Love Jones: "The Horse Wins"

This year, Chris was awarded with his company's highest honor: The Contrada.

This award is cool because it is not solely based on sales numbers, it is also given to the sales manager who best exemplifies Constellations' corporate vision. You must be nominated by your zone and then the VP of Sales makes the final decision. The award is a trip with your spouse to Tuscany! We had a FANTASTIC time. At first, I thought that it would be a bit of a drag to have so much of the trip planned out, but it ended up being more relaxing than expected. It was great to wake up in the morning and have someone drive you around while stuffing you full of GREAT food and wine.

We visited Siena, Strove, Florence and Pisa. It was so gorgeous. We were taken to a few of the Ruffino wineries and vineyards. They were awesome hosts! One highlight was Il Palio, a bi-annual horse race in the square of Siena.

what. a. rush.

As Mark, our brother in law, puts it: "The jockey does not determine the winner. If he falls off and the horse crosses the finish line first, THE HORSE WINS!" {we crack up every time we think of that statement because he says it in his most dramatic Italian accent}

Here are some pics (there are a lot) from the trip!

The view from our villa in Strove