The fine fellows at Tod's work thought that they'd do something nice for us since Tod has been working 60-70 hours/wk for the past few months. It's been nuts. Seriously. One of the dudes he works with has a vacation home in Palm Springs. Well, to be accurate, it's his parent's home and it's in La Quinta, just past PS.
But for this shot, just pretend I'm in Barcelona.
The home we stayed in was very nice. Here is cute Tod critiquing the art.
The hot tub and pool. Note the golf course in the back yard. An Arnold Palmer course. Too bad we think golf is dumb.
La Quinta has a charming little quarter called Old Town. In Old Town we ate at Hog's Breath Inn, but we chose to call it The Stumpy Borehound. That is a tavern in the book Tod just finished illustrating. We had the most divine artichoke soup here. Who knew you could make a soup from artichoke!?
The fellows who funded this trip sent us spending money. We used it to eat some yummy food and get massages and pedicures. This was Tod's first. He really enjoyed the feet soaking part and the massaging chair part...
....and he hated the rest....
Way too ticklish for his sensitive little tootsies.
He got me these SO cute earrings. FYI, I don't intend to wear these together, I have 2 of each.
We were there on Easter and Tod snuck out at 6 am and made me a lovely breakfast complete with a sweet note and a lily.
And then he sent me on an egg hunt. Each "egg" was in one of these bowls he'd seen me eying the day before. Aren't they cute? He's such a keeper!
Great mini vacation. And until we can make it back to Barcelona, it will have to suffice. :)
3 comments:
Oh my gosh, you have the most perfect husband ever!
Oh my gosh, you have the most thoughtful husband ever!
Tod is definitely a keeper. I just love the blogs where you share the thoughtful things he does for you. The little bowls are just precious and the earrings are super. Love the tile on the steps. You COULD have been in Barcelona!
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