We made plans to meet at Bolster's Hilltop Ranch on Sunday so we loaded the pack into the truck and off we went. By the way, mom and dad, there is a LOT of Apple Hill that we weren't exposed to as kids. I feel like I missed out on something here... The boys rode in the back of the truck both ways and LOVED it. Well, Legion did, at least. They were both going from side to side, sticking their heads in the wind, and Legion was biting at the air. People would pass us just laughing and we'd know that 1) the dogs were being crazy, and 2) that they were still back there... Abbi, of course, was sitting in the backseat of the truck, taking advantage of all the room she had. It didn't last long though because she ended up on my lap. Dang spoiled dog. See what Josh does to her???
In talking with the wife of the couple with the Corsos (Corsi???), I found out that both of her dogs were still intact, which could have presented a problem for us and our intact baby. Once we got there, we quickly discovered that the two males were not going to be able to be close to each other. It made me sad to see my puppy acting like he was but it's just nature and we were able to keep the two boys separated. Bob Barker PSA: Remember to spay and neuter your pets, folks. Unless they're show dogs, of course. ;)
We spent a little while up at Bolster's with the other couple and then we went our separate ways to enjoy some of the other places up there. As we were driving, we found an old barn that had been converted into a rental house. Josh went to inquire about it and we got the keys to check it out. It was old, like built in 1915 old, and as we were looking around, we were getting more and more excited about the idea of fixing up something like that. So we got the crazy idea to ask if the owner would be willing to sell and if so, for how much. Well, turns out the barn/house is on a piece of property on which there is also part of a vineyard and the property line cannot be divided. Sooooo, if the owner were to sell, he asked for $1.2 million. YIKES!! A lil too rich for our blood. So on down the road we went.
Of course, we had to go to High Hill. We unloaded the dogs and got no more than 100 yards from the truck and that's when what probably would have been a 45 minute visit, turned into something like and hour and a half. We got stopped SO MANY TIMES by people asking about Legion. He was so awesome yesterday. So patient with all of the people and little kids coming up and petting him. All of the dogs were! It makes us so happy, and proud, to see that all that we've done for them so far really does pay off. Just call me the Dog Yeller, cuz there's no whispering when we're training these dogs!!! HA!
We couldn't find anything to eat at High Hill. Seriously. We didn't want a burger or hot dog at the Pie House, all of the doughnuts were sold out, and some jackhole came right when they opened and bought 400 fritters. What the heck?!?!?! Selfish.
So we packed up again and headed to Boa Vista. They have better food there anyway. Hint, hint, High Hill... We got there around 4:20, ordered our ornament, and then made our way to the food area to get a yummy tri-tip sammy. Only to find that it closed at 4:30!!! Dangit!! The only thing left to do was to pick up our ornament and head home...with empty bellies and sad babies because they didn't get any tri-tip either. Maybe if they would've seen how frail and emaciated Abbi is, they would've taken pity and make us some food even after they'd closed.
Spoiled Abbi dog in front
Crazy boys in the back
Mom...mom...mom...I get tri-tip today, right???
The other two Corso's: Sebastino and Sicily. Dog snob alert!: can you spot the Corso's with bad conformation??
Sicily is a stick-muncher like Legion!
This is what happens when you're the smallest, most well-behaved dog...
Daddy had to potty and the babies stood guard.
High Hill
No matter where we are, or who is walking Legion, Hayden HAS to walk with him so he was "encouraging" me to catch up to daddy and his brother.
Being loved on makes for thirsty dogs!
Waiting patiently at Boa Vista for daddy to get back with the ornament
The ornament!
We had an awesome family day! The weather was beautiful and the dogs behaved themselves. Since we weren't able to get anything to eat while we were out, we dropped the kids at home and headed to Old Spaghetti Factory for dinner. Nothing spectacular there but when the waiter came to greet us, he promised us a show after dinner. Not really expecting him to actually come through with something, he surprised us with this:
1 comment:
Sounds like you had a great time! But poor Abbi, she gets sooooo picked on...... she deserves tri tip! And I'm sure there's alot more to Apple Hill than I know of. That's what's available for you to make your family's memories! Glad you had a good time.
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