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"Feeling a little lackluster in the dating department? Yes, sometimes it&amp;amp;#8217;s easy to recycle date ideas when you&amp;amp;#8217;re with someone (new or long-term), but isn&amp;amp;#8217;t the idea of trying something brand new kind of exhilarating? What better way to break out of a routine relationship than with a dreamy date? You know, like the one I went on last weekend. It&amp;amp;#8217;s perfect for summer or fall and, wouldn&amp;#x27;t you know, photo-friendly too. So, what&amp;amp;#8217;d I do last weekend? J and I made the trek out to Long Island to visit his brother and sister-in-law (and their Maltipoo, Sweetie Pie) and we spent all day Saturday winery-hopping. Are you jumping to plan this already (21+, of course!)? We&amp;amp;#8217;re all wine lovers (Brian and Lauren visit the nearby vineyards so often, they&amp;amp;#8217;re on a first name basis with the owners) so we knew our double-date wouldn&amp;amp;#8217;t disappoint. Brian and Lauren enjoying some wine! Well, before I begin, I just have to say that it&amp;amp;#8217;s amazing to get out of the City every once in a while. I really love J&amp;amp;#8217;s family and being able to stay at their house for the weekend was just the escape we needed from the concrete jungle. I mean, I put my feet in grass for the first time in who knows how long! Brian and Lauren are a great couple, too. They&amp;amp;#8217;re only a few years older than us but have been married for 7 years. Just when I think I&amp;amp;#8217;m &amp;amp;#8220;traditional&amp;amp;#8221; and getting &amp;amp;#8220;domestic&amp;amp;#8221; cohabiting with J, we visit these two and I realize that I have so much to work on (all with time, I suppose). They just really have it all together: dog, house, cooking abilities, etc. It&amp;amp;#8217;s nice to watch them and take little notes. But back to the double-date. On Saturday we arrived at our first vineyard around noon. We got to enjoy a wine flight and, later, lunch (cheese, crackers, and fresh veggies) outside on their little patio. The weather was perfect and we lingered over a bottle of chardonnay and great conversation. It was a great kick-off to the day. We hit up three more wineries after the first, sharing a flight (just a taste of each) at each stop. The sipping was spread out over a number of hours so our buzz lasted all day. At one point a man on a horse actually walked right by the table we were sharing. If you live in the City, you know the only horses we see are underneath police officers. So this was quite a treat. At 5PM, we made our way over to a bed and breakfast (I usually have an aversion to B&amp;amp;Bs but this was actually quite nice) where another winery was holding a BBQ for wine club members (which Brian and Lauren are, of course). We spend the next couple of hours tasting whites and reds, eating more meat than I&amp;amp;#8217;d like to admit to, and petting the B&amp;amp;B dog that enjoyed the event with us. It was really a spectacular day with some of my favorite people (and favorite beverage). What&amp;amp;#8217;s more? A lot of these vineyards offer a shuttle that takes you from one to the next so no driving is necessary. J and I even joked about the idea of getting married at one (no, not yet!). I mean, how romantic is that? So, would you try a winery-hopping weekend? Would you make a double-date out of it? It&amp;amp;#8217;s seriously so much fun. Although I am taking a little break from vino since I ingested to much last weekend. Tell me what you think and share your cool double-date ideas. I&amp;#x27;m looking to plan another already! More date ideas: * 8 Romantic (and Cheap!) Summer Date Ideas * 3 Cheap Double Date Ideas * Try This Cheap Double-Date Idea (I&amp;#x27;m Obsessed!) Photo: Thinkstock"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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