found: Palm Springs, California

Kevin and I took off to Palm Springs + Desert Hot Springs the other week. It was a beautiful two days away that could’ve easily been marred by a migraine that lasted almost the entire time I was there. Luckily we were already in a desert oasis, so I took solace in the shade…

After some unwinding, we got ready for dinner and the street fair.

Sometimes you pop in to a shop just for a second and end up with every single thing you try on and it’s definitely okay because you aren’t feeling well, right?

Things were a bit better health-wise the next day, so we perused all the shops on the main strip.

I didn’t originally think I’d be crazy about Palm Springs. I am more of a beach lady. But it’s one of those “Is this real life?” experiences, thinking of all the people who actually live there and dedicate their lives to all things palm trees, midcentury modern, and desert paradise. I am also not exactly desert obsessed, I am more Northwest. But it’s such a different landscape I start to think about the other wonderful things I’ve yet to see, if this is something we can pick up and head to on any given Saturday. Being away from the city didn’t really click until, while wandering about our resort hotel paradise, we discovered hummingbird nests and baby birds (do you know how small baby hummingbirds are?!), felt the breeze, and watched the sun set behind the hills.