December 25, 2016 (Christmas Day )
Found myself on the road on Christmas Day for the very first time in my 30 years of existence. Christmas day was always spent at home and it always seemed like a perfect day to take breather from all of the Christmas hustle and bustle, it was just family tradition for both sides but this year we decided to break the norm and do something different. We accepted a complimentary stay at Palm Springs, the younger Mendezonas (and when I say younger I mean the unmarried ones— Javi, Dino, Pilica, Mikel and Anya) had to leave in the wee hours of the morning to check in, I guess they’re kinda staying there for two nights. The rest of us including abu had a convoy to Palm Springs as soon as we were all ready.
Since we were all hungry, Elmer’s was our first food stop. There was a 30-40 minute wait so we ended up playing with the kids up front.
Me and My mini-me in our coats in Palm Springs. Yes, it was kinda cool.
Our family on Christmas Day, waiting for our food to be served.
Teo’s pretty excited about the shake.
And this little one was just on the floor in her Christmas suit, picking up crayons, without a care in the world.
Cassie’s pancake. is this a bear or a mouse?
My cutie patootie
Merry Christmas from my family to yours. 😀 Checking in the hotel in awhile.
Once we were all settled in mami, Pilica, Anya and I left to go buy bathing suits since we all forgot to bring ours. We completely forgot that it was Christmas Day and most of the stores were closed, we found ourselves in Walgreens buying groceries and drink for our over night stay. After dinner we had family game time—Charades and Munchkin.
December 26, 2016
Checked out just in time for lunch, we ended up eating in Sammy G’s Tuscan Grill. The name personally didn’t sound so inviting but it supposedly had good ratings and everyone at that point just wanted to settle down.
It was Christmas Candyland at the reception area.
The inside of the restaurant just felt warm and inviting, very apt for Christmas and they were playing classic Christmas songs as well.
The family enjoying our appetizer—Calamari (except for little Cassie I guess, look at that face, haha)
Loved the intricate wood carving on the pillars within the restaurant
Cassie, Ninong Dingz and Baba posing with the snowman
Explored the strip after lunch
These palm trees are intriguing
The girls (missing Pauline, Abu and yaya Diday)
Twinning with this one for the millionth time
If you find yourself in Palm Springs, Great Shakes is a MUST visit and a big stress on the “must. It’s said to have one of the best shakes in the whole world
And you’ll see a bunch of this around the store just validating that claim. You can even check yelp or google this place, ratings are excellent.
Here’s my cranky baby…
Here’s my no-longer cranky baby thanks to Great Shakes’ shakes. Haha. I’m telling you they don’t disappoint
And lastly a family photo of us three before we leave this place. Of course we took it at a random parking lot but its okay, at least you still see some palm trees in the picture. Haha.
Again, Merry Christmas one and all.
~Rhea
