This is waaay overdue, but I wanted to quickly document the fact that we did, in fact take our requisite "babymoon" back in October. Somehow we've never been to Santa Fe, and we didn't want to break the bank, so we spent a long weekend down New Mexico way. Stayed in a cute B&B casita with a kitchenette (that got absolutely no use), did a lot of walking, eating, art-browsing, and plain old vegging. The definitive highlight of this brief trip, though, was our visit to Ten Thousand Waves -- a Japanese-style bathhouse (or onsen) tucked neatly into the sagebrushed foothills above town. We splurged on a full half-day package: a private outdoor soak in the woods; 1-hour, full-body massage; Yasuragi head and neck treatment; and an amazing, exfoliating salt glow! Afterward, we wandered around the gorgeous grounds in our kimonos...drunk on endorphins and utterly, thoroughly relaxed. Wrapped it all up with a picnic and a hike in the Santa Fe National Forest. Great, except for the fact that I no longer have any lung capacity or altitude tolerance and had to stop every 10 minutes to catch my breath (note Gavin patiently waiting on the trail ahead of me). All in all, it was a lovely little getaway. Here's hoping that the next one happens sometime before the kid hits high school!
-rhr %:-)
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