My Boy'sterous Reflections

Ive been MIA the last couple of Fridays but Lauren @ the little things we do is hosting a themed Fill in the blanks Friday and being the movie buff i am , i just had to participate ..join in too , if you like ...

Phyllis Theroux said,

Ive always been fond of writing letters , infact i believe that there's absolutely nothing that substitutes the power of written word.. and while we do have the internet and the phone and all sorts of ways to stay in touch now-a-days yet a handwritten letter has the thought , the feeling, the effort and the love and therefore my vote always favors the handwritten letter .. and there was a time when i used to send lots of mail , i used to send cards , write letters to friends and love letters to my then bf ( now hubs :D) , but as I grew older , the frequency grew lesser and lesser and i had almost forgotten the joy of sending and receiving mail . up until now, when i joined Postcrossing ..

Postcrossing is a project which gives one an opportunity to connect with like minded people all over the world by sending and receiving postcards ..the main idea is that for every postcard you send , you receive a postcard back from any part of the world and isnt that amazing ?

Well , trust me it is, cause today i received my very first postcard all the way from Spain and i am absolutely elated ,so much so that even though its pretty late in the night ,i just couldnt go to sleep without bringing myself to first write about it and share my joy..

here's a picture of the postcard too.. isn't it beautiful..??

I aint going to bug you much xcept that today is the day when one lucky winner wins a fabulous pair of vintage earrings from Alex keller ..and the lucky winner is ..# 6

Also im also hosting a Mail Scramble too ..

Pink , also quite a bit of blue ..two of my favorite colors .

A dream vacation anyday ..there's nothing hubs and me enjoy more than travelling and exploring new places together ..

Whenever im leaving the house , i always have a feeling im forgetting something even after ive checked everything twice sometimes thrice ..

a new fitness regime ..join the gym nearby that offers hip hop and zumba classes ..what could be more fun than dancing to lose some pounds ;)

the ones featuring on timesofindia.indiatimes.com

i love handbags ..i just cant have enough of them ..

sweet 16

I hardly drive but even if i did id never text/twitter.. i guess im with Oprah on this one.. The car should always be a no-phone zone ..

You can also join in the fun by linking up here ..

But before you go , have you entered the giveaway i am hosting for a vintage pair of earrings from the very talented Alex Keller ..Click HERE to enter ..

Have a lovely Sunday ..

Just before i left for my easter weekend celebrations , i bought this beautiful golden leaf necklace.. made out of vintage and recycled jewelry ..

but more importantly , I also made a new friend ..She's the very talented and thoughtful Alex Keller who has two wonderful etsy shops and today Alex is sponsoring a fabulous giveaway for all my readers and she's offering the winner a choice at her favorite earrings ..yes i said that right..you can choose your favorite pair ..isnt that lovely ??

Here's a little peek at the earrings ..

Our Day 2 began with an absolutely sumptuous breakfast at the hotel's restaurant ..it was cooked to order and included juice , scrambled eggs , freshly baked muffins , fresh fruit and coffee ..

The Joshua tree park is named after the Joshua tree found in abundance in this park ..and so naturally it was our first stop ..after all it meant a picture together right ?

The next stop on the list was Hidden Valley where i enjoyed climbing up all the way , then enjoyed feeling on top of the world though having said that i must admit ,the feeling lasted only till i was up there ..coz the real challenge was climbing down ..

so i did what i did best , enjoyed and captured the panoramic view for as much time as i could and then literally rolled down landing with a thud . i guess you could ignore that detail ..

Next on the list came Keys View, where on a clear day the view extends beyond Salton sea to Mexico and its well worth the additional 20 min drive ..however as luck would have it , it wasn't a clear day however we did manage sweeping views of the Coachella valley and Palm Springs even though it was hazy ..

Then came the huge and varied rock formations that dot the entire landscape at the park ..the very first being Cap Rock , named after the flat rock that is perched at its top like a cap ..

and last but not the least on the list was Skull Rock which is probably one of the most photographed rock formations ..you can see why ..

The loop was almost complete and by now, i was in complete sync with the description below ..

In other words , whether you have a few hours or few days , Joshua Tree has something for everyone ..

I have a hangover and before you jump to any conclusions i must tell you its not from drinking ..i had yet another awesomest weekend ..and even though there was a lot of driving involved i can tell you we had quite an amazing time ..

well it was easter weekend and surprisingly hubs was off from work too , so off we went to Palm Springs , a 2 hour drive from LA that can stretch to 4-5 hrs if you're caught in traffic..Luckily for us ,we started early and made it well under 2.5 hrs around 11 am ..

If i had planned the itinerary , we would have had four hours to kill before check in but since it was Hubs at work , my Mr.organized had already booked tickets for our first stop , the Palm Springs Aerial tramway ..

If you haven't been on the tramway , then you should know that the Palm Springs aerial tramway is the largest rotating aerial tramway in the world and ferries 80 passengers at one go ..the elevation being from 2500 odd ft to 8500 odd ft with a temperature difference of almost 30 degrees ..all this in approx 10 minutes ..

on the other side the scenic mountains, trees and lots of snow ..

One of the two courtyards leading up to our room

and finally our room

Isn't it marvellous ?

I loved it and i sure hope, i get the opportunity to stay again :)

and that concludes Day 1 of our trip .. more on our road trip tomorrow ..

See ya :)

Yohoooooo ..i've got mail ... and it came all the way from Florida ..thanks a bunch Lauren for everything you send me - the letter , the cookie , the hand soap ..

If you're wondering what's this all about , well i had participated in a mail scramble hosted by Caroline of Coeur de la .. well mail scramble is where everyone who wished to participate had to email their addresses and then you were anonymously sent one particular person's details .. and to that person you had to send a special something by mail ..

here's a picture of what i got :)