Birthday Weak – end

Well we continued to celebrate my turning 57 over the weekend . Saturday was wineries and a Jacuzzi. The wineries we visited were:

Broken Earth Winery – Very surprised lots of great wines. They are located along Highway 46 on the east side. Very enjoyable. I can highly recommend them to anyone asking. http://www.brokenearthwinery.com/

Cellar 360 – They were okay, They had a couple of good wines, but definitely not equal to Broken Earth. Cellar 360 was a nice place to have lunch, which Cathy prepared. But again nothing special. Although I did buy a bottle of Port that I am dying to try….

Last up was the Rockin ‘R Winery. – One of my favorites. Great Reds and the owner is a blast. I need to get there when they host one of the barbecues. I hear they are a treat. Best thing this trip was picking up our shipment of wines from their wine club. You can’t go wrong here. http://rockinrwinery.com/it

We hit the Mineral Jacuzzi after that and dang if that didn’t feel good. Climbed out and took a short nap. Very relaxing. Then a little dinner and home to bed. Great Saturday.

Now Sunday was really special. They let me cook so I got to smoke an 8.5lb brisket. I marinaded it for almost 24 hours before I threw it on the smoker for 5.5 hours. Came out delicious, if I do say so myself. Had Helen, Cathy, Ron, Eileen, and Adam there. The only one I missed was Nikki who was stuck at home in SD having to finish a project for her new job.

So ended up getting to spend the day drinking whiskey with my son-law and almost son-in-law and just talk. This was probably the best birthday I have had in quite awhile. To make it perfect it would have required Nikki’s presence. But you take what you can get.

Now the bad news – I have come to the conclusion that I drank a little more than was wise. Yes I think I have a hangover….