Surprise Friday Evening Fun

Thursday evening I was just settling down to relax and unwind for the evening and I got a text from Kristal.  She was excited - yes I can tell that from a text - and wanted me to hurry and look at Facebook.  So I did.  A nearby establishment was having our favorite entertainer, and he was going to be there the next evening, Friday!  We quickly made plans to be there.  We follow this guy to all the wineries he plays at but usually he plays on Saturday evenings.  We knew it would be tough to get there on time on a Friday with work getting in the way and all, but we would manage. 


Kristal and I had been to this place before but Jon and my parents had never been.  It isn't a "real" winery in that they don't make wine, it is more a wine bar and restaurant.  We had reservations and our table was front and center.  Steve was surprised and happy to see us when we arrived.  Since Friday is our normal "restaurant" night at our Mexican restaurant we own, Jon stopped in and grabbed a few tacos for us to eat on the way.  We figured we could save a few bucks that way and just have some appetizer-type food while listening to the music and drinking some wine.  Our plan worked.  Kristal ordered a chicken/cheese dip that came with delicious, warm French bread.  I think we ate 3 loaves of the stuff!  Other than a bottle of Cabernet Sauvignon from California, the other two bottles were from an Ohio winery.  They were a bit on the sweet side, but sweet is fine for sipping and enjoying music.  Steve played all our favorites and more.   We enjoyed ourselves immensely.  The best part?  It was only Friday - so now we have the entire weekend yet to enjoy!  I'm sure we'll fill it with fun things to do.