Palm Springs

In February, Bryon went on a business trip to Palm Springs. Lucky for me, he bought me a plane ticket so I could join him. Even though Bryon went there for business, we still had quite a bit of free time together. It was our first overnight getaway since Ayla was born. It was so nice getting out of town to someplace warm. It was hard returning to winter weather after sunbathing by the pool for a few days.

Mount St. Helen's
The views from our plane were so amazing that I just had to take a few pictures.

Mt. Rainier

Bryon's company put us up in a beautiful resort. There were pools, a golf course, restaurants, a spa, and shopping shuttles right there on the grounds. I definitely took advantage of the shopping shuttle and escaped to El Paseo (The Rodeo Drive of Palm Springs) for a few hours.

I loved the views from our room; palm trees and mountains in the background. What a beautiful combination!

This is the cute little villa that we stayed in.

While Bryon was at his conference, I spent a lot of time swimming, sunbathing, and reading by the pool. It was so relaxing!

I also did a lot of walking around the resort. There were so many beautiful things to see...flowers, fountains, and water features.

Bryon went golfing with several c0-workers and their buyers.

While Bryon was golfing, I went on "The Living Desert Tour". I saw many exotic animals including zebras, camels, elephants, giraffes, tigers, etc.

The vegetation I saw on the tour was amazing too! I saw Yucca plants, Joshua Trees, and a living oasis.

Bryon's company surely wined and dined us. They treated us to many fabulous meals, all the drinks we wanted, and even some fun entertainment (Marilyn Monroe and Frank Sinatra joined us for dinner one evening and even sang to us).

What a fun trip! We are looking forward to next year's conference (Bryon already promised he'd bring me again)!