A Napa Escape

For Valentine's Day this year, I surprised my boyfriend with a weekend trip to Napa! It feels like it has been forever since we had the chance to get out of town for a little R&R. I actually revealed the surprise through a homemade crossword puzzle (kind of cheesy, but points for creativity?) that I made him solve on Valentine's Day. We both LOVE hotels, and we stayed at a gorgeous one in the heart of downtown Napa, right along the riverfront (unfortunately with the drought there wasn't much river water though). We had yummy salads for dinner Saturday (we are SO adventurous), and he satisfied his sweet tooth with some coffee ice cream while I satisfied mine with some soy hot cocoa (my fave). I have to say though that my favorite part was the "waterfall" shower in the hotel, and watching cooking competition shows (Cutthroat Kitchen anyone?!) on TV. We don't have a TV in our apartment (my parents still think we are nuts/weird) so it was quite a luxury. Sunday morning we went for a hike, where we even came across a small cave!

It's funny how a change of scenery can make you feel refreshed again. Going out of town is always fun - but it always reminds you of how much you love home too.