May 25: National Wine Day

This day is dedicated to my Dad, Rod. (Not Rob or Ron or Rog). R - O - D. His name gets confused very often. He introduces himself, emphasizing the D on Rod, and the person will say, "Ron, nice to meet you." I was at a scholarship event once and they had pre-printed name tags. I had emailed my parent's names ahead of time. They still got my Dad's name wrong. We knew several people there and my dad was so embarrassed.

Anyways, my dad is a lover of wine. You seriously have no idea. He lives for wine. I should probably count the number of bottles he owns. Note: This is making him sound like an alcoholic. My dad is NOT an alcoholic, he just has fine taste in wine and enjoys collecting (and drinking) it. He is a responsible drinker.

So I celebrated by having some Moscato.

This is not my dad. (He's not that old.) This is my Grandpa. We are on top of the Switzerland Alps having a drink of wine. (It might have been champagne but it's close enough.)

So happy National Wine Day, this day is for you daddy!

I couldn't actually find a picture of my dad and I drinking wine. Strange.

May 24: National Scavenger Hunt Day

So the question was, what was I going to go on a scavenger hunt for?

The answer: Wine!! (Because tomorrow is National Wine Day)

Not just any type of wine, but my second favorite, Moscato. (My first favorite is Prosecco, but that can be a little expensive.)

I am often overwhelmed by the alcohol choices. I'm sure people don't think I'm old enough to be shopping for alcohol (I look young) and because I probably look awkward in the alcohol aisle.

Sorry this photo is blurry, I didn't want someone to see me taking a picture and think I am awkward.

And there was a whole other aisle. This is a small town grocery store we are talking about.

Do you see that brown thing at the bottom of the photo? Yes, that is my bread sticking out of the grocery cart. In my picture taking haste, I apparently wasn't focused on quality.

And remember, I live in Oregon, so hard alcohol is not sold in grocery stores. This is ALL wine.

Now you understand why I had to go on a scavenger hunt to find my Moscato.

And here it is, sweet sweet Moscato!