I’m another year older.
With birthdays like this one, I don’t mind one bit!
Vegas surprised me with a birthday trip filled with my favorite things: food, wine, and outdoor adventures. We started in Sonoma/Napa for a few days of wine, then moved to Lake Tahoe for a week of hiking and kayaking.
Also during this time, I discovered that my blog was broken and I couldn’t post anything. That what there hasn’t been at WIAW or anything new for 3 weeks. It’s still half broken… always something. *eye roll*
I’ll do a full Tahoe hiking post later. Since it’s WIAW, I thought this one would be food-focused.
It’s hard to choose favorites, but dinner at Single Thread in Sonoma was unforgettable. It has two Michelin stars and was just given the Miele One to Watch Award.
The entire meal deserves its own post (which I’ll eventually get around to). For now, here is one of my favorite shots from the evening: the sushi-themed “garden” at the beginning of the meal.
Now time for the first #WIAW in a couple of weeks. This is from the birthday vacation gluttony. #sorryimnotsorry
Be sure to link up to Jenn’s WIAW baby at the bottom!
Breakfast:
We travel with the ingredients for our morning cocktails. The addiction is real.
We were in a condo in Tahoe, so we had a kitchen to make breakfast in. While I love brunch, this is much more convenient. After a 9 mile hike the day before, I woke up starving!
Lunch:
We are NOT morning people, so breakfast is more like lunch. That means lunch was more like happy hour. Wine and cheese on a boat.
After a solo hike that was basically uphill, I was housing some cheese. Check out my hiking scenery though!
I happened upon the coolest cruise – Tahoe Tastings. It’s a sunset wine tasting on a 1953 Chris Craft Venetian Water Taxi. Over the course of 2 hours, you get 8 wine tastings, along with a gorgeous ride around Lake Tahoe. You can BYO snacks, so we have a healthy helping of crackers, cheese, and prosciutto.
Dinner:
Dinner was a leftover homecooked dish. Vegas grilled fabulous Wagyu steaks we picked up in Healdsburg. I couldn’t get over how good it was! I’m sure it was her mad grilling skills, not the cut of meat. 😉
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Back to reality… but Vegas has FINALLY moved to ATL with me!!!
Have you ever been to Tahoe in the summer (or winter)? I’d only been in the winter before!
Are you a morning person?
WOW, what an amazing birthday, it looks beautiful there. I have never been to Tahoe in the winter or summer.
I am a morning person, I get up early and like to get everything important done before noon. LOL Then I can play for the rest of the day.
I am glad you had a great birthday and Vegas has finally joined you in Atlanta.
Sounds like a perfect birthday celebration. I am going to hit you up for restaurant reservations in Napa for November when it gets closer. We are doing the Ragnar. Happy Birthday!
I hear about this “Lake Tahoe” place but really know nothing about it. I’m going to go look up more about it now – I think it will be on my list for my hiking/USA destinations!! Really can’t wait to hear more about this trip of yours. YAY for Vegas with the fabulous idea and I’m so glad you got out away from work and the world to celebrate your birthday! Happy belated to you, and welcome back!
I went to Tahoe at the end of spring, and it was GORGEOUS. I would love to go there at the height of summer and summer deliciousness. Honestly, I would go to Tahoe any time.
AND CONGRATS ON VEGAS MOVING TO ATL!
Happy Belated Birthday!
Happy birthday! Looks like an amazing time! I’ve never been to Tahoe but this post makes me want to visit for sure!
ahh looks and sounds deliciously amazing!! I can’t wait for your SingleThread review/post!!
Yay for Vegas living here. When are we going on our double date? Seriously, let’s plan something. I’ll try not to puke on the ground 🙂
Next time I want to come! Separate rooms of course 😉. But that lunch brunch wine cheese is so up my alley! Happy belated bro!
Welcome home and happy birthday. It looks like perfection.
Your Tahoe trip look so awesome!! I love how you guys returned to California so quickly 🙂
And I can totally relate to your blog issues… sometimes issues just keep popping up right! I had an issue of my own the end of last week that was causing my site to not load on certain internet browsers…. Luckily, I got it figured out!
Oh my goodness I just noticed the bit at the end! I’m so happy Vegas is now with you in Atlanta! The icing on your super awesome birthday week cake!