away we go // weston, missouri

today we took a day trip to weston, missouri.  this historic little town is full of charm with all of it's eclectic shops, tiny restaurants, beautiful wineries, and quaint beer gardens.  you heard me right, wine lovers, we grow grapes in corn country, too!  missouri has a surprisingly wonderful variety of vineyards that produce delicious vino ranging from super sweet to very dry.  after eating some some lunch at the local brewery we did some tasting at pirtle winery and ended up getting a refreshing bottle of white to enjoy after dinner.  

andrew and i were surprised to learn that weston also has vodka, tequila, and rum distilleries dispersed across the fields and green countryside.  to honor these locally produced goods, we just had to get some mango tequila.  you guys, the shop owner was twisting our arm and had quite thee sales pitch.  well, all she did was offer us a sample and we were sold.  

and as for little miss stella, she was such a happy traveler.  she sang the entire way there and the entire way back.  the distance was perfect because it only took about an hour round trip.  there is also a goat farm nearby where they make local cheese and an apple orchard we saw on our way out of town, so we will most definitely be back. 

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