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Up, Up and Away in Wine Country

August 31, 2009 by WendyB

Something I did in Napa Valley: Hot-air ballooning.

balloon2

balloon1

Both balloon photos were taken by me.

Something I didn’t do in Napa Valley: Grape stomping.


I Love Lucy grape-stomping episode



News reporter grape-stomping fail



Family Guy’s Stewie imitates the reporter’s grape-stomping failure

UPDATED TO ADD MORE PICTURES:

Here’s one from the air.

I'm in the front wearing my Francis patchwork plaid jacket/

You can recognize me by my Francis patchwork plaid jacket.

After the flight, we had breakfast at a Tex-Mex place, where I was amused by this sign.

sign

Believe it or not, I had nothing to fear because I wore sneakers in order to climb into the balloon basket. MrB thinks it’s the first time he’s ever seen me wear sneakers outside of the gym. He took a picture in case people didn’t believe it really happened.

Believe it or not!

Believe it or not!

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Comments

  1. vern says

    September 1, 2009 at 9:46 pm

    cool my anti-spam word was ‘dagger’! also, wine tasting is fun esp in napa, i was surprised at how tipsy i got!

  2. Isabel says

    September 1, 2009 at 9:53 pm

    I love the picture of all you guys in the balloon – looks like you had a lot of fun!

  3. fashionherald says

    September 1, 2009 at 10:00 pm

    New Balance, I don’t believe it!
    The balloons are so gorgeous – i’ll never forget going to a big balloon festival in Iowas as a kid – incredible, all the colors and that cool inflating noise.

  4. The Preppy Princess says

    September 1, 2009 at 10:45 pm

    And the tennies look darling, especially with your CFR jacket!

  5. thesydneygirl says

    September 2, 2009 at 12:33 am

    hot air ballooning! how awesome 😀

  6. Noopur says

    September 2, 2009 at 2:45 am

    How cool is that jacket.!!! and the new sneakers in the next post are so cute.

  7. Neira says

    September 2, 2009 at 9:01 am

    Ive always wanted to stomp on grapes and make a huge mess!! haha

    ** thanks for that link! i definitely agree with you, that “zipper” dress makes a statement haha love it

    appreciate the comment! love the blog, I will be stopping by for sure!

    xoxo
    Miss Neira

  8. enc says

    September 2, 2009 at 9:48 am

    New Balance ought to be paying you a promotional stipend for wearing their sneakers out and about!

    That looks like an awful lot of fun, being up that high. And look at that light quality!!!

    Wine country seems beautiful. It sounds like you had a great time.

  9. Kat says

    September 2, 2009 at 10:14 am

    Good morning Wendy! You look very cute in sneakers and that beautiful, beautiful jacket!

    Great shot of you and the gang in the balloon.

  10. tiffany says

    September 3, 2009 at 7:48 pm

    i have always wanted to go on a hot air balloon. may have to do that if we make it to napa on our upcoming trip to San Francisco.

    I’m glad Mr. B took that picture of you in your sneakers. I wouldn’t have believed it otherwise! 😉

  11. katrocket says

    September 4, 2009 at 8:03 am

    AWESOME balloon photos! And I never thought I’d see you in sneakers, so I’m kind of excited.

  12. Lynette says

    September 6, 2009 at 6:43 pm

    Y’all look so good in that balloon’s basket! And I’m not surprised to see you in sneakers because you’re a sensible young woman, WendyB.

  13. alicepleasance says

    September 8, 2009 at 12:38 pm

    Hot air balloning…never did it…looks great but also scares me a lot!

  14. Lynn says

    September 10, 2009 at 3:01 pm

    your francis plaid jacket is fab!! love the different patterns and colors. my sister was proposed to by her fiance on a hot air balloon. must be exciting!

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