Kitty Deschanel

Sexy Nerd and I spent last weekend at the fabulous Taos Summer Wine Festival, hiking and indulging in the best food ever. And maybe even a glass or two...or 27(?!) of wine. (They were little pours, lest you think I'm typing this from beyond the grave.) I've been busy, busy, busy with work and house stuff since returning home on Sunday, but couldn't let my fun trip photos languish unseen any longer. There's a real post coming soon, but for now you can enjoy just a taste of the Taos Summer Wine Festival. Sorry, I couldn't resist. Actually, I'm not sorry at all and the brainstorming starts now. For my real blog post, I will be bottling as many wine puns as I can cork. If I'm covering an event in the mountains, you can bet there are going to be chipmunk photos. Waaay more chipmunk photos to come in the real blog post. Yay! They were such cute little winos, constantly holding up their own teensie glasses to be filled, but we were like You've had...

I had the best weekend. Usually, I embrace my lazy and antisocial ways, hunkering down in front of my computer until it's time for work on Monday. Frankly, I was annoyed this wasn't the way my weekend was shaping up to be. But, oh, the fun I had! We went to a cool new brew pub (twice!) and I went to yoga (yay me!) and we participated in a fundraiser called Bowling for Rhinos (and I kicked butt!) and we got to show off our soon-to-be new house (nearly done!) to my in-laws and we went out for BBQ (yum!) and we even went to a fancy wine tasting, where I confirmed once and for all that I am the lightest lightweight in the history of lightweights. Seriously. The 6 tastings of wine were itty bitty pours that added up to maybe 1 full glass and the room, which was bathed in a glorious, hysterical glow, would not stop spinning. I had such a fab weekend that I've decided to shun Everyday Kitty Deschanel and put Fun, New-And-Improved Kitty Deschanel (now with glitter!) front and...