Exactly one week after returning from Vegas, I hit the friendly skies again—but this time it was with Kelly and my family. We headed to Palm Springs for 5 days of sun-filled bliss!
This was my parents and brother’s first time to use my flight benefits and they were so excited to travel “Employee style.” We headed out after work on Wednesday May 13 for what turned out to be a LONG day of travel. The first leg of our trip was from Dallas to Phoenix (with a quick stop in El Paso.) We switched planes in Phoenix and headed on to Orange County. We landed in Orange County at 10:00 p.m. California time (which was 12:00 p.m. Dallas time!) We were exhausted, but no stopping here…we still had to get the rental car and drive 2.5 hours to Palm Springs!! Fortunately, I didn’t have to drive so I slept most of the way to the condo. Even though it was a long haul to our final destination, we were so thankful we traveled during the night and were able to wake up in sunny California on Thursday morning.
We spent the majority of our days being lazy, laying out by the pool, golfing, shopping, going to the movies, and eating, eating, eating! Mom and I did manage to walk almost 3 miles every morning and we even did the Shred DVD two of the days we were there! We stayed at a condo at the Arnold Palmer Private Residence on the 7th hole of the course. Every morning we would go out and drink our coffee on the porch and watch the golfers start their first rounds of golf. What a way to relax!
On Friday we headed to LA! Our first stop was The Castaway Restaurant in Burbank. This was my brother’s suggestion because he saw The Castaway featured on the travel channel a few weeks before our trip. They had amazing food and the best views of downtown LA. It was such a quiet and quaint place in such a busy and loud city! Our next stop was the Getty Museum in Malibu, CA. Mom read up on this hot spot and thought it would be a great place to visit. We loved touring the museum and soaking in this Malibu oasis. Before heading back to Palm Springs, we thought we’d try and spot a few celebs heading to the beach so we snooped around and found a local market where celebs have been known to drop by every once in a while. Unfortunately, we didn’t see any one famous while we were there…oh well!
All in all we had a great trip and it was so nice to get away and relax at such a beautiful resort! Too bad we can visit the Arnold Palmer every weekend!
This was my parents and brother’s first time to use my flight benefits and they were so excited to travel “Employee style.” We headed out after work on Wednesday May 13 for what turned out to be a LONG day of travel. The first leg of our trip was from Dallas to Phoenix (with a quick stop in El Paso.) We switched planes in Phoenix and headed on to Orange County. We landed in Orange County at 10:00 p.m. California time (which was 12:00 p.m. Dallas time!) We were exhausted, but no stopping here…we still had to get the rental car and drive 2.5 hours to Palm Springs!! Fortunately, I didn’t have to drive so I slept most of the way to the condo. Even though it was a long haul to our final destination, we were so thankful we traveled during the night and were able to wake up in sunny California on Thursday morning.
We spent the majority of our days being lazy, laying out by the pool, golfing, shopping, going to the movies, and eating, eating, eating! Mom and I did manage to walk almost 3 miles every morning and we even did the Shred DVD two of the days we were there! We stayed at a condo at the Arnold Palmer Private Residence on the 7th hole of the course. Every morning we would go out and drink our coffee on the porch and watch the golfers start their first rounds of golf. What a way to relax!
On Friday we headed to LA! Our first stop was The Castaway Restaurant in Burbank. This was my brother’s suggestion because he saw The Castaway featured on the travel channel a few weeks before our trip. They had amazing food and the best views of downtown LA. It was such a quiet and quaint place in such a busy and loud city! Our next stop was the Getty Museum in Malibu, CA. Mom read up on this hot spot and thought it would be a great place to visit. We loved touring the museum and soaking in this Malibu oasis. Before heading back to Palm Springs, we thought we’d try and spot a few celebs heading to the beach so we snooped around and found a local market where celebs have been known to drop by every once in a while. Unfortunately, we didn’t see any one famous while we were there…oh well!
All in all we had a great trip and it was so nice to get away and relax at such a beautiful resort! Too bad we can visit the Arnold Palmer every weekend!
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