Groundhog Day

After a seriously relaxing first day in Palm Springs, we pretty much woke up this morning and silently agreed to have a Groundhog Day.

We headed right out for our morning coffee, which, since we didn’t have any breakfast plans today, we also split (my favorite) lemon poppy-seed muffin.

And for good measure, we grabbed a couple of iced coffees on our way out to enjoy on our walk.  We woke up early today to try and sneak in a walk while it was still a little bit cooler.  We both love all of the decor around Palm Springs, and just wandering the streets is one of our favorite things to do.

After our walk, we headed straight back to the Saguaro, and beelined it to the pool.  And here is what the next couple of hours looked like:

view from our loungers

No joke.  We just loafed.  I swear that there must be something in the air in Palm Springs, because what feels like the blink of an eye is hours gone by, and before we knew it, it was lunch time.

For lunch today we decided to wander outside the walls of our hotel.  Although tempting to stay and get tacos, we were equally excited to try out Trio.  And we were both glad that we stuck to the plan.  A perfectly crisp and refreshing rose, a super yummy curry salad for me, and a pot roast sammy for the Mr. (yes, he’s got nothing against eating pot roast in 100° heat), we were in lunch heaven.

We sat outside (yes, we love the heat!), and although we pretty much sweat through our clothes, it was really nice.  No one else was brave enough to sit outside, so we felt like we had the place to ourselves.  Not a bad way to dine.

complimentary butterscotch pudding

Leftovers in hand (pot roast makes the perfect late night snack), we headed back to our hotel to burn off our lunch with a little post-eating lounging.

We again absolutely loved just literally laying like “lumps on a log” (as my parents would say), soaking in the sun, enjoying the peace and quiet, and truly vacating.  We actually both dozed off, yes, in 100° degree heat, which is a testament to how completely relaxed we were.  Paradise found.

After a long, relaxing afternoon, we headed back to our room to catch sunset from our balcony.  The concierge had told us that our room had great views for sunset, and we definitely wanted to take advantage of our vantage.

We sat in the cool shade of our balcony until the sun disappeared just behind the mountains, and both agreed that we are extremely blessed.

Although we probably could have turned in for the night, we couldn’t help but play a quick game of bocce ball.  Okay, so you might or might not know this about me, but I love bocce ball.  I’ve actually been playing in a local league for about a year now, so when I heard that the Saguaro had courts, I was super excited.

It didn’t turn out to be the most exciting game, but we laughed a lot, shared a little wine, and just enjoyed each others company.  It was a fun way to end another beautiful day in Palm Springs.  Life is good, life is really good.  Tomorrow’s plan? How about another Groundhog Day?