beyond the box: Its the week's end.....

TGIF!! Hope everyone made it thru the week unscathed and not too stressed. I had a great week, we had a ball looking around antique stores looking for those vintage items needed for a project we will be installing in the next 2 weeks(fingers crossed). So that would be the highlight of my week, I forgot how fun it can be looking at items from childhood,etc. Well its HOT outside, this week began our start of summer(it just officially was the start of spring) but its Texas. It got me to thinking where I would not mind being this weekend and I thought of another "desert-like" locale, Palm Springs...

I would stay at The Parker. Gene Autry lived here in his heyday(you can even stay in the house on the property), and was opened in 2004. The interiors were designed by one of my fav's, Jonathan Alder. His quirky style along with the very cool modern touches, make it onto my list of "have to stay at least once" places. Hey, its meant to be when they have a restaurant named "Norma's"(my aunt's name). The area has so many outdoor activities, and the architecture of the area alone would be a reason to visit, but I could stand just sitting by the pool with a book or having a drink on the patio.