I can't decide if I'm happy or bummed that the school year is starting in five days. There is hope on the horizon, people. After ten years, I'll have full rein of my days and more elbowroom to explore my options. Will I get a part-time job? Aspire to be a sofa spud? Binge-watching the next four seasons of Game of Thrones is all I think about. I'll finally have the time to put my homemaking curiosities to the test. Does toothpaste really remove bathroom grout? Does baking soda and vinegar really clean the oven? So many vital questions that I need answers to.
On the flip side, I'm going to miss my lunch buddies so much, not so much the crumbs. But their silly pranks, their wild stories, laughing, splashing in the pool - all the sounds of summer. And if I had to describe summer in one(or maybe two) word it would be JOHN CENA. They're obsessed. And they don't even watch wrestling. I used him to my advantage though, "John Cena probably eats broccoli", "John Cena probably puts away his laundry," "I bet John Cena carries groceries."
Anyway, to resolve my mood swings by putting a temporary band-aid on it, we flew the coop and
retreated to the desert.
But first, on the way up we encountered brush fire.
Pit stop at Cabazon. Tip: Morongo has the cheapest gas around.
The kids club, sandy beaches, water slides, spray pads, and playgrounds at The Marriott Shadow
Ridge in Palm Desert did not disappoint.
They preferred sand over slides. I was surprised.
Pool food is yummy even when it's not yummy.
Baymax meet and greet.
Dive-In movie at dusk.
We went out for drinks.
Took naps.
More drinks.
More naps.
Our room had a good size kitchen. Probably designed by a man. Because which wife/mother cooks on vacation? Not me.
Perk: We had two TV's in our room, one on the kids side and one in our bedroom. Also devised by a man.
One morning while we were all still sleeping David went out to get us breakfast. The food is just SO GOOD in Palm Springs.
Presley learned how to play ping pong.
Pretty sneaky,
You know you're on summer vacation when you're sitting down for dinner at 10 p.m....with kids.
Enjoyed twilight activities right outside our room.
Kids learned what it was like to wait for public transportation.
And I had the best Thai chicken pizza in town.
All this horsing around would not be possible if not for this man.
I appreciate and just LOVE him so much....when I'm on vacation.