heading south

i suppose we are a bit untraditional. most people want to head to cold weather for christmas... skiing, big coats, lots of snow, and cabins. well, we had a pleasant dose of a colorado thanksgiving and that will suffice for this holiday season. we're excitedly traveling to palm springs for several days next week. we have a small "vacation fund" as part of our budget. and we've never had that before. in the past we've just traveled when we needed to for whatever reason we had. but we knew that during this more stressful and challenging phase of our life we might need to take a break and there wouldn't be a "good reason" (like visiting family, work travel, etc). so thanks to the ace hotel we'll have a place to stay, and well, we know it will be at least 60 during the day and there will be some sunshine... and the pools are heated. (and there will be bike riding!). i think that's all we need (and of course each other). merry christmas!