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Destination Travel Kelowna as seen through the eyes of Guest Writer, Amanda Lockitch

May 3, 2010

Destination: Kelowna. Designated Driver: Not!

It was only the day before we left Vancouver that I was informed that the real reason my mom invited me to accompany her to Kelowna for the Spring Wine Festival was so that I could be her designated driver. As I am a bit of a teetotaller anyway, this was not really a big deal. However, the reality is that my mother apparently doesn't actually trust me to drive, so in my time in Kelowna I have had the chance to taste many a fine wine. More on that in a bit...

My mom and I are both working towards actively lowering our irrationally self-induced stress levels.  We both have the tendency to live in the future: Where am I going to park when I get there? or the past: Oh, maybe I shouldn't have said/done that.

Now, however, instead of getting riled up about the things we cannot control, we breathe. As my mom would say courtesy of the TV show "Dharma and Greg"  - we just put it in a bubble and blow it away.