Hermann 2014

Coach and I like to travel. Since we live on a limited budget, spending money on experiences usually ranks higher than spending money on stuff. To each their own.

Hermann, MO, is one of our favorite places to visit. It's a Missouri River town famous for it's wineries. For those that don't know, Missouri is basically the California of the Midwest. Something about our climate, they make pretty decent town in this state. There are wine trails all over and lots of little towns make their money off wine tourism. Hermann is one of the towns that has it mastered.

There are only bed and breakfasts or rental homes in Hermann. This year we stayed at a sweet house called Helming House. It's adorable and completely updated. We brought all our own food and snacks for the weekend and made good use of the kitchen. It's a 2 bedroom and since there were 6 of us, Coach and I volunteered to be on the air mattress in the living room.

It overlooks the Missouri River and we already have plans to return in the spring and enjoy the view from the rocking chairs on the front porch (it was a bit chilly for that our weekend).

We drove in on Friday and headed out to the wineries on Saturday morning. We walked downtown and visited Hermanhoff and the bratwurst-making place first. Then we hopped on the Hermann trolley to visit Adam Puchta then Stone Hill. The trolley is only $15 for unlimited rides all day and well worth it for the convenience and safety!

We finished the day back downtown at a local brewery then yummy Italian restaurant. By the time the sun set, it was actually snowing. I'm not going to lie, walking through downtown in the pretty, light snow is about the only time I've enjoyed walking through the snow. It was, you know, romantic.

Sunday morning we were on the road and all were home by noon. It was a great weekend!

Sorry I've Been Gone! Literally, not in town.....

So sorry for the gap in posts there. I somehow got super busy at work (which is crazy because this year is still not nearly as busy as last year since I finished my masters) and obviously wedding planning is a total time controller :)

There have been lots of fun trips though. First was a Hermann, MO trip with some good friends from work. We stayed at nice B&B and participated in the wine trail. It was neat because I finally tried out different wineries than my usual :) We also had a food sampling at each location which was delicious. I love a Hermann trip any time of year.

Next Coach and  I went to Texas for a weekend trip. He met one of my sisters, plus her husband and kids, for the first time. Crazy to think that we've been together a year and are engaged but he still hasn't met much of my family. Just a fact of life when you live away from them all!

After Texas we enjoyed even more time off work since it was Thanksgiving Break! This was first year ever in my life that I was not at my parents' house. It was a little surreal but at the same time, being with Coach and his family felt completely naturally. I'm very blessed to have found not only a great guy, but a guy who comes with a great family. I'm a lucky girl :)

We have a weekend trip to St Louis next with some of Coach's college buddies followed by a trip to Branson with his family. After that it's a weekend off before we're back in my hometown to spend Christmas with my family. A couple that travels together stays together right?!