Free Holiday Activities

Happy Holidays to you all. I am big on this time of year, there is so much extra love in the air. I am having my God children visit me this year, totally over the moon about it. Hopefully I will be able to share some pictures on here of my adventures with them, if not check out @W3ndy1321 (Instagram) for updates. I know that this time of year can be a little rough on the pockets. But we still all want to have fun, save money and be in the spirit. Below are a few activities that are family friendly for the next couple of weeks.

I love myself a nice outside movie. Lake Eola is offering a couple of movies to enjoy for FREE. Get a warm sweater, some snacks, few thick blankets, a sweet date or your kids, and make it a cozy movie night. They do have food trucks around if you get hungry, or run out of snacks. I am a total budget Betty, so I will bring my own snacks usually. The movies all start at 7pm. My best advice is get there early guys, find free parking and good seats. First they are offering on December 16th, 2016 to watch "How the Grinch Stole Christmas" by Dr. Seuss. Following, they are offering on December 23rd, 2016 "A Christmas Story". Both of these movies are total classics, they are a great date night, solo night, or family night; I will let you guys choose, I say do both. 

Next is more for my theater lovers. The timeless play "The Nutcracker" will be showing in the Walk Disney Amphitheater at Lake Eola on December 17th, 2016 at 730pm. This is also a FREE event. Just like the movies though, make sure to get there with time. You do not want to be the person all the way in the back, that can't see anything. Remember to bring something to stay warm in.

First off I want to apologize to you guys for some delays on my entries on here. It has been finals week, and I graduate in the Spring. I have just been trying to find balance with everything around while still making school my number one priority. Now that school is over this Thursday, I hope to have a lot of material backed up to give you all the consistency back. I hope you all have an amazing holiday! Keep in contact if you need any help with getting around to these dope places. Appreciate you all supporting me in what I do, you all motivate me to keep striving when I read your kind words. Love you all to the moon and back. Remember to always Love and allow to be loved. Xoxo

Central Florida Wine Lovers

If you are new to my blog, my name is Wendolyn and I like to get you out of your house. Not only do I enjoy to get others out and about, but I like to do it so that you spend little to no money doing so. I had the pleasure of visiting Lakeridge Winery this week. For those who do not know, I am a student taking 5 courses, work a full time job, and manage to publish a blog entry once a week. Needless to say, it can get hectic on my side. Only time I was able to fit this awesome tour in was at 10:30 am. Yes, I was buzzed before noon (judge free zone). Hope you enjoy my entry, and visit them soon.. 

The hill tops of Clermont instantly put you at ease. All the space around, the beautiful views are just very calming. Getting away from traffic and cars, and horns once in a while is needed and appreciated. You begin the tour with a video telling you the history, and some processes that go into making the wines. You are then shown around by an awesome tour guide, mine was Stuart. Stuart showed us around, we began where the wine is stored in big stainless steel barrels. Some hold as little as 2,500 gallons of wine, others hold as much as 25,000 gallons of wine. Next you are shown outside where you get a better view of the fields and vines that are patiently waiting to grow come spring. When it is time to get the grapes off, they use a huge blue truck to shake the grapes off, it grabs about 60 tons of grapes per day. This location has 80 acres, but they have another with 120 acres, all to fulfill our wine needs. Next you are shown where the wine is packaged, and sent out to their customers. They produce about 1.5 million wine bottles per year. They can be distributed to 25 states, and you can even get them at stores near you, or get them packaged and mailed right to your front door. After you are shown around out to try their marvelous selections of wine, and bubbly. You try a total of 8 different selections, depending what season you may have one or two added. Stuart explains to you everything he pours, what it is best with and describes the wine itself. There are 5 steps to wine tasting, won't go into detail, I rather him tell you specifically. But they are see, swirl, smell, sip, and savor. This tour is completely FREE, you are not forced to purchase anything afterwards either. I did however grab a bottle of their Southern White for only $10. All of their wines are award winning, they have a nice display of all their wines, and what awards they earned. This place is awesome because they have monthly festivals too. From arts and crafts, to seafood, chocolate, jazz, grape stomping. They have it all, this also a family friendly place. Kids are even allowed on the tour, where they are given grape juice when they get to the wine tasting portion. 

I hope you all enjoyed my brief overview of this amazing winery and will soon visit. If you get Stuart as your tour guide, tell him Wendolyn, the blogger sent you and he will have you cracking up the whole tour. I want to mention to you all, life is short. It is meant to be lived, to see new things, try new foods and make new memories. Do not let the thought of doing something alone, or not having enough funds stop you from having a good time. I do this blog for people like myself, people who love to go out, but unfortunately have to be on budgets. I will be rich one day, but until then, I will continue to explore and meet people down the road. Remember to always Love and allow to be loved. Xo

Lakeridge Winery & Vineyards

19239 US 27 N. Clermont, Fl 34715

352-394-8627

www.LakeridgeWinery.com

Tours:

Monday-Saturday 10am-5pm

Sunday 11am-5pm

Tours run about every 30 minutes