Sunday, February 15

Valentines Getaway to Palm Springs Riviera

Emily had a nice surprise valentines day; I booked a room at the Riviera Hotel in Palm springs. According to the weather, it was the only place in California that wasn't raining on Valentines Day weekend. It was a beautiful modern hotel and Em loved it! Historically it was the 'hotspot' of Palm Springs frequented by members of the "Rat Pack." It just underwent a major renovation and re-opened this fall. The huge tub was amazing - and Emily enjoyed getting a massage. When I went to meet her after the massage, we saw Alyssa Milano leaving the spa. (weird! only in california..)

It was also 'Modernism Week' - Palm Springs is one of the homes of 'atomic ranch' style modern architecture. We went to the modernism home decor show and saw tons of cool furniture, books and accessories. We also toured a few new construction homes built to resemble this fun style! It was a great weekend.



(if you click on the slideshow you can see it bigger)

Sunday, January 11

Summer in January




After church today we realized what a beautiful day it was. We decided to drive down and put our feet in the ocean. Today's high temperature was 77°F! It felt amazing, we even broke a sweat sitting on the beach w/ our pants rolled up. People were laying out and surfing, and it's January!! (sorry Utah family and friends)

Sunday, January 4

Blizzcon


Marc (my bro in law) came down for Blizzcon. I will have to update this post later with some more awesome pics, but my favorite for now, was us trying out some cool photo applications on the mac. :)