The past 2 weeks have been busy for me. I addition to starting back up teaching labs for a couple of courses at the university I also manage to catch a cold (likely from being at the Uni!) that put me out of commission for a few days. Luckily, I started feeling better in time to join in the Grape & Wine festivities!
The first weekend of the festival includes the "Pied Piper Parade" - where the kids dress up and parade through the streets. I remember going with my cousins when I was younger, and after my niece was born I decided that it would be a good tradition to keep going. I believe this is the 5th year Miss R and I have attended, and the 3rd we are actually participating in. This years theme was Heroes - so of course she dressed up like a Fire Fighter just like her Opa. It was a great costume to wear since mother nature decided to let the rain pour down all day. We both had a great time despite the rain, and Miss R even won a prize for best costume in her age group in addition to getting her picture taken for the local paper!
This past weekend was the "big" event - the Parade. It also meant a lot of the bars and restaurants in town had special events going on all weekend. We had amazing weather - sunny and warm all weekend! I managed to make it to the park all 3 days, if only for a bit, connecting with family and friends, and bumping into people we sometimes only see during Grape & Wine. Definitely a successful G&W! Cheers to living in the Wine Region!