Fantastic Birthday in Palm Springs!

A day late on my birthday post... but it will have to do.

We are in sunny Palm Springs celebrating my 37th birthday! No, Anita! It is NOT my FORTIETH!

Arrived late Wednesday night... to find only one other guest staying at our resort. They only have 9 rooms anyway. The resort is a former apartment building built around 1955 which was later converted to a resort in the 70s.

The entire decor revolves around mid century! Beautiful avocado green and orange EVERYWHERE with great furniture elements by the Eames and Phillipe Starck! They carry the color scheme right down to the beach towels on the lounge chairs... the beach balls floating in the pool... right down to the PEN on the notepad lying on the bedside table! Really well done! Plus, we got a really great rate for our stay... so we have no guilt whatsoever with regard to our getaway!

All in all, a very semi-private, and quiet birthday getaway! But, I will say that I received some fantastic birthday wishes via cell phone which were much appreciated!

After a relaxing morning in the pool yesterday, we had a late lunch at El Mirasol... a nice little Mexican restaurant that is rumored to be a favorite of Mr. Barry Manilow himself! Alas, there were no Manilow sightings during lunch. Can't have EVERYTHING on my birthday!
After a nice refreshing post lunch nap, we headed out to Village Fest. This happens every Thursday in Palm Springs. They close off some of the main city streets for a little "street fair" with artist booths etc. all along the street... and a lot of the businesses stay open later in the evening. We had a late dinner at a fantastic little Tapas inspired place calld Azul, and then browsed our way back through the street fair.

We concluded our day with a late night dip in the pool/hot tub and relaxing with a nice glass of wine! All in all... a FANTASTIC birthday! One thing we have noticed... due to the vegetation, etc. in Palm Springs... while the daytime temperatures rival those of Phoenix, the temperature is MUCH cooler at night than back home. So... emerging from the heated pool at night... it was almost a necessity to head to the hot tub to warm up!

Sounds like only five rooms will be occupied this weekend, so I think we will continue to enjoy a wonderfully peaceful weekend getaway!