Our week in Palm Springs was absolute heaven!!! Dave finished a round of classes before we left which meant drum roll please.... he didn't have anything to study for an entire week! This means I got 100% of his attention, yay! Dave's Grandma Lennox and her husband Bill live down there in a beautiful condo on a golf course. Bill is currently selling his house close by and they were nice enough to let us stay there. We were thrilled to have our own place for the week although we did spend the majority of our time over at their country club golfing or hanging out by one of the many pools. The first night we were there they were nice enough to take us to see Mamma Mia at the local theater. It was fun to see again. We saw it in Vegas last year but this was a different cast so it was a change. They seriously spoiled us the rest of the week with lots of fun dinners out, great shopping spots, free rounds of golf (the best kind there is of course) and Lennox was sweet enough to even get me a private lesson with a pro our last day there. He worked wonders for my swing! It was such a peaceful and relaxing week. It was so much fun to just be with Dave and not have a care in the world! On the way home we decided to stay in Vegas for a couple of days. It was fun because it's almost like we had two mini vacations.
The country club. Isn't this such a nice change from yucky Utah snow!?!?!
The club house
Me posing with my ball that I actually hit on the green from my drive (that rarely happens so we had to document it)
Pretty much on our backporch was a grapefruit tree so every morning Dave would go pick us fresh ones for breakfast. They were incredible!
Day in L.A. & Price is Right Nonsense
As I previously mentioned we planned on going to L.A. to get on the Price is Right. We were all excited, got our shirts ready and drove the 2 hours to L.A. The way the ticketing for the show works is that even if you got tickets online you still have to show up early to get what they call an order of arrival pass. They overbook the show to ensure it's full (lame). So we got there and got our pass and we were #225 and #226. I knew that the theather seats 325 so I thought we would be fine. They told us to come back in a couple hours for "processing" so we went and shopped around the fun mall next door and had a yummy lunch at the Cheesecake Factory then we went back to check in. The way they do things (which again I think is lame) is that groups of 15 or more automatically get in as long as they call ahead of time for tickets. They don't even have to come get a pass. Unlucky for us there were a few big groups one with 85 people so we got the boot! I was so mad, it's just not fair!
After I cooled down we decided to go and have a fun day anyway and to be honest I am almost glad we didn't get in because we had the best time in the city! First we went and explored Beverly Hills. We went to the famous Rodeo drive of course then we followed one of those tour buses that takes you to Stars houses up into BelAir. Yes, we are too cheap to buy a tour so we followed them to find the good stuff :) We both love architecture so we spent hours driving through the gorgeous hills looking at all the amazing houses then we headed down to the Santa Monica pier and spent the evening by the beach watching the sunset. It couldn't have been a better afternoon. I guess I have the stupid people at The Price is Right to thank.
Cheesecake factory
Dave hanging out in Pottery Barn kids. He was a good sport to come look with me!
As we were walking into the mall said to Dave "maybe we will see someone famous" Just then I looked and I saw Barbara Alyn Woods from One Tree Hill. Dave was laughing at me cause I just stared at her as she walked by. I guess I am one of those crazy starstruck types. We also saw another guy that I know I have seen on tons of movies but I can't remember his name! If I remember I will post a picture but it's hard to search without a name.
Rodeo Drive
Dave's favorite thing he saw on Rodeo Drive, he was definitely more entertained by this guy than all the clothes.
We voted this house the one with the best pool it overlooks a beautiful valley.
Santa Monica Pier. It has been used in more films than any other.
We had to go on the ferris wheel of course!Vegas!!!
Our time in Vegas was short but we had a blast. We spent a lot of time relaxing and exploring the city. The first night there we went our to dinner and explored a little then went back to watch B-ball, c'mon it is March madness! The next night we went to see Cirque de Solei's Love. It was an amazing show! The music is all Beatles and the acrobats are extremely talented. I don't know how they do it!
Enjoying ice cream at the Bellagio buffet 
The week was incredible and the only thing that was nice about coming home was getting to tell everyone our news, otherwise there is a chance we might never have come back!
4 comments:
that's a total dream vacation! i am so jealous...i think someone needs to rescue me from yucky, snowy milwaukee!
Okay, SO jealous. It sounds like your vacation was dreamy. ps... I was looking through some old pictures and found some of me and you at your house, I couldnt believe some of the clothes I was wearing. SCARY! You were pretty though, as always! I am so excited for your little baby to start poppin! You will be the cutest prego lady, and according to dave, you are already the coolest pregnant lady ever. :)
Love you Nat!
You guys are always doing the funnest things! I just have to tell you that I made your delicious pasta spinach soy salad yesterday and everyone loved it and wanted the recipe. You are the salad queen. I think you need to make a recipe book!
uuuuuuuggggggggggggggg! i wanna go to palm springs! it looks dreamy....especially in this dreadful weather
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