Last Friday night Scott and I got all dressed up with a few friends and headed "down town", not Vancouver but down town Langley for the Fraser Valley Cork and Keg-Wine and Beer Festival. This type of event is something I have wanted to attend for a while, but somehow never got around to going. Usually when I see the adverts for events in Langley and beyond, I immediately say to myself "yeah I'd love to go", and then I never follow through with buying tickets or I come up with an excuse as to why we shouldn't go. But this time I decided to
just do it. So with our hot tickets in hand we entered the convention room at the Cascades Casino, and took it all in. There were over a dozen vendors with plenty of samples to feed and water the large forming crowd. It had been a long time since Scott and I had been out on a date, besides our usual dinner out, once a month, to the usual places. So I was overjoyed to share this experience with him. It felt like when we first started dating four years ago, going out to fabulous places and trying new things. Our friends who came with us, also had a great time. What made it so easy was that we could split up in various combinations and satisfy all of our cravings. The boys took off for a while sampling the local breweries, tasting light summer blondes to dark ales. Us girls took to sampling wines, starting with a local vineyard Neck of the Woods and their
Nosey Neighbor blend, which we thought was appropriate considering how close we are. All four of us ate these "perfect bites" that the local, "non-chain" joints were cooking up for us. Deep fried pickles and turkey sliders from Town Hall Langley to decadent cheese from Keso Cheese and cupcakes from Frosting to satisfy our sweet tooth. Scott tried oysters for the first time from 1 Fish 2 Fish, our local fish monger. As the evening wore on Scott and I, with lightness in our feet, got into the wine tasting groove that we had on our honeymoon. So many light Pinot Noirs, and Cab blends from BC to Australia to try that we couldn't keep track. By the time we were back out in the night air, waiting for our cab to drive us home, I realized a few things. One- it is too easy to fall into the comfortable routine of just staying home and watching TV, night after night. And although our hectic schedules during the week leave us feeling too exhausted to do much more than just sit on the couch, it doesn't mean our weekends should be the same. So I want to try to go to an event or do an activity at least once a month as a reminder that Scott and I are a married couple with a pretty open and flexible schedule, so we should take advantage of it. I also learned that the Fraser Valley and especially Langley has lots to offer and we need to support our local businesses as much as we can. So who is up for a local wine tour this Fall? Or a trip out to eat oysters at "The Fat Cow and Oyster Bar"?
Last Friday night Scott and I got all dressed up with a few friends and headed "down town", not Vancouver but down town Langley for the Fraser Valley Cork and Keg-Wine and Beer Festival. This type of event is something I have wanted to attend for a while, but somehow never got around to going. Usually when I see the adverts for events in Langley and beyond, I immediately say to myself "yeah I'd love to go", and then I never follow through with buying tickets or I come up with an excuse as to why we shouldn't go. But this time I decided to just do it. So with our hot tickets in hand we entered the convention room at the Cascades Casino, and took it all in. There were over a dozen vendors with plenty of samples to feed and water the large forming crowd. It had been a long time since Scott and I had been out on a date, besides our usual dinner out, once a month, to the usual places. So I was overjoyed to share this experience with him. It felt like when we first started dating four years ago, going out to fabulous places and trying new things. Our friends who came with us, also had a great time. What made it so easy was that we could split up in various combinations and satisfy all of our cravings. The boys took off for a while sampling the local breweries, tasting light summer blondes to dark ales. Us girls took to sampling wines, starting with a local vineyard Neck of the Woods and their Nosey Neighbor blend, which we thought was appropriate considering how close we are. All four of us ate these "perfect bites" that the local, "non-chain" joints were cooking up for us. Deep fried pickles and turkey sliders from Town Hall Langley to decadent cheese from Keso Cheese and cupcakes from Frosting to satisfy our sweet tooth. Scott tried oysters for the first time from 1 Fish 2 Fish, our local fish monger. As the evening wore on Scott and I, with lightness in our feet, got into the wine tasting groove that we had on our honeymoon. So many light Pinot Noirs, and Cab blends from BC to Australia to try that we couldn't keep track. By the time we were back out in the night air, waiting for our cab to drive us home, I realized a few things. One- it is too easy to fall into the comfortable routine of just staying home and watching TV, night after night. And although our hectic schedules during the week leave us feeling too exhausted to do much more than just sit on the couch, it doesn't mean our weekends should be the same. So I want to try to go to an event or do an activity at least once a month as a reminder that Scott and I are a married couple with a pretty open and flexible schedule, so we should take advantage of it. I also learned that the Fraser Valley and especially Langley has lots to offer and we need to support our local businesses as much as we can. So who is up for a local wine tour this Fall? Or a trip out to eat oysters at "The Fat Cow and Oyster Bar"?
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