Finally getting around to writing about our weekend!  I don’t know how time seems to go so fast and yet so slow all at the same time! 

Unfortunately, it seems that anywhere I go the internet is really slow and FRUSTRATING so I’m not able to add photos to this post.  You can, however, go to my flickr page and check them out there.(http://www.flickr.com/photos/songsinblue)
 
But yeah, the weekend was a BLAST!  It felt so nice to have a long weekend away with good wine, fun people, and nice weather (for the most part)!
 
We got to our house in Martinborough after work on friday.  It was a pretty chill night with everyone arriving at different times and getting settled in.  There was about 12 of us sharing a 5 (and a 1/2) bedroom house.
 
Matt and I scored the massive king size room with an ensuite on the top floor.  The only problem was that it had 2 sky lights with no curtains so we were awake with the sun at 5:30am every morning!
 
Saturday morning we went for a walk around Martinborough then came back to a sweet lunch spread of dip, cheese and bread-y goodness!  The boys played touch rugby in the yard while us girls tanned and read magazines.  Matt scored a couple tries but ended the game with a broken toe.  I think I could dedicate an entire post to his toe injuries – he should really cut them all off!  The best part of my afternoon was my hour-long nap, A NAP!  It was awesome!
 
Whenever I write a post about weekends away or vacations, I always regret that I didn’t take enough photos.  It’s because I feel like a paparazzi with my SLR and don’t want to make people uncomfortable because there’s a big-ass camera in the room.  I’m going to get over this and start taking more photos…
 
But I digress.
 
Saturday night we had a BBQ (with enough food for an army) and watched the New Zealand vs. Bahrain World Cup qualifier.  My North American friends probably had no idea what that is/that it was happening.  Basically, whoever won that game would play in the Soccer World Cup in South Africa next year. 
I’m not a soccer fan, but the game was so exciting to watch!  And New Zealand ended up winning!  It’s the first time they’ve made it to the World Cup since ’82 (I think), and it was a really big deal here! (Kinda the same as the Canucks making round 3 of the Playoffs)

Sunday was the actual wine festival.  The weather was perfect besides, you know, GALE FORCE winds.  It didn’t stop us from fully enjoying the day and probably kept us from getting too drunk.  My favourite wine was the Alana Estate Riesling.  If anyone visits me, we will definitely go there for a lunch!  Our programs listed the menu of each vineyard (there were 7 taking part) and we went to one specifically because it had a ‘Diet-be-damned Brownie’.  Worth it.

After listening to a few bands, drinking more wine and bussing to different wineries, we went back to our place and an epic dance party ensued.  There’s a photo of Matt and I having a dance off and we both look pretty intense.  We’re serious about our dance moves, yo!

So the weekend was a complete success!  There wasn’t much drama, no one did anything they regretted (at least I think so) and I’d go again next year in a heart beat!  Anyone want to come with?