The sun was out, the sky was blue, the temperature was perfect and we could see Mt. Rainier clear as day from I-5 south in Everett. I knew it was going to be a great day to explore some wineries in Woodinville, Washington! This wasn't out first foray into Woodinville. At the end of April …
Tag: Wine
Northeast Ohio Wines, Wine Bars and Wineries
I'm a wine connoisseur like I'm an ice cream connoisseur--I like what I like. I don't have the training or palate to discern why I like certain wines (yet!), but I do enjoy a good glass of wine. My tastes continue to change along with my food pairing, environment and reason for enjoying a glass, …
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Exploring Everett
I don't know about you, but I don't pay any attention to houses until I'm in the market for a house. I'm the same way about cars and other large ticket items. I guess I'm just not much of a window shopper. Now that we're in house-hunting mode, however, I can't stop looking at houses-- …
Road Trip: Idaho and Washington
We woke up early in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, to an overcast sky and light rain. The weather just wasn't on our side this road trip! I wanted to check out Lake Coeur d'Alene, but the forecast showed no signs of things letting up. Instead, we decided to take the advice of one of my former …
Oh, Canada!
It probably comes as no surprise that I am the planner in my household. It's in my nature. It's just what I do. Possibly to a fault. Therefore, it was a leap for me to turn over the responsibility of planning our one-year anniversary get-away to my husband. It wasn't that I questioned his capability. It …
Local Adventure: Geneva-on-the-Lake
We haven't been doing much or going anywhere since we're really getting close to the wedding, but I did get to sneak in a local adventure thanks to my bachelorette party! My amazing maid of honor/officiant/friend planned a wonderful weekend at Geneva-on-the-Lake, which is about an hour from us up on Lake Erie. I had …
Artsy, Active Weekend of Photography and Local Adventures
This ended up being a really productive weekend. We crossed a bunch of travel and wedding planning items off the list Saturday, including the fiance taking a camera class for our brand new Canon EOS 60D, an early wedding present from my parents (AMAZING!) Between the class and the gobs of reading he's done online, …
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Heather's Compass 