Sunny days….

My long awaited girls weekend has come and gone way to quickly! Fortunately, Palm Springs is only 2 hours away where we can do it all over again soon!

We hit the road and arrived at The Saguaro. It was definitely not a place I would recommend for families. It was a young, retro crowd who liked to relax, drink and throw a few beach balls around!

As we arrived, we were all eager to hit the pool and begin our relaxing weekend. I do have to admit, I maybe over did-it the first day, I sometimes forget I'm not twenty-five anymore!

I thought the hotel overall was nice, EXCEPT for the restaurant-bar "El Jefe". We decided to have dinner there and were very disappointed with the quality of food. We ordered some carne-asada tacos and had to send them back because they were RAW! When they came out again, I could not get past the fact that the tortillas were old and stale. Needless to say, I won't be returning to "El Jefe" anytime soon.

We ended our wonderful weekend with some shopping! A pit-stop at Cabazon Outlets completed our quality time together! It's always great spending time with these lovely ladies. Good times with great girls!

How cute are these bikes!!!

Shopping!!!

SANGRIA.....not only for Cinco de Mayo!

Let me share with you the best and easiest Sangria recipe ever! I would love to take credit for this, but I stole this recipe from my friend Mari and have been using it ever since. I'm not much of a wine drinker, but when you add a few fruity ingredients it makes it all better! 

WHAT YOU WILL NEED............................................................................

• One bottle of red wine (you could even use white, but I prefer red)
• Ice
• A bag of frozen berries
• Orange juice
• 7-up

I'm not one for measurements, just pour and taste.

First, add ice to a pitcher, I usually go about half way on the pitcher. Add a small bag of frozen berries - the berries I like to use are raspberries, blueberries and blackberries. Next, throw a whole bottle of red wine into the pitcher. Then add the orange juice (I use about 25% of orange juice assuming that it's a new box). Finally, add a whole can of 7-up. Don't forget to mix! YUM! 

It really is a great drink for a girls night, even the boys will want a glass!

Enjoy!

Refreshing!

Feeling Green For Spring!

When I hear the word Spring I always think we're getting a little closer to SUMMER! Of course their are many reasons to love Spring in itself - like wearing bright colors (like green), showing some leg and enjoying a beautiful sunny day. 

I'm such a lover of the color green! I think I can thank Kermit the Frog and his song 

"It's not easy being green"  

But green's the color of Spring
And green can be cool and friendly-like
And green can be big like an ocean, or important
Like a mountain, or tall like a tree

So in honor of Kermit and green, above are a few beautiful green options for Spring! #3 is on it's way to my house, but I got my eye on a few more.

1. Lulu's (currently sold-out) | 2. Lulu's | 3. Lulu's |4. Shopbob |5. ASOS  | 6. Lulu's