Balloons above the Valley

Hot air balloons are fascinating to many, not just me. Naturally when I found an opportunity to go riding in one and see the world as I loft in the clouds, I took it. My first try, I found a scam in Balloons Above Napa. Leading me to be extra cautious the next time. Luckily or more with better research, I found a very reputable company named Balloons Above the Valley with a great promotion; $189 per person with a champagne brunch included during week days! I quickly bought and I scheduled it.

We met up at the Marriott in Napa, had a light breakfast waiting and then shuttled to the balloons! Their team was already filling them with air when we arrived. It takes quiet a lot of air to get these balloons up and going!

It was nice to see the final stage and the first ones fly off. Soon after we were in our balloon and it was lifting away. You can hardly feel the movement your drifting so slowly. Yet it is amazing to see the sun rise and Napa Valley fill with light, the shadows dance.

When you are up there, you loft easily and spend most of the time craning your neck. You could see other balloons flying in the air too and then a little over an hour later you were back on the ground. Before your brain can process you’re back at the hotel being served a champagne breakfast! Once your done the day has just started and the wineries are open, it should be a great day.

SF Guy Broken Down

Since one of my previous post was about dating in SF… I thought I would do a re-post from my personal blog that explains the dating scene in SF.

The SF GUY:

75 % Gay – These men are great to go out with and shop.

10% Bi – Basically a combo of a gay playboy.

3% Married & playboy – Utter jerk.

2% Sweetheart angel married – Lucky girl.

9% Playboy frat-boy – Just want to mess around.

1% Good-boy – Not married and potentially available *

*Note half of this one percent is already taken. The rest is free. Good luck finding him.

Getting laid in SF is pretty easy. The straight guys tend to  just want benefits or if not, are gay. It is OK to be friends and hang out with me… naturally guys want to “do” you. Yet somehow this does not equal “dating”.  Which seems like total BS!

Isn’t that the definition of dating, going out and doing things with someone your interested and physically attracted too? This is a common issue for the SF female.

What is the end result? Don’t date in SF.Do date outside of it and the easiest way to do that is to try online dating. It is kind of better than a bar.

FYI, I’ve lived in SF for five, yes, 5 years and NEVER dated a guy from SF. My current sweetie is so far from SF, it’s silly. My Mom rags on me for never dating within my city.