One of the gifts I gave to the girls in our family this past Christmas was a Girls Weekend in Santa Fe. We gathered on the weekend of February 18-20. Sister-in-law Mary and I drove to Truth or Consequences, NM on Thursday, February 17 and spent the night at the Sierra Grande Lodge. We were treated to two jetted mineral baths and had a scrumptious Italian dinner. On the morning of the 18th, Mary and I drove north through Bosque del Apache, stopping to photograph a pond teaming with thousands of Canadian snow geese. We arrived at the Albuquerque airport by 1, and met Audrey, Whitney, and Grammar. We had a girls reunion!
We drove north through the Sandia Mountains, along the Turquoise Trail to Santa Fe. We arrived at our hotel, Inn on the Alameda, enjoyed cheeses and fruit, then went out to explore. We walked to The Shed for spicy New Mexican cuisine for dinner. We gallery hopped, chatting and catching up along the way. We exchanged gifts of Hands in Hide slippers and antique broaches that belonged to my grandmother.
On Saturday morning, we enjoyed breakfast together, then went to the Santa Fe Farmer's Market and The Flea at Santa Fe Railyard. We made purchases of cashmere scarves, lavendar lotion, and raspberry jam. We had lunch at a French cafe near the Plaza and explored the Loretta Chapel and Indian jewelry under the eaves of the Governor's Palace on our way to the Georgia O'Keeffe Museum. Later we played bananagrams before dinner at Mucho Gusto.
We had a lazy Sunday morning with a healthy and generous breakfast before driving away from Santa Fe with spitting snow in the air. We drove south toward Albuquerque, stopping for coffee together, and then had barbeque for lunch. We dropped Whitney at the airport as our Girls Weekend came to an end.
Time spent with the girls in our family is very important to me. My mother, Grammar, is 73 and in great health. She quilts and crochets, works in her garden, is active in her church, and is quite close to her four living siblings. Sister-in-law Mary is an avid photographer, enjoys travel, and has a lifetime of memories made with Papa's Dad, who passed away in 2003. Spending time together and soaking up the thoughts and ideas of those in our family is how we pass ourselves from one generation to the next.
We drove north through the Sandia Mountains, along the Turquoise Trail to Santa Fe. We arrived at our hotel, Inn on the Alameda, enjoyed cheeses and fruit, then went out to explore. We walked to The Shed for spicy New Mexican cuisine for dinner. We gallery hopped, chatting and catching up along the way. We exchanged gifts of Hands in Hide slippers and antique broaches that belonged to my grandmother.
On Saturday morning, we enjoyed breakfast together, then went to the Santa Fe Farmer's Market and The Flea at Santa Fe Railyard. We made purchases of cashmere scarves, lavendar lotion, and raspberry jam. We had lunch at a French cafe near the Plaza and explored the Loretta Chapel and Indian jewelry under the eaves of the Governor's Palace on our way to the Georgia O'Keeffe Museum. Later we played bananagrams before dinner at Mucho Gusto.
We had a lazy Sunday morning with a healthy and generous breakfast before driving away from Santa Fe with spitting snow in the air. We drove south toward Albuquerque, stopping for coffee together, and then had barbeque for lunch. We dropped Whitney at the airport as our Girls Weekend came to an end.
Time spent with the girls in our family is very important to me. My mother, Grammar, is 73 and in great health. She quilts and crochets, works in her garden, is active in her church, and is quite close to her four living siblings. Sister-in-law Mary is an avid photographer, enjoys travel, and has a lifetime of memories made with Papa's Dad, who passed away in 2003. Spending time together and soaking up the thoughts and ideas of those in our family is how we pass ourselves from one generation to the next.
