Our Holiday In Pictures

 

Hello, dear friends.  I hope that you enjoyed your weekend.  We got together with friends on Friday night, which is always a good time.  Saturday, we headed to Costco when it opened to avoid the crowds.  The rest of the weekend was cold and dreary, so we watched a couple of movies and read our books.  That's my idea of a perfect January weekend.

Today, I am sharing bucket loads some photos with you of our Christmas getaway to San Miguel de Allende.  We invited the girls and Adorable Jonathon to join us as our Christmas present to them.  It took them less than a full minute to say yes.

We decided on San Miguel because we had heard wonderful things about it.  My #1 and Adorable Jonathon had been there several times, including their honeymoon, and loved it.  It also held a special place in my Dad's heart.

We booked the trip when Omicron was nothing but a glint in Covid's eye.  It was a time when we considered our booster shot to be a superpower.  How quickly things changed.  

 

We were scheduled to leave on Christmas Eve morning.  The day before, the Mister and I were running around doing last-minute errands and dropping Miss Millie off at camp.  While tooling around, my phone rang, and it was my #2. 

 

The first thing she asked me was, are we on speaker?

Allow me to translate for you.

  

What #2 is saying is: I have bad news, and I want you to be the one to break it to Dad.  She then proceeds to tell me that she has been exposed to Covid not once but twice.  She said that she didn't feel right about going and taking the chance of infecting other people.  I said I understood and respected her decision.  

I then broke it to the Mister, who took it fairly well.  

For him, that is.

I called #2 back after the shock wore off and asked her if she would be okay spending Christmas without us.  She told me that her beau was exposed to the same Covid carriers, so they would quarantine together.  

I then had a brainstorm.  We had just dropped Millie off at camp - I asked #2 if it would be okay to bring her to Dallas to stay with her.  #2 said yes.

Before she knew it, Millie was picked up at camp within the hour of her arrival and whisked off to #2's bachelorette pad.

Spoiler alert:  My #2 nor her beau ended up contracting the virus, thank God.

We had a direct flight, and our travel experience was seamless.  I highly recommend traveling on the day of Christmas Eve.  The hotel had a driver pick us up for our 90-minute ride to the hotel.  

We stayed at the Rosewood, which had exemplary reviews.

We soon learned that they were well-deserved. 

The minute I stepped into the hotel, I was taken by its beauty.

Rosewood

Our guest room was large, with a gas fireplace and generous patio.

Our view led to the pool.

Our #1 and Adorable Jonathon arrived about an hour later.  We met them for lunch at the hotel's Luna Rooftop Tapas Bar, which ended up being our hangout during our stay.  They then gave us a tour of the hotel and property.

I call the above pic a rose between two thorns.

Btw... a lot of the pics in my posts were taken by AJ and #1.

It is one of the prettiest hotels that we have stayed in.

On one of their visits, #1 and AJ took a cooking class here.

Their culinary talents did not improve much, but they sure had fun.

Rosewood

The Mister and I spent a lot of time in one of those cabanas.

That evening, Christmas Eve, we met our entourage again at the Rooftop Bar.

San Miguel's answer to Ben and JLo.

San Miguel is pretty during the day, but it takes on a magic of its own at night.

A few words on the weather in San Miguel.  At this time of year, the temps could dip as low as the 30s at night and rise to the 80s in the afternoon.  Needless to say, layering is the name of the game.

There were many celebrity sightings.  

Above, a supermodel was spotted wearing her favorite label, Old Navy.

Another celebrity-sighting at the pool, and it looks like some excited fans.

I have never been a margarita fan, but I became one after tasting this delicious cucumber margarita.

Fresh fruit and Tajin were a staple on every table at the Rooftop.

Remember the Mister's take on Mexican food?

Christmas night, we met for 'tails and d'oeuvres, facetimed #2, and went on to the restaurant for a wonderful dinner.

The next day, we enjoyed breakfast on our terraces and met in the lobby to walk to town to do some shopping.

Lucky for me, I was forewarned to leave my stilettos at home.

The streets are cobblestone and quite tricky to maneuver.

I found myself falling into a heavenly ceramic coma.

I ended up buying an extra bag to carry on the plane.

Rather, for the Mister to carry on the plane.

One of the many highlights of the trip was watching AJ bargain with the shopkeepers.

The Mister, on the sidelines, flaunting his new bag and taking lessons from the Master on the art of the bargain.

Along with a new bag full of pottery, I bought some pretty napkin rings.  These are a few of the designs.

We had a scrumptious lunch at Quince.

Btw... they are opening a restaurant in Ft. Worth.

This is the face I make when I know that I've gotten some good buys.

Not to worry... that's water, not vodka.

I need to keep my shopping skills honed.

How about that view?

By the way, our entire trip was planned by my girl.

A week before we left, we received our itinerary.  She did a spectacular job making all the reservations ahead of time for the fabulous restaurants and spa services.

I would walk to Ft. Worth for this fabulous food.

That evening, we took a cab into town for dinner.

Our destination was Aperi.

Cheers to my girl's stellar travel planning skills as well as her upcoming 30th birthday!

I know I've said it before, but we are so lucky to have Adorable Jonathon as our SIL.

We never thought we would ever find someone to take our #1 off our hands.

 

The first of a few birthday celebrations.

Back at the hotel, we had one more toast to the birthday girl.

If I haven't put you to sleep yet, tune in for the next post, San Miguel de Allende Through AJ's Lens, and the last post, Adios San Miguel. aaaan

Until next time...

Etsy

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