Day 35 - Celebrating

I SO did not want to go to yoga this morning... But I did, and I have to say I gave myself a pat on the back for that one. Charu Rachlis teaches the weekend 9am classes. She is a Carioca (person native to Rio de Janeiro) which immediately warms me to her. She also paces the class very well and I even managed to get away with being mildly hungover. I have been avoiding the booze for these 40 days, save for a glass of wine here and there, but this weekend will be a little different.
As I mentioned before, this is our anniversary weekend and I have full intention of drinking lots of champagne, having a fabulous dinner and possibly eating something decadent with chocolate. I have been looking forward to our visit to The Slanted Door and I can almost taste that shaking beef. It all started last night when I went to Oxenrose to get my haircut (I go to Sylvie and highly recommend her). I usually say "no thank you" to the free wine but it was Friday and it was after 5 and to me that means Happy Hour. At home, Joe brought me a bottle of bubbly (the first of the weekend) and that is just not something I can say no to. So this is where I become "alternately irresponsible" and since I've been mostly healthy these days you probably don't know that champagne is just about my favorite thing in this world. One of Sonoma's best kept secrets is Iron Horse and we have been saving a bottle for this weekend. They are a champagne winery with an outdoor tasting room off a hole-filled, muddy side road. For those of us who love champagne, Iron Horse is a gift.

Unlike what most people think, I firmly believe that one does not need an occasion for champagne, just chill it and drink it and celebrate your life. I will be enjoying every minute of my debauchery filled weekend!