desert r&r

This past month has been exceptionally rough for me. So, this past weekend some of my friends and I got together in Arizona for some much needed (and deserved) rest and relaxation.

The first night was spent sitting around the outdoor fire place consuming 4 bottles of red wine and talking until 3am. I don't know the last time I have done that. I didn't have to worry about being woken up in the middle of the night by Little 'Ny wanting to crawl into bed with me. I slept in (8am ... yes, that is sleeping in for me). I did have a little bit of a hangover, but nothing that a little Advil couldn't take care of.

Saturday after nursing my hangover lounging around the house in our pjs all morning we headed over to a spa for massages, a dip in the mineral pool and relaxing in the hot tub. We followed it up with a really nice dinner with (of course) an amazing bottle of wine.



Arizona is so different from Southern California -- sand, rocks, cacti, flat land, adobe style homes, and the wild javelinas. It felt like we were in another world. The weather was pleasant, but I couldn't imagine living there during the summers with 120 degree temperatures.



I must say that the sunsets are beautiful there.



But, there is nothing that compares to my fantastic friends. Thanks girls for the amazing weekend.