Hi again! Wow its already been a week? If you aren’t familiar with the “Date Night Thursday” postings, please check out the first post (and an explanation) here! This weeks feature is from such an adorable couple and in love couple! I’ve known Matt and Audrey for a few years now and I love love love the connection they share with one another. These two are always going on fun adventures together — and I love that they decorated their dining room with framed pictures of images they took while in Europe! When I think of Matt and Audrey, I also think of their love and knowledge of WINE (and cheese, yum!) I was so excited when she e-mailed me about their awesome “Date Night/Date Day” adventures to wine bars, wine tastings, and vineyards! Did you know wine tasting can be actually really cheap? (and it’s SO fun!) I also love that each region has different types of local wines, etc. Some vineyards require reservations, but others can you find out their hours and pop in for a sip (or two… or three), drink responsibly! Thank you Audrey for sending me such an awesome (and yummy) date trip idea and LOVE all the pictures! Cheers!
“We first met when I was in the 6th grade and have been together for 11 1/2 years (I was 16 and matt was 19) and have been married for 7 in May. We seriously could not be happier with each other and are truly best friends, no one else I would rather be with. For dates, one of the things that Matt and I love to do is go wine tasting, either to vineyards or tastings at local wine bars. It is so wonderful to be able to share in this common interest and learn more about something we love together. Eventually a crazy dream is working at a vineyard when we retire! We also love attending wine festivals. Our favorite in NC so far is Raffaldini (check out the link!)–beautiful Italian style wines and the view is amazing!!! Overall, we especially loved VA b/c of the wonderful wine trails there. A trip that was really special was Holly Grove Vineyard. I had been especially stressed so we decided to take a spur of the moment trip to relax and cheer me up. We had a picnic on the shore after visiting two vineyards of cheese, fruit, and crackers. The vineyard owner was really nice too and gave us a private tour. It was also a day trip, whereas the others in VA were more of a long weekend. It’s so hard to pick a favorite! When we vacation we also love finding local wineries wherever we are. Learning about wine is just something we have really enjoyed doing together. It is also something that we initially became interested in together. We buy special bottles to pair with celebration dinners (anniversary, bdays, matching internship, etc). Matt added that sometimes having a delicious bottle at home (esp paired well) is just as nice as going out–I agree!”
LM - SUCH a great idea!