Kind Of A Big Deal

This past weekend we had a few things going on, but I'll just focus this post on Saturday's happenings. It's not that the other events of this weekend weren't fun - it's more that I forgot to take pictures and it probably wouldn't be as much fun to just read about those things.

On Saturday evening we were invited on a little double date type deal by some of our friends. Apparently there was some sort of event going on at a winery south of town and they thought it would be fun to check out. Being the fun, adventurous people that we are, we decided to join. When we got to Mallow Run Winery we found out that this wasn't just some little event - it was more of a midsized festival and definitely a lot bigger deal than any of us thought it would be. The large field in front of the winery was full of cars and the lawn was packed with people like us touting picnic blankets and Pinot Grigio. They had a good sized stage set up to facilitate the evening's entertainment - Tastes Like Chicken - and had the tasting room open for free tastings. We all enjoyed a few tastes of what they had to offer and, once we got a good feel of what we liked, we picked out a few bottles to take home and one to share back out on the lawn. They also had a bunch of food trucks lined up to provide refreshments. We were going to partake, but by the time we began looking into getting grub a lot of the trucks were out of food. Apparently we'll have to come early next time if we want to eat. But no worries, we finished our wine and headed out as the band was finishing up. We were still hungry, however, so we met at Arni's for some dinner and continued conversation. After that we headed home and called it a night.

And a fun night it was. The wines were very good - we brought home two bottles, their Rhubarb and Picnic White varieties. Plus the whole event was free! We'll have to try to make it back down there again for another event (maybe once those two bottles are gone and we have to restock...). Arni's hit the spot too. It's especially interesting to be in an Arni's not at Purdue, where the original is located. The ones in the Indy area are a lot newer and have a completely different feel. But they do have the same delicious pizza, so it's all good.

Speaking of good, I think that's a good place to leave you for this entry. Thanks for reading along and have yourself a good week!