So, this is a blog, eh?!

So, this is a blog, eh?! Neat! I have no idea what I am doing, which I'm cool with. I've been toying with the idea of starting a blog for a while, so why not just start! I figured that this may be a good way for family and friends to stay connected with us. Plus, I need a hobby. I have lots of interests, but no hobbies. Don't even get me started on the difference between an interest and a hobby...!

So the title...'Coffee, Cats and Wine and I'll be Fine'. These are some of my favorite things. We'll start with coffee. I love coffee. I should say, I love coffee in the form of mochas. Iced or hot, either will do! Getting coffee is so relaxing for me. It grounds me (pun intended!). I love sitting around a little bistro table with someone and talking. Eric and I have made this a weekly date on the weekends. We talk about our week, create a grocery list, plan our weekend, look through the newspaper, discuss future plans, dream about our future, etc. A coffee date is sacred time for me. I treasure connecting with my friends and family over coffee.

Cats. I'm an aspiring Crazy Cat Lady. Ok, not really but I really like cats. Eric and I have two cats, Gretel and Amelia. When Eric and I first started dating and a more serious talk about the important things in life I feel like I gave him a pretty general answer: faith, family and friends. Then I threw in the curve ball of telling him that cats were basically a deal breaker for me. If this relationship is going to keep going, he had to be willing to adopt cats. Not A cat. CatS. The conversation went well since we've been together for almost 10 years, married for four and have two cats :)


Wine. It only took me a trip to France to start really enjoying wine. Cheap, right? ;) I love red wine in the Fall and Winter into early spring and white in the Spring and Summer. I enjoy dry wines. The kind that make your mouth feel like it's been sucking on cotton. Don't give me sweet stuff. Gone are the days of Mogen David, Gewurztraminer and Riesling. My "go-to" wine is Manyana's Tempranillo though my favorite wine (so far) is Coppola's Claret...or the Silver Birch Sauvignon Blanc...or Nobbilo Sauvignon Blanc...ok, so I have a few. I love sitting with a glass of wine on my deck or downstairs by our fire - especially in the winter and around Christmas when our Christmas tree is up!

Well, I think this went well! Thanks for stopping by and reading folks! Bear with me during this time as I get to know the layout of the blog and what the heck I am going to write about! Until next time...

Coffee, Cats and Wine and I'll be Fine!

~Jenna