Our Desert Oasis

Wow! November has been an amazing month for us. We have so many reasons to celebrate including: our five year anniversary, Ryan's 34th birthday, our new baby and (last but not least) our Ohio State Buckeyes playing in the Rose Bowl.

To commemorate these special moments, we decided to go to Palm Desert for a weekend getaway. I mean, we have to take advantage of our freedom while we still have it... right?

We stayed at the Marriott's Desert Springs Resort, which was absolutely incredible. I took the above photo from our balcony. This place is huge... 450 acres to be exact. It has Venetian waterways that literally begin in the lobby, and gondolas that will take you to the resort's famous restaurants.

We don't golf, so the Ted Robinson signature golf course meant very little to us. However, there was a small putting green which served as a nice substitute for miniature golf. You know what they say, "When in Rome..."

Unfortunately, Ryan lost his ball in a pond on the 4th hole, but who's counting?