Girls Weekend 2010

Every year, my friend Traci and I meet up 1/2 way with our friends Lori & Dawn that live in the San Francisco area to play, connect, eat great food, shop, go to the spa, drink wine and hang out! Over the years, this weekend has changed on many levels and taken on different shapes based on where our lives have been ... year one was the craziest (no babies yet, no pregnancies and lots of energy from us all).... year 2, I had Ben, year 3 Dawn & Lori were pregnant, and this year I was pregnant.

It's always a great time to see these gals no matter what our life situations ... in the past we have gone to Paso Robles and stayed in that area mainly for the great wine tasting, however this year, we went off the beaten path and stayed at The Madonna Inn. Oh my. What a crazy, obnoxious place! If you have ever driven by it and wondered about it, then let me tell you... it is exactly what it looks like... loud, colorful, gaudy, big, bold and did I mention big furniture? Check out the couch in our room! Each room is themed. We stayed in the "travellers suite" room and what a suite it was!

We met in Avila on Saturday morning for breakfast & shopping, then checked in at the hote, then pedicures and onto more shopping and hanging out in San Luis Obispo. After our afternoon, we headed back to the hotel for a bit and then out to dinner which was FABULOUS at Ciopinot.

Love you girls - looking forward to next year in Big Sur! :)