Today was so amazing in every definition of the word FULL.
We had lunch at Eppie’s.
We ate gooey brownie at Arch’s.
We tasted wines at Blenheim and Kluge.
We partied hard at the KERF house, complete with a fabulous array of potluck dishes and a pumpkin beer tasting.
I’ve been full since noon!
Tomato Bisque and a Santa Monica Salad with chicken, dates, goat cheese, corn and pumpkin bread!
Matt’s veggie plate was the bomb too
Allie brought me Quaker Oatmeal Squares!!!! A DOUBLE BOX!
Peppermint Patty
+ Brownie Batter.
Heaven.
Germs risked, we shared the standard and extracurricular tasting SEVEN ways. Worked out perfectly!!!
Back at our house, there were so many awesome foods brought!! Goat cheese, lamb salami, PUMPKIN GOAT CHEESE (!!), bacon-wrapped dates, empanadas, kale salad, pita chips, hummus and another batch of the same easy crockpot soup we made at our last party.
I ate lots of delicious things!! Too many 
And two small pumpkin beers, which are now gone!
Coooookies. Heather’s Choco Pecan Caramels were great!
I broke out the gingerbreads from the freezer!
The highlight of the night was an impromtu beer tasting led by Matt!
The beers featured included:
- "America’s Original" Pumpkin Ale – Buffalo Bills (yuck!)
- My former favorite pumpkin ale – Cottonwood’s Pumpkin
- My new favorite – Schlafly’s Pumpkin Ale
I think we split these each 10 ways! Such a fun way to compare.
I had a fabulous birthday celebration and would like to thank the following cast members for enjoying it with me:
- Meghann
- Allie
- Christine
- Sarah + Josh
- Cara
- Brittany
- Heather
- Emily + Joe
- Stephanie + Evan
- Andrea + Brian
- Lani + Eric
- Alex + Eric
- Karen
- [And Emily from afar …xo]
TO BED!!
Jamie @ Food in Real Life says
October 23, 2010 at 9:44 pmWOW what a day! Great eats, friends, booze,running, what more could a girl ask for?
Allie says
October 23, 2010 at 9:46 pmWow, it sounds like you had a really, really fun day! All of your pictures look great 🙂
Meagan says
October 23, 2010 at 9:48 pmI LOVE the pictures! Your food from lunch looks amazing! I’m glad you had a fun day. What a big one, 10k and all huh?
Becki @ Hike, Bike, Eat says
October 23, 2010 at 9:51 pmBirthdays don’t get better than wine AND beer tastings! Happy birthday!
Angela @ Eat Spin Run Repeat says
October 23, 2010 at 9:52 pmwhat an amazing birthday! matt is lucky to spend the day with a bunch of fabulous ladies LOL! 😀
Allie (Live Laugh Eat) says
October 23, 2010 at 9:53 pmI am FULL….of wine, beer, pita chips and PUMPKIN GOAT CHEESE!!
Thanks for taking us on a beautiful tour of Cville. I could probably just tell you this right now since you’re sitting 2 feet from me.
liz o says
October 23, 2010 at 9:57 pmYou and Matt should open a B&B! You are such good hosts to guests and you could serve great harvest bread at breakfast. It seems like it’d be a natural fit!
Dimple Snatcher says
October 23, 2010 at 9:57 pmwhat a weekend!
happy birthday 🙂
Kiran says
October 23, 2010 at 10:06 pmWonderful company, great food, a very Happy and long Birthday weekend. Enjoy 😀
Nancy @ The Wife of a Dairyman says
October 23, 2010 at 10:08 pmWhat a great way to celebrate! Glad you had nice weather as well! Happy Birthday:)
Melissa says
October 23, 2010 at 10:11 pmUm, pumpkin goat cheese? Be still my heart!
Gabriela @ Une Vie Saine says
October 23, 2010 at 10:16 pmWhat a fun day, and a great way to spend your birthday weekend!! I hope your Sunday is just as good 😀
Jasmine @ Eat Move Write says
October 23, 2010 at 10:17 pmHow fun! I can’t believe how many of those girls are bloggers! Glad you had a very bloggy birthday. :p
holly @ couchpotatoathlete says
October 23, 2010 at 10:21 pmWhat a lovely day — so nice that so many people shared it with you!
I need to start my search for pumpkin goat cheese — that sounds amazing!
Cathy B. @ Bright Bakes says
October 23, 2010 at 10:25 pmgreat day, great food!
And your pictures from the wine tasting are simply lovely!
cathy b. @ brightbakes
Hannah says
October 23, 2010 at 10:28 pmI miss that Santa Monica salad at Eppie’s so badly! And then you’re killing me with the brownie batter and cheese… What a wonderful day for you!
Amy K. @ onehealthypeanut says
October 23, 2010 at 10:29 pmWhat a fabulous day! And beer just makes things better!! (especially pumpkin) Yummm 🙂
Hillary [Nutrition Nut on the Run] says
October 23, 2010 at 10:30 pmI love that you gals are all kinda matching – cute!! 😉
Paige @Running Around Normal says
October 23, 2010 at 10:42 pmWow what a fantastic birthday!!! I bet you’re wiped!
S @ extremebalance.net/blog says
October 23, 2010 at 10:47 pmPoor Matt, the lone bearer of a Y-chromosome… I’m sure he hated it all. 🙂 Happy birthday!
Clare @ Fitting It All In says
October 23, 2010 at 10:59 pmThat sounds like SO MUCH FUN! Food, Friends, Drinks, a Run…what a perfect birthday!
Claire (Low Impact Fashionista) says
October 24, 2010 at 12:13 amI would define your day as a “healthy living foodie rager” haha I love it!
Lea @ Healthy Coconut says
October 24, 2010 at 12:18 amHappy Birthday Kat 🙂 Love that you incorporated fitness event to celebrate your birthday.
Melissa says
October 24, 2010 at 12:40 amHappy birthday weekend!! I have no idea how you fit that much into one day! Well done!!
Maria says
October 24, 2010 at 3:25 amHappy Birthday! Your day sounds absolutely AMAZING.
Love the blog. Please keep up with the fab recipes 🙂 xxx
notyet100 says
October 24, 2010 at 3:28 ammny mny hppy returns of the day
Kim says
October 24, 2010 at 4:23 amHappy Happy Birthday Kath!
Looks like a super fun day you had! 🙂
xx
Christie {Honoring Health} says
October 24, 2010 at 5:49 amThe photos in this post are stunning, so crisp and saturated with color. Love!
Glad you had such a great day!
Little Bookworm says
October 24, 2010 at 5:58 amSounds like a fantastic birthday weekend. 🙂
Heidi - apples under my bed says
October 24, 2010 at 6:00 amAh! How fabulous. Looks like a tonne of fun 🙂 Happy Birthday weekend!
Heidi xo
Simply Life says
October 24, 2010 at 6:28 amwow! that is a full day! Looks like a lot of fun!
[email protected]/ says
October 24, 2010 at 7:19 amThat caamera has been really worth iy! Those pics are so nice! It seems like you all had a great time! Beautiful weather and light! And the setting!..wish they had oatmel squares here in Spain…but I can´t complain about tje weather here either 😉
Errign says
October 24, 2010 at 7:29 amHappy Birthday weekend!
I have to ask – pumpkin goat cheese?! Did you buy this or make?!
Kath says
October 24, 2010 at 10:45 amIt was from Feast! here in Cville
Sarah (Running to Slow Things Down) says
October 24, 2010 at 7:32 amAwesome!! Looks like such a perfect birthday weekend. 😀
Glad you guys all had fun celebrating! 😀
chelsey @ clean eating chelsey says
October 24, 2010 at 7:34 amWhat an AMAZING way to spend your birthday!!! I hope you had an awesome day.
On Allie’s post, she mentioned that it was interesting to see the process of blogging from another blogger’s perspective. I’m interested in knowing your method for doing a post!
Kath says
October 24, 2010 at 10:45 amI might do this sometime!
Chelsea @ One Healthy Munchkin says
October 24, 2010 at 7:55 amAny birthday celebration involving a wine tasting is bound to be a good one. 😉 I’m glad you had such a good day!
Rachel says
October 24, 2010 at 8:18 amoh man, what a fabulous birthday spread! Happy birthday!
Rachel says
October 24, 2010 at 8:23 amWhat a perfect fall day!! The food, the wine, the beer, the friends….that’s really the perfect way to spend a gorgeous day!
Amy says
October 24, 2010 at 8:23 amLooks like you had an awesome time, happy birthday!!! If you’re ever up in Northern Virginia, you should really check out Barrel Oaks Winery, it is sooooo beautiful and cozy. I love the tables set amongst the trees at the one you went to.
Camille says
October 24, 2010 at 8:42 amWhat a beautiful fabulous Fall party! I’m glad you had a fun Birthday celebration!
[email protected] says
October 24, 2010 at 9:38 amLooks like a fab birthday! Sorry I couldn’t make it for the festivities… DC was calling me this weekend. Congrats on the swift 10k time (that is my favorite distance too), and cheers to another fantastic year!
Mary @ Bites and Bliss says
October 24, 2010 at 9:38 amOATMEAL SQUARES!! Ahhh, love!
Glad to see you all had an incredible time out on the town!
Kjirsten- Balanced Healthy Life says
October 24, 2010 at 9:39 amI’m glad to see you had a birthday filled with friends, food, runs and drinks! It was fun to see what different people brought to the pot luck dinner party! : )
Caitlin (EatFeats) says
October 24, 2010 at 10:22 amWhoo hoo birthdays are the best. I loooove Kluge! My friends and I went there in April and about half of us decided to get married there. It is so beautiful! The wine was pretty tasty, too.
Natalia - a side of simple says
October 24, 2010 at 10:22 amSounds like an awesome time… and you still have your actual birth-DAY to look forward to, which is great!! Have a great Sunday 🙂
stacey-healthylife says
October 24, 2010 at 10:46 amWhat a fun day. I love all the blog friends. The blog world just brings so many people together. 🙂
MarÃa says
October 24, 2010 at 11:14 amempanadas! I also ate empanadas yesterday (but i guess that’s a staple in buenos aires)
who made them? was there a fellow countryman or woman of mine??
Kath says
October 24, 2010 at 11:19 amBella Eats!
Laughter-Loving Stacy says
October 24, 2010 at 11:16 amWOW! What a great day! Everything looks so amazing! 😀 😀
Shannon (A Better Me) says
October 24, 2010 at 11:26 amIt’s so awesome seeing Matt with you & all your lady friends. It’s usually that way with me & my husband too. He’s always welcome (even when it’s ladies night). Love it!
Jane says
October 24, 2010 at 12:23 pmIn every shot of Matt from the vineyard visits, he looks so miserable. Poor guy had to spend all day with those lovely ladies.
Becca @Start Over From Scratch says
October 24, 2010 at 2:51 pmLooks like you had a perfect birthday!
Jody says
October 24, 2010 at 2:55 pmLooks like a perfect day—-happy birthday, Kath!
Can you tell me where you got the purple shirt you’re wearing at the winery? I absolutely love it!! Thanks 🙂
Kath says
October 24, 2010 at 6:08 pmTHanks! It’s from LOFT – on sale!
Eating Bird Food says
October 24, 2010 at 3:34 pmThanks for inviting me Kath- I’m so happy I was able to help celebrate your b-day!
Just think- you still have 2.5 more days to celebrate. 😉
Eating Bird Food says
October 24, 2010 at 3:43 pmPS – I agree with Matt’s Pumpkin beer tasting being the highlight off the evening!! 🙂
kate says
October 24, 2010 at 3:46 pmSuch an awesome group of people! Happy belated birthday!
kate says
October 24, 2010 at 3:47 pmJust kidding! How could I forget that its on the 26th! Lucky number birthday. Enjoy!
Lisa (bakebikeblog) says
October 24, 2010 at 4:02 pmHAPPTY BIRTHDAY!!!! And what a wonderful way to celebrate – great company, great food and lots of laughs!!!
J3nn (Jenn's Menu and Lifestyle Blog) says
October 24, 2010 at 4:47 pmOh wow!! What an awesome day. So many great eats, so many great peeps! 😀
Alison (Ali on the Run) says
October 24, 2010 at 5:16 pmThis sounds (and looks!) like the perfect weekend. Happy to see you had an incredible birthday. Cheers!
(Oh and I am dying to get my hands on that brownie batter fro-yo amazingness!)
ruthie says
October 24, 2010 at 6:20 pmWow that oatmeal bar is ridic! (in a good way) I read the about Kath section and I have to say what you’ve accomplished (in less than a year too) is nothing short of amazing. I’ve also recently been taking a good look at my health (I turn 30 in a few weeks) and definitely am taking the steps for a healthier more active lifestyle. I feel like I have a pretty good handle on how to eat healthy, but don’t feel like I really know how to cook healthy (if that makes sense). That being said, do you have any recommendations on cookbooks/tools that might help me get a better idea of how to prepare better (and hopefully quick) meals for myself?
Kath says
October 24, 2010 at 6:23 pmThanks Ruthie 🙂
I’d say keep reading blogs for great healthy living tips. And I’m hoping to put that in book form in the coming years 🙂
Cara says
October 25, 2010 at 8:43 amGreat party; I had a blast! Happy Birthday!!
Tricia B says
October 25, 2010 at 11:20 amI think you are doing great with that new lens – great photos – they really tell the story. Hi from Fredericksburg!