Day Two in Fredericksburg

John and I headed to the Fredericksburg Herb Farm for lunch on Saturday afternoon. The gardens surrounding the restaurant were beautiful and we spent some time admiring their work and wishing our yard looked the same.  

Unfortunately, this sign summarizes how I typically feel about our yard.

After lunch John spent a few hours at the Pacific War Museum and I did a little browsing in the local stores. We met up a few hours later for "Hap-pie Hour."

I always abide by the rule set forth by my grandfather which states that when on vacation, you can have dessert at any time of the day. 

So John and pecan pie a la mode. 

And I opted for a coconut cream pie. Both were delicious. 

Saturday evening we found a cozy little wine bar in downtown Fredericksburg. 

We stayed there the entire evening drinking wine, eating bread, fruit and cheese (my favorite meal!) listening to some live music and playing gin rummy! 

The entire weekend was perfect and we really enjoyed reflecting on the last three years and looking forward to all the fun things that will happen in year four! 

Day One in Fredericksburg

John and I celebrated our three year anniversary in Fredericksburg! We arrived and checked into our weekend cottage, Eli's cabin at the Austin Street Retreat. 

It was beautiful, secluded and only a block away from the main street. 

We definitely wanted to try some of the Hill Country wineries so our first stop was Becker Vineyards. 

You could have fooled me and told me this was Napa. Seriously, it was gorgeous. 

The gardens surrounding the tasting room were filled with butterflies. 

We each got to sample seven different varieties of wine that are processed at Becker Vineyards. 

Most of the ones we sampled were actually good and our tasting guide was knowledgeable and helpful as well. 

We then cruised to Grape Creek Vineyards, sat in the shade and sipped some more cab. It was perfect. 

As we were leaving we took a quick stroll through the grapevine. 

And found actual grapes about two weeks out from being harvested! So cool!

We rounded off the day with a traditional german dinner and beer at the Auslander followed by some live music at Hondo's. 

Turns out I'm still not a huge fan of German food....