Flight of Wine

Tonight I met my girlfriend Jill for a belated B-Day dinner. She picked a fabulous new little bistro to take me to that she has been wanting to try. It is called A Wine Flights Bar & is located at 135th & Nall. It was a super cute place with great atmosphere, a really nice outside patio & a HUGE selection of wine.

Before we ate, we chose to do a "flight" of wine which consisted of 3 - 2oz samples of any wine of your choice. I chose a Reisling, a Cabernet & a Shiraz. My favorite was the Paso de Piedro Malbac - a Cabernet made in Argentina. Very good with hints of cherry & blackberry along with a cedary taste & very smooth. Will definitely be looking for this one at the liquor store. The other two were good as well but the Cabernet was by far the best.

Before our meal came, Jilly handed me a cute little bag & instructed me to open it. Inside was a beautiful jade & silver necklace that she had bought for me while she was in Puerto Vallarta on vacation. It is SO unique & not like anything I have in my jewelry box! I LOVE it!

Next up was our meal. I ordered the Halibut w/a small side salad & Jill opted for the Scallops. They were BOTH dee-lish & the Halibut was perfectly cooked! We thoroughly enjoyed our meal, the wine, great conversation & great atmosphere. I am so very thankful & fortunate to have this dear friend in my life!

While we were eating, a huge thunderstorm rolled in with tons of lightening & torrential downpouring rain. We managed to get to the car without getting too wet but the drive home was a different story. It was raining SO hard that we couldn't see cars in front of us. The lightening show was amazing & so cool to watch. We were almost to Jilly's house when we saw lightening hit a transformer & a bright blue light flashed before us. Next thing you know, the street lights, businesses & houses all around us lost electricity. Once we pulled up to Jilly's house we noticed her neighborhood was pitch black & she too was without power. Poor thing had to spend the rest of the evening by candlelight :(

Despite all the excitement on the way home, it turned out to be a perfect evening. Thank you Jilly for a wonderful evening spent with a wonderful friend! :)