Destination: WGW Weekend at PSU Day 2

Day 2 (Friday) of our fun roomie weekend started at about 9 a.m.  We girls need our exercise so we can eat our way through the three nights we are together. A one hour walk around the PSU campus fit the bill.  Not everyone loves to walk, so a few stayed back and took advantage of Days Inn's nice gym and pool. The walk featured a trip past the famous Penn State Creamery.  It was too early for us to get ice cream, although we did think about getting some for breakfast.  We opted for some Chai Tea at a nearby coffed shop instead. Karen said it was the best she ever tasted.  I'm a straight tea kinda gal myself. That was delicious too.


Ready for our limo ride!

After a really good lunch at Panera Bread, it was time to board the stretch limo from Curry Limosine  for a stylish ride to my favorite hangout, Seven Mountains Wine Cellars. Cheryl thought we were getting an airport type limo (a van).  Boy was she surprised. First we did a tasting, then bought a few bottles of our favorites and sat outside for a leisurely afternoon relax. There we met Mary Beth and Steve who were staying at our hotel.  We made plans to meet them later that evening for some dancing.

All of us at Seven Mountains Wine Cellars.

With the winemaker

Next was a tour of the winemaking area.  I've seen it many times, but my roomies seemed very interested and Brandon gave a great tour. Scott the winemaker was so busy he only had time to pose for a brief picture before we headed back to the limo for our ride home. We did some "limo dancing" and singing until Jeff pulled up to our hotel. We kept the party going in our rooms and my hubby Bob even stopped by for a few minutes after work. He is a brave man!

Doing some "limo dancing".

Next it was off to Spatz Cafe for some unique and yummy food. I got some kind of Creole casserole with shrimp, sausage and corn. Now off to a yuppy type bar called Inferno for an after dinner drink.  When our waitress came to serve us, it was a girl I used to teach with.  It was so nice to see her I gave her a big hug. Inferno was a nice place to sit and sip, but now it was time for our annual dance party so we headed for the Shandygaff.  This place has been a PSU landmark since 1848.  Hard to believe but true.  I think maybe some of the furniture from 1848 is still in there! We definitely burned off some of our supper calories by dancing until about midnight. The nice thing about the Shandygaff is the 20 somethings tolerate us "seasoned veterans" with much more grace than most other nightspots. Finally we went back to decompress at Mad Mex for a few minutes before bed.

Karen and I at Shandygaff

Check in tomorrow for a trip down memory lane....