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Want to know where to get great bargains on wine right now?
Rite Aid.
No, I'm not kidding.
Teresa and I stopped at Rite Aid on our lunch break this afternoon (no particular reason for going...we felt stifled in the break room and just needed to get out of the office). She was getting cookies and soda. I happened to pass by the wine aisle.
And I noticed that they had a great selection of wine that was very inexpensive.
I picked up 2 bottles of Snoqualmie Riesling for $4.99 per bottle. I can get it the nearby liquor store for that same price, but this saved me the trip. They have some other wines too that I want to try that are pretty cheap. I may have to go back and pick up the Chateau Ste. Michelle Gewurztraminer. The holidays are nearly upon us...I need to stock up.
Which also means that I need to pop into World Market to see if Electric Reindeer Zinfandel is back. I love that wine, and it's only available around the holidays.
Speaking of wine...the Castle Bridge Winery in Kent is sponsoring a wine/cheese tasting, make your own bottle of wine, make your own candle event in conjunction with Waxen Art. This is the Sunday before Thanksgiving. I'm thinking Kathy and I need to go.
Know where else we need to go? The Nutcracker. There are 3 local productions that I'm aware of: Pacific Northwest Ballet (downtown Seattle), Evergreen City Ballet (Renton) and Tacoma City Ballet. Teresa, who knows a thing or two on this subject (being a former ballet dancer and her daughter danced for the Tacoma City Ballet) told me that I should go to Tacoma's performance. She said they recreated the costumes from the 1909 production, so it's a very old fashioned, traditional performance. Sounds awesome. Plus it's less expensive than the one in Seattle.
The weekend after Thanksgiving, I'm hoping Lance and I will go to Leavenworth (a city in the Cascade mountains made to look like Bavaria) for their Christkindlmarkt. I'm sure it's not nearly as awesome as the authentic German Christmas markets, but friends who have been in Europe tell me that it's a nice substitute...Leavenworth is Bavaria-light, and really helps you when you're missing Germany.
Now...I guess I better see if I can log into my online class.
Rite Aid.
No, I'm not kidding.
Teresa and I stopped at Rite Aid on our lunch break this afternoon (no particular reason for going...we felt stifled in the break room and just needed to get out of the office). She was getting cookies and soda. I happened to pass by the wine aisle.
And I noticed that they had a great selection of wine that was very inexpensive.
I picked up 2 bottles of Snoqualmie Riesling for $4.99 per bottle. I can get it the nearby liquor store for that same price, but this saved me the trip. They have some other wines too that I want to try that are pretty cheap. I may have to go back and pick up the Chateau Ste. Michelle Gewurztraminer. The holidays are nearly upon us...I need to stock up.
Which also means that I need to pop into World Market to see if Electric Reindeer Zinfandel is back. I love that wine, and it's only available around the holidays.
Speaking of wine...the Castle Bridge Winery in Kent is sponsoring a wine/cheese tasting, make your own bottle of wine, make your own candle event in conjunction with Waxen Art. This is the Sunday before Thanksgiving. I'm thinking Kathy and I need to go.
Know where else we need to go? The Nutcracker. There are 3 local productions that I'm aware of: Pacific Northwest Ballet (downtown Seattle), Evergreen City Ballet (Renton) and Tacoma City Ballet. Teresa, who knows a thing or two on this subject (being a former ballet dancer and her daughter danced for the Tacoma City Ballet) told me that I should go to Tacoma's performance. She said they recreated the costumes from the 1909 production, so it's a very old fashioned, traditional performance. Sounds awesome. Plus it's less expensive than the one in Seattle.
The weekend after Thanksgiving, I'm hoping Lance and I will go to Leavenworth (a city in the Cascade mountains made to look like Bavaria) for their Christkindlmarkt. I'm sure it's not nearly as awesome as the authentic German Christmas markets, but friends who have been in Europe tell me that it's a nice substitute...Leavenworth is Bavaria-light, and really helps you when you're missing Germany.
Now...I guess I better see if I can log into my online class.