Rios-Lovell Winery + Dinner at Nonni’s Bistro

I finally caved and turned on the heat tonight and boy, does it feel good. After weeks of taking scalding hot showers in effort to keep warm, I decided it was probably for the best. For my skin, that is.

We had another low-key weekend seeing how Brandon had to work both days again but we did manage to squeeze in a movie on Friday night. We watched Girl Most Likely with Kristin Wiig, and it turned out to be hilarious. For the record, I love her.

On Sunday, we made it out to a local vineyard for a little quality time together before the sun started to set.

Rios-Levell Winery

Rios-Lovell Winery is a popular site for weddings because of their beautiful  landscaping and views of Livermore Valley.

Rios-Levell Winery

Rios-Levell Winery

Rios-Levell Winery

Rios-Levell Winery

Rios-Levell Winery

Rios-Levell Winery

Not a bad spot to get married, right? We enjoyed a glass of wine on their patio and talked about our own wedding plans for a little while.

Since Brandon has been working so much lately, he wanted to take me out to dinner so we went to Nonni’s Bistro in downtown Pleasanton.

Nonni's

It was cool but the heaters felt great so we opted to sit outside in the fresh air.

Nonni's

By the way, can we talk about their butter?

butter

How cute is that?! I’m actually not a huge fan of butter but their presentation pretty much forced me to eat it.

For dinner, I started with the sweet potato and butternut squash soup and had stuffed acorn squash with barley for my main course.

Nonni's

Wow. They were both incredible.

Brandon had the wild mushroom ravioli for his main course which was also a winner.

Nonni's

Finished off by an awkward selfie for dessert.

me

Really, we had homemade vegan pumpkin pie {by yours truly} and it was a perfect end to the night.

I’m hoping this nice weather sticks around and that the man gets a few days off work so we can go hiking soon. I’m craving some time with nature in a serious way.

 

What was the last movie you watched?

Have you turned on your heat yet?