A Weekend Off

After much working on the house, both inside and out, and with minimal breaks, we were happily forced to take a break this weekend. This is because we had our first guests come to visit since the remodel began - my brother and his wife.

Nevermind that there is still only one working bathroom, and it is not on the same floor as the bedrooms. Nevermind that there is no heat on the 2nd floor. Nevermind that the only shower is still in the basement. And nevermind that all of the furniture for each floor is stuffed into a single room on that floor.

Our guests were quite ok with this set-up, as they have already lived in one house while fixing it up in a similar manner, and are currently in the process of doing another. The goal of the weekend was to have fun and try to forget the work that needed to be done on the various house projects, ours and theirs.

The theme of the weekend ended up rather focusing on good eats: wine, cheese, and chocolates. Yum!! How can you not have fun when those items are involved.

We went on a winery tour at Wollersheim Winery, where we partook of a very nice wine tasting, and of course tried all of the varieties. Then we went for great Italian antipasta and pizza, and headed to the grocery to get some good artisan cheeses. On the way out of the grocery, we decided to walk along the shops, and we girls thought it would be a good idea to stop in the little chocolate shop for a look and perhaps a taste.

This shop does not have ordinary chocolates - oh no, it has very fancy handmade chocolates. We decided to get a box of four, so that each of us could choose a chocolate.

There were so many beautiful chocolates and exotic flavors (i.e. bacon, anise, basil) it took most of 20 minutes. We also got a spicy hot cocoa to take with, as it was quite wet and cold, as the month of March is want to be.

Back to the house where we ate cheese and chocolates, drank wine and played games. All in all a great weekend of relaxing with wonderful people to share it with.