warwick, ny

this sunday, for my birthday, we took a mini-road trip up to warwick, ny.

first stop was och's orchard for apple picking with will, michelle, sean, maria, lina, marco, jen, their parents, jen's boyfriend, and their dogs dragon and winky.  i hadn't been apple picking since i was a kid, so i had a blast! while it is busy as hell most weekends in the fall, once you're inside the gigantic orchard, you can barely tell.  they have a fabulous variety of apples, too.  i remembered lessons learned and only ate one apple, plus a bite here and there, while we were there.  i didn't want to suffer for it later!  once everyone's bags were full, plus some extras shoved into purses and pockets, we headed out.  the wine was calling...

we were off to warwick valley winery, the same place where tom and sarah got married and where i had the lunch portion of my bachelorette party.  i love it there.  so beautiful!  but apparently, ridiculously crowded on nice autumn sundays!