Work & Play

One Saturday at the end of July, I went with some work ladies around northern VA on a short wine tour. My friend Katie lives up in Charlottesville and offered that her husband would drive us around and we could spend the evening at her home since it's a little over an hour away. I didn't take anymore than the once picture below, and I'm bummed about it because we had a great time. We started out having lunch at Devil's Backbone and I had a delicious burger. Then we started hitting up different vineyards. Now, I'm not typically a wine drinker, so I ddn't think I would find much that I enjoyed. I do like the sweets and even some of the more semi sweet to dry whites, but I haven't found a red that I like yet. Too dry for me! After hitting up 4 or 5 places, we headed back to Katie and Ben's house and got ready to go out for some dinner. We went to a local place that Katie raved about at the outdoor mall in Charlottesville. I can't remember what I ordered, except that we had ordered nachos as an appetizer and I was so full from them, that I could barely eat it. I think it was a sandwich. Then we headed back to the house to play one of my favorite games: Geerheart. This game is super easy and super fun. Each person that plays makes up two or three clues and they all go into a bowl or hat. Then you split into two teams. Each team takes turns going through all the clues until they are gone in three rounds. The first round is like catch phrase: you can say anything other than what the clue is, the second round is charades: not talking, and the third round is like password: you can only say one word. But by the time you get to the third round, you have already gone through all of the clues twice, so even though you only have one word, it's pretty simple. If you have friends over and are lacking in the board games area, this is great! All you need is some paper, pens, and a bowl. Here is the only pic I got from the days events:

Have you ever been on a wine tour? What kind of wines do you like? What kind of games do you play with your friends?