Personal & Poodle Mom Blog
A Taste of Napa!
As is well-known, the Napa Valley is home to some amazing wineries and having never been to Napa before I was very excited for this visit. The reason for our trip was to assist and support the Waggin Trails Rescue Foundation (WTRF) at their annual Napa Valley fundraising party. And this year it was hosted at The Room at Flora Springs winery – which turned out to make the short list of my favorite wines on our trip.
La Quinta Resort & Club, the Queen of the Desert
Palm Springs. Everyone loves the desert cities somewhere in between the middle of nowhere on the I-10 freeway connecting California and Arizona. “Palm Springs” is the umbrella city for all the greats out there including Palm Desert, Indian Wells, Coachella and my favorite, La Quinta. It’s hard to exactly put a finger on why and what makes Palm Springs such a hot spot (pun intended). I may be biased because the only place I ever stay when in “Palm Springs” is the La Quinta Resort & Spa located in La Quinta. This place is known as the “Queen of the Desert” and rightfully so…
I always say you get what you pay for… and Mastro’s is worth every penny. From the drinks to dessert, everything is more than what you expect. Especially at the Ocean Club in Malibu.
We recently took a trip up to Malibu just to visit the Mastro’s Ocean Club up there. We have been to Mastro’s restaurants many times, but none has the views quit like this one. So much so in fact, there was actually a line to get in! A line of people outside, waiting for the doors to open and get those first coveted seats at the bar. Sure, I’ve seen lines at nightclubs and on tv during “black Friday,” but at a fine dining restaurant? I was even more shocked to find out this is a normal occurrence. Luckily, we had reservations. And after being told we had a 2.5 hour time limit to our meal because we had one of the perfect tables in thee house, we had a wonderful time.
Our three-year anniversary snuck up on us this year. Time really does go by too fast, but I blame the month of March in general. Second to December, March has to be the best and busiest month for weddings, all kinds of celebratory showers, parties and not to mention Spring Break. We found ourselves back in my home state of Arizona for a family member’s wedding the same weekend we got married. Fortunately for us, we spent the weekend at what I used to refer to as my “second home” (it is probably my 3rd home now), the Arizona Biltmore Resort in Phoenix. This is where we also spent our wedding night and couple days before we left on our honeymoon. We had a fabulous time at the Biltmore, as always celebrating our love and visiting another historic, hidden gem, Durant’s Steakhouse.
