Welcome to my Blog!

Welcome to my blog!
It’s exciting isn’t it? A part of me is wondering who may be reading this but maybe I don’t want to know….not many folks I am sure!
So today was a good day! I am planning a surprise trip to Napa Valley for my sisters 40th Birthday in January. Well, as we all know airline ticket prices are going up and up. After many hours spent searching and scanning the web for the best prices I came to the conclusion I could not get them for under $400. EEEK! Since it was a gift it was going to cost me over $800 alone for the airfare. OK…so I am most thankful to Bossy Bar Wife for helping me plan my trip since she is an expert Napa Valley Travelers having gone twice now and especially my two BFF’s we’ll call Berkeley Girl or “BG” and Skymiles Girl I’ll call “SG”. BG lives in Berkeley California and has invited us to stay with her. We are only going to stay one night but it is the thought that counts. Plus she is a world of information as well. SG is one true friend boys and girls. She donated to the cause 50,000 of her skymiles so I would not have to spend a fortune for the tickets. The other one is coming from my Dad’s skymiles. Can you believe someone is that nice? Me either! Since I only had 3,000 miles myself because of another trip to see BG in May. We now have our tickets, Reservations for dinner on New Years Eve at Bouchon, sister to French Laundry, lunch reservations at Auberge thanks to Bossy Bar Wife’s recommendation and our hotel room at the Marriott AGAIN thanks to Bossy Bar Wife. Next up…since I saved like $850…hot air balloon ride reservations. I’m waiting for BG to call me back with the place they have used before.

On another note …Our buddies from our cruise to Hawaii last year had planned on coming to visit us on November 29. Well, she e-mailed today and they are actually coming this Friday. We are so excited to see them again! More about them later.