We left on FRIDAY. After checking into the motel we found our room which was called The Leopard Lounge, a complimentary theme to the HCFF we had planned. We dropped our bags, did the mandatory run and jump on the bed and promptly set out to the poolside bar for the daily happy hour (free! whee!). We each drank three Orbitini's before walking into town for a just okay dinner at Matchbox. I was really fired up about a rude interaction between a waiter and a busser which interfered with the taste of the food. We got to dine outside though, which, I do believe, is one of life's greatest pleasures.
Before the day was done we took a dip in the pool.
On SATURDAY we each ate a cookie, learned to ride a tandem bicycle, and marveled at some of the fantastic midcentury homes about town. See:
SUNDAY was stormy so we rented a car, drove out past the windmill fields and followed the road to Joshua Tree National Park. It was all stunningly beautiful.
This trip surpassed all my birthday dreams. And I still get to have a dance party!
