jaccuzzi bath tub, king bed… it’s really quite nice and very comfortable. Central air through the whole place.

What also makes the place great is the main lodge. It has two pools and two hot tubs one indoor and one outdoor. It has a mini golf course (I kicked Matt’s butt) and a marina where you can take out paddle boats, pontoon boats and jon boats. It also has a game room and the like. Definitely a nice main lodge!

Friday night we ate the rest of the lunch for dinner and just basically hung out a ton. We did venture into ‘the city’ to get groceries for our stay. We picked up breakfast items and snacks as well. Matt had a great recipe for pork loin but since it was already so late ate lunch for dinner. The pork loin had to bake for an hour and a half! Matt watched a movie while I listened to my ipod and read a magazine on Friday night.

On Saturday morning Matt made me a spinach garlic mozzarella omelet. Yum, it’s my favorite kind! I took a nice long hot shower only to put on bug spray when we went to play mini golf. We had the whole golf course to ourselves and it was really nice. The course was pretty basic, but hey, it was FREE so can’t go wrong with that! I hadn’t played mini golf since I played last with Matt and Nate when he came for a visit. Then we walked down to the marina and took out a paddle boat. It was Matt’s first experience with a paddle boat. I think I possibly remember my dad taking me in a paddle boat when I was about 10 in Jackson Park in Milwaukee. But anyway, we paddled it over to see our cabin and back. I wore a life vest as did Matt since well, I can’t swim. But it was a blast. I was going to work out in their workout room, but honestly, the paddleboat was enough of a workout. It was a ton of fun, too. After the paddleboat, we had Claire’s famous grilled cheese which Matt just loved. Then we headed out the Monticello wine trail! We hit The King Family winery, Oakencroft winery and also White Hall winery and bought 15 bottles of wine. Then after the wineries we stopped and picked up the best stuffed crust pizza at a local pizzaria near us. Again, we just got back too late to make the pork loin. We made it on Sunday night with Matt’s parents instead.

We did have a run in with some ducks at our cabin. We went down to hang out by the water and these ducks came up out of the water. We thought it was cool and if we held real still they’d just pass on their way because we didn’t want to scare them. Well, nope, they were after us and begging for food! So I ran back up to the cabin and grabbed some bread and we stuffed them FULL. I haven’t fed the ducks since I fed them with my grandmother at the park when I was REALLY little.

We did buy a fire log for the fireplace and we burned that on Saturday night while we snuggled with some drinks watching a good movie—one of my favorites—Airplane. Yes, I am a dork!

Sunday morning we got ready and headed out to Horton Vineyards which is one of our favorites and bought quite a bit of wine there. Our wine rack is FULL and we actually have more than can fit it! It will last us forever though. We took a round-a-bout way back home which had some different scenery.

I can definitely see doing this with extended family. There is a lot of things to do here and we would all still have our own personal space. Honestly, it’s a great getaway!

Maddy sure was happy to see us when she woke up from her four hour nap. It was great to see her, too. We missed her so much! Matt’s parents are so good with her. They taught her ‘Walk like an Egyptian’ which was ABSOLUTELY adorable. What a kiddo! She went to bed fine tonight, but I wouldn’t be surprised if she’s up once or twice just to make sure we’re still around

Ok, I’m off to bed. I’m TIRED. Then tomorrow I have the fun of unpacking and washing our clothes. Grandma and grandpa did all the sheets. I don’t know WHERE they found the time! They also made homemade potato salad as well and MAN I do love that stuff. It’s always nice to know Maddy is in great hands when we go away. They are great with her.

Oh and yes, we did NOT have cell service while there and calling out long distance from the cabin is crazy. So, Matt's parents had to keep calling us to give us updates. And our cabin voicemail wasn't working. I thought Matt was going to go nuts being out of contact with 'the outside world' not having cell or internet. I have to say, I did miss reading the news online. I refuse to listen to talking heads on the TV to find out my news!