Vinyls & Vino

This past Saturday, a couple of my best friends (two out of the three that will be standing up with me when I marry Michael) whisked me away for a day of wine, laughs and great food.  It was truly a special day... complete with a surprise visit from my mom and granny! If you live in the area and have never visited the wineries in North Texas, you're missing out!  We visited 4R Ranch Vineyards and Winery (my first time to visit!) and enjoyed the most beautiful views of North Texas Hill Country.  Wine Flights = Beautiful Next, we visited Blue Ostrich (a regular stop for me) and my mom and grandmother surprised me and joined us for a glass of wine. After the wineries, we loaded up our purchases and headed to Ancient Ovens , an amazing BYOB restaurant that serves delicious brick oven pizza.  Ancient Ovens is known for the beautiful scenery, and it did not disappoint!  We were too busy eating and laughing to take ANY pictures whil...

Before I shared a bathroom with another adult and before I had a child to supervise 24/7, I took baths to relax.  To me, there is nothing more relaxing than a tub of hot water, a bathbomb, some bubbles, some wine and a stack of magazines or a good book with some music (or a binge-worthy tv series)... I took these glorious baths two or three times a week.  Oh frivolous, self-indulgent me.. . These days, I have to wait until Scarlett is in bed (and actually good and asleep...) and Michael is out of the house to enjoy these moments.  At his urging, I've taken baths while he is here and/or Scarlett is awake, but it's just not the same.  If she is up and I can hear them in the other room, I feel guilty for being so selfish with my time (hello, mom guilt!).  Let's be honest, too- it's just not as relaxing if I can hear them in the other room:  the sound of the tv, them laughing/crying/babbling, Michael yelling at my cats, etc.  Relaxation is the end-goa...