California

First and foremost, bike riding hurts. We rode 200 miles in 5 days through all the different valleys in wine country in northern California. Words cannot describe what an awesome trip it was. The group we had was just perfect(with me being the youngest by many years but that's ok). The guides made the trip by knowing every thing there is possibly to know about wine and California. Our group had 11 people including my family with 3 couples and 2 singles and each one had a fabulous tale about their life. We would stay in these amazing hotels and when we got off the bikes everyone would head straight to the Jacuzzi. The last night I got a deep tissue massage that I was in dire need of. I couldn't walk after that. I think the funniest thing about the trip was that many of the wineries opened at 10am. We would get on our bikes at 8am and ride to the first winery, drink lots of wine, and then get back on our bikes to get to the next winery! I'm amazed none of us got a BUI. The sites were amazing and what's great about seeing the country by bike is that you really appreciate the smells of the roses and the sites of the wine (and also I will never look at a "rolling" hill the same way ever again). I highly recommend the program Backroads which is found all over the world with different programs in hiking, multisport, or biking (however, if you do the biking, I HIGHLY recommend investing in very padded bike shorts).

After the bike trip, my parents and I picked up Matt and Tara and we headed down to San Jose for the wedding celebration. If anyone needs a lesson on how to flawlessly and perfectly throw a wedding, they should have taken notes on Melissa. Everything was perfect, every detail covered, letting all of us enjoy the beautiful occasion. I love my family and being able to celebrate with them was just amazing. I haven't laughed that hard in a loong time. Yes, we were THOSE people at the wedding that everyone is wondering why they are being crazy. And we all loved it.