Back from Napa!

We're back from California! The trip was amazing. We stayed with our friends Walt and Morgan Cullen and the Doehnes (Jeff and Jamie) came from Charlotte, NC as well. We spent a few days exploring San Francisco - Fisherman's Wharf, Union Square, Ghiradelli Chocolate Factory, Fillmore Street, Golden Gate Bridge, Muir Woods and so much more! I our favorite (well at least Jenny's) was the brownie sundae at Ghiradelli.

We also spent three days in Napa Valley visiting the wineries. We really couldn't have asked for better weather. It was cool and sunny. The vineyards were all coming to life after winter and the flowers were all in bloom so the scenery was beautiful.

For the wine drinkers reading this, we visited quite a few that you may know - Robert Mondavi, V. Sattui, Charles Krug, Opus One, Cakebread, Clos Du Val, Sterling, Stag's Leap, Merryvale, Rutherford Ranch, Chimney Rock and Luna. Our favorite was Cakebread but they were all great. Not only did Napa have great wine but it also had great food! Hands down, our favorite meal was the picnic we had with amazing meats, cheeses and breads from the Napa Olive Oil Company (recommended by our sommelier).

Below are some photos from the trip. I tried to piece them together in the order in which they took place. I forgot to take pictures of a lot of the wineries signs so I included captions.

We're in our rental apartment by the way. We have a place in Haile Village here in Gainesville. It's our temporary home until we have jobs and a house. It's a one-bedroom but we've got a pull out couch in case we have any visitors!!

Best wishes to everyone and happy spring.

Jenny and Josh

San Francisco and Napa Valley

Home Sweet Home!

Well I'm sure that most of you already know that Josh and I are back. If we haven't seen you yet, you're probably on our list to see in the near future! It feels great to be back. As we were on the plane leaving St. Thomas we both felt as if we had been on a long vacation. It was fun and we made a lot of memories, but there is no place like home.

Right now we're just nomads roaming between West Palm Beach, Gainesville, Crestview and now California. We'll be celebrating our one year anniversary (April 14th) in Ft. Lauderdale where we'll be waiting to depart on Tuesday for San Francisco. We'll be out there for a few days visiting with our friends Walt and Morgan Cullen and then we'll all be heading to Napa Valley (along with Jamie and Jeff Doehne) to spend a few days wine tasting. This has been a dream trip of Jenny's, and Josh is pretty excited too.

We've also been furiously house hunting here in Gainesville. It's a perfect time to buy except for the fact that we almost have too many choices. After months of watching homes online we narrowed it down to 12 that we wanted to look at with our realtor. At the beginning of the day I loved them all, but toward the end you start to know exactly what you're looking for. We found a house we love but we won't be making an offer until we have our jobs squared away (makes sense!). Surprisingly, the home is in Alachua and not Gainesville. For those that don't know the area, it's just one exit up from where we lived before. It's a very quaint, friendly town. This particular home is between Alachua and High Springs (another great little town). We'll be a bit further away, but that's really what we wanted. A place where we could spread out with a big yard and still be close to our friends the "big city" of Gainesville. The house may or may not work out, so I won't send any pictures until we have at least made an offer. With so many beautiful homes on the market we're confident that if we don't get this one we'll get another that we're equally as excited about.

In the past month since we've posted a lot has happened! I'm including several albums below with photos. If you choose to check out any make sure to see the Anegada and Saba Rock trip. That was our last big adventure in the islands. We went for a long weekend with our friends Christina and Patrick on their boat. It was absolutely amazing and the perfect way to end our Caribbean "vacation."

Other photos are from our Welcome Home party at my parents house, pictures of the new truck, Kristin's baby shower and some of our first get-togethers with our Gainesville friends. Enjoy!

I'll send out another update with pictures from Napa in a few weeks. By then I hope to update everyone on our jobs and the house. We love you all and are so excited to be back in FLORIDA!!

Welcome Home Party

Moving back and welcome back

New Truck

Kristin's Baby Shower

Family Dinner

Anegada and Saba