our old, familiar place.: California Adventure

Back again for more California trip fun! P.s. I promise you only have to hear about one more of these.....After spending some time in LA, Laguna and San Clemente the man-friend and I headed off to hot, hot, HOT (but beautiful) Palm Springs. Has anyone ever been to the desert? Well, I had not, and despite everything Tony told me, I was not prepared for the combination of intense heat and dry, desert air that seemed to smack me in the face every time I walked outside. HOWEVER....I must say, regardless of the fact that it was 110 degrees, Palm Springs is absolutely breath-taking. I never knew the desert to be such a gorgeous and scenic place. Tony actually lived in Palm Springs for a good portion of his childhood so luckily he really knew his way around! He showed me his old elementary school, his bike-riding routes, the grocery stores and movie theaters, etc. he went to, and three of his old houses - he must have had the BEST parties! Except not considering he was like 5. Okay 12 but whatever. Anywho, along with an exciting trip down memory lane, Tony took me on a morning hike, treated me to a BEYOND delicious lunch at In-N-Out Burger, and took me on a gorgeous drive up and down and all around the mountains.