Palm Springs

Aug 26, 2008 00:06

I'm going to Palm Springs the third weekend of October. My friend Cindy, who works for Starwood Hotels and Resorts, booked me a room for the weekend of October 24th-26th, at her employee rate (which means I get a $290/night room for around $100/night...a four- or five-star hotel at three-star rates! You can't beat that). We are staying at the Westin Mission Hills Resort & Spa.

I'd wanted to stay at the The Parker Palm Springs, but that's considered a "luxury brand" within Cindy's company (at $345/night...while it is not $500/per night, for the caliber of hotel it is -- trendy, but not necessarily "luxury", by definition -- it's not REALLY worth it), and she has to be present in order for the special employee rates for "luxury brands".

Anyway, so this little weekend getaway would be for my 30th birthday. My actual birthdate is October 7th, but the weekends of the 10th and 17th are booked solid -- and Cindy had no idea why. I looked up the Palm Springs city website, though, and as it turns out, there's some kind of American Heat Motorcycle Road Show the weekend of the 10th...and nothing the weekend of the 17th (so it may be some internal issue or event at the hotel).

At first I thought it would be great to get a bunch of my friends together (or a few of them, at least) and head out...but now it's looking more like it's just going to be C and me -- mainly because I don't want to go through the hassle of getting rooms enough for everyone to stay, and the key people wouldn't be there (Cindy, for instance) because of work and other, prior obligations. It's always easier just to pick up and leave with just one other person or alone, and this is no exception.

The only thing I've done is book rooms with Cindy, and the only reason for that is because I need to do so far in advance...and also because I am afraid she'll be out of town (she's now based out of Seattle, Washington, but travels quite a bit these days) when I want her to look into it. I haven't made any other plans or reservations because I think that's something that I should leave up to C to do -- even though lately, I've been getting the vibe that he likes being told exactly what to do and when to do it...within reason, of course...but I am not that kind of Outrageous Demands Girl, so he's lucky, even though he says that luck has nothing to do with it. I think I'll leave the restaurant and bar activity stuff up to him. It's only fair because I booked the room.

Another thing is, though...okay, and this is just in the back of my head, nothing critical: I keep thinking, "What if he was all gung-ho about this Palm Springs excursion because he already knows we won't make it that far and he doesn't have to go?!"

I know, I know. Everyone keeps telling me to have some faith in the poor guy, and also to believe in myself and who I am and all that...and while I think he's is inexplicably good and right for me...I also can't help thinking there's something that could go wrong. It's not that I'm being negative, per se, but I am being...extremely cautious. Not walking on eggshells, but hey, I don't want to get ahead of myself now. I'm trying to live in the moment and enjoy having him in my life, but I am also carefully only letting a little of myself go with this at a time instead of letting myself fall into it completely, all at once.

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