Yesterday we went to . . . wait for it . . . a couple more wineries! Yeah, there seems to be a theme here. What was really cool about the first one we went to was that we got to experience what it’s like to make a bottle of wine by hand. They have a bunch of different wine varietals in barrels, you do a bunch of research, test stuff out, then mix whatever you want together to make a blend. Once you’ve found something you like, you bottle it up, make a label, and BAM – you have a bottle of wine of your own creation. Pretty cool. What really made me smile was the fact that when Alison of Hard Rock turned her bottle around to show me what she had done, it had “Love Bomb” on the label. I’m smiling now even as I write this. I love how strongly the group has embraced this idea . . . it’s made me feel like I bring something unique and meaningful to the trip, and I’m happy to share.
In fact, I’ll share a personal story from last night that moved me to tears. All 13 of us were eating outside at this burger joint for supper, and about midway through the meal, all of a sudden it seemed that everyone had their cell phone out and was playing with it. Now, this isn’t an uncommon occurrence, since most of us stay in touch with work or social media or whatever on our devices, but to see what I thought was most of the table (it was really everyone but me) doing it at once was a little strange. I and a couple other people made a joke about it, and then I went back to eating. But right away my phone started buzzing in my pocket, and when I went to check it, I saw that I had 12 new text messages. At first I was really confused and thought I had just gotten a bunch of spams, because most of them were from unknown numbers, but as I looked closer I noticed that each one of them was a unique message of love, encouragement and friendship from each person at the table with me.
I got Love Bombed by my own group.
That’s never happened before, and I have to tell you guys, it means a lot. I am so fortunate to have friends and colleagues like this.
Thank you.










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