Wine festivals are a blast. They’re usually filled with great vendors, nice music and merchandise, a cool crowd, and of course, plenty of chill wine. I’m no stranger to the wine festival scene and having the chance to attend the Neptune Wine Festival, meet new people, and taste and purchase wine from one of my favorite festival vendors, Am Rhein’s Wine Cellars, was a really good time. If you’ve never been to a wine festival, I definitely recommend going. It’s a great chance and opportunity to explore wine culture and learn about different wines you may like or dislike, and also be a chance to meet other people who are well-versed in the subject of great wine too. Do something fun this weekend and enjoy yourself. TGIF!
About a year ago, I had a dream my dad wanted to talk to our family about something serious. I wasn’t sure what he wanted to discuss, but I knew it was something I needed to prepare myself for. Around the time after I had this dream, I remember stopping by my parents place and sensing something was going on that they weren’t telling me. I tried to dismiss what I’d been feeling, but I couldn’t shake it. Something serious was happening. As I returned to my home after visiting them one day, I was in my kitchen washing dishes when a heaviness hit my heart like nothing I’d ever felt before. Something’s wrong with dad. That’s what that dream was about. God, what’s going on? As I continued washing dishes, I started crying and praying. Then in mid-spring, my dad held an unexpected family meeting that would change all our lives forever. He hesitated at first, and as his voice started cracking and he started crying, he said, “Well, I wanted to talk to ya’ll to tell you that I have kidney disea...