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California Wine Club

 
A few weeks ago we received a shipment of wine to try from The California Wine Club.  I have to tell you I am very picky about my wine.  I favor white wine, Terence favors red wine.  Luckily we received one of each!  Terence really enjoyed the red wine and I could tell by the empty bottle it must have been good!  I tried the white wine.  It was also very good, not too dry and not too sweet.  The flavor was great and I’m happy to say we enjoyed our first taste of The California Wine Club!

A little bit about California Wine Club:

Since 1990 The California Wine Club has introduced wine enthusiasts to a monthly wine adventure! With four great wine of the month clubs to choose from, we offer a selection of award-winning wine to suit all tastes and all budgets. 
 
Every wine we feature is handcrafted by artisan wineries and guaranteed to delight. Whether you decide to try our most popular wine club, or a wine club specific to collectors, you will receive our guarantee of quality, as well as many other valuable membership benefits.

We are now celebrating 20 years of business and the wine adventures keep getting better! Pam and I knew that there were hundreds of small, family-owned wineries dedicated to producing exceptional wine … and it was this wine that we wanted to share with our monthly wine club members. Each month we travel California’s wine country searching out the wineries, meeting the families and tasting the wines that never make it to local stores or wine shops.

Click here to read about recently featured wineries and the families behind their award-winning wines!

This is why it was so easy to guarantee that our wine of the month club members and gift recipients will never receive any bulk, closeout or private label wines…ever.

Each and every wine we select comes from a real working winery and is backed by our 100% guarantee.
 Enjoying my glass of Sauvignon Blanc.  It was very fresh and crisp!

If you love wine or know someone who does a subscription to California Wine Club would make a great gift this Christmas. 

With four wine of the month clubs to choose from, we have wine selections and wine gifts to suit all tastes and all budgets. To learn more click any of the following links:

I hope you all will check out California Wine Club! 

California Wine Club can be found on:
 
 
 
 
CHEERS!
 
This review was made possible by Mom Spark Media. Thoughts are my own. I received a 2 month Membership to the California Wine Club for the purpose of this review.

Weekend Excitement!

Excited Because:
*My Mom & Dad are coming to visit!
*Breaking Dawn Pt 2 came out & my Mom will be here to see it with me!!!
*Celebrating Thanksgiving with the Branch family
*Early Christmas shopping with my Mom
*Seeing the joy on my Dad’s face when he gets Braum’s ice cream 🙂
 Connor is ready for Thanksgiving in his pumpkin shirt!  Soooo cute!

Don’t forget to enter the Starbucks giveaway I posted yesterday so you can get one of these glorious delights!  A peppermint chocolate cake pop! OMG.  It’s the holidays…don’t worry about all those dimples on your badonkadonk.

 Bling Bling coffee cup wrapper 🙂
 I drove behind this car on the way to work today….hello oldies!
Love old cars.
I have a few spots open still for Christmas photos!
I can get them back to you within a week so just contact me ASAP if you live in the DFW area and are interested.  Email: beckylbranch@gmail.com

This sweet family session is from last Sunday!
They were so precious!!!!

Hope you all have a blessed Friday!

{Starbucks Lovies} + {Cheer}

Starbucks $$$ Giveaway!!!
Today until the end of the month you can enter to win a $25 Starbucks gift card & a cute gold gift card pouch!  I love these!  Bling Bling!!! 
All you have to do is:
 FOLLOW THIS BLOG VIA GOOGLE FRIEND CONNECT
(FYI: That cute little widget on the right hand sidebar)
&
Leave a comment saying you did so Puh-leeze ya’ll!
If you already follow that counts too 🙂
I shall choose the winner December 1st!

And in more Christmas cheer news…I have this cute little pine plant on my desk at work!  Cute eh?  It’s been a rough week and we’ve had a lot going on…prayers would be appreciated!

 Doesn’t my booger look so grown up!  He’s going to be so much fun at Christmas this year 🙂

Hope you all are having a blessed week!

Weekend Wrap Up

It was in the 50’s today!!!  Which means everyone here in Texas is busting out their long johns because that compared to you Northerner’s weather is -30 for us!  I am sooooo ready for it to feel like fall! 
 
We had a great weekend, but another busy one.  I’m overjoyed that so many people have asked me to do family photos for Christmas this year.  It blesses my heart and I’m thrilled!  I’ve met so many amazing families through doing pictures 🙂
 
I worked half a day today then I went to court.  If you remember way back on Valentine’s Day I got a speeding ticket.  Well, three hours later and I was given the option of a reduced fine and defensive driving course.  I’ll take it!  Just glad to have this over with…..I just don’t want to worry about that stupid ticket anymore.  Even though I know that I know that I know….I was not going that fast in a school zone.  Whatevs. 
 
Okay here is a recap of our weekend!
 
Connor looking very GQ in his sweater 🙂
I got to take some pictures of 4 month old baby Allie.
She’s the daughter of one of my good friends at work.

We had some Raising Cane’s Chicken.  “Where the chicken is kickin and the sauce is boss” or “Hey hey hey would you like some chicken today?”  Some good eatin right there!

I changed the the chalkboard in the kitchen to a Christmas theme.  I found those chalkboard markers at Michael’s craft store and I love how they go on so smooth!  I’m slowing getting out all our Christmas decor….and I think this year we may get our first REAL Christmas tree!!!

I had Monday off work so Kindra and I (along with Connor) went shopping and ate some Mexican.  Kindra is so good with Connor and she’s become such a good friend over the past couple years.

Some things we found while shopping….

Big Betty:  Apparently she holds an ENTIRE bottle of wine….mercy!

Cute painted signs.  Love this stuff!

I also love this chalkboard sign/ornament.  Adorbs.
We did some more stuff this weekend…..we potty trained a bit.  That’s another story for another day.  It’s hilarious….I may save that for tomorrow. Gah…this potty training ain’t no joke!

The Bennett Family Sneak Peek

It was such a joy meeting Jessica and her boys.  They were such a sweet family and I hope we can hang out again soon!  Let me just say I’ve never seen a father and son with so much energy!!!  They were jumping in trees and climbing on logs.  Boys will be boys!  Ha ha!
 
I had so much fun and they are such a beautiful family!
 
 Jake

 Yeah….I don’t think I could do this if I tried?

Sending LOTS more pics your way soon ya’ll….
 
xoxo Becky