Santa Fe

My husband and I just returned from 7 glorious days in Santa Fe, New Mexico.  This is a must see place for anyone who is into shopping, eating and just plain relaxing.   We stayed at a wonderful hotel and spa and spent our days strolling through the local shops and eating on outside patios with beautiful vines and flowers and fountains, oh my! 

We decided we liked the local art and culture so much we purchased a car load of stuff to bring home and decided we'd redecorate a couple of rooms in our house to make it ala' Santa Fe.  So fun!  The people there were so friendly.  Every shop we went into we met the most kind and interesting shop owners.  There is so much culture in that city it is just amazing.  Plus we became quite good at bartering.  There is an art to it and, if I do say so myself, we have really mastered getting just the right price.  We even had one guy track us down at this outdoor market to finally let us have the price we wanted for some yard art.  Go us!

One particular moment that made us laugh until we about peed ourselves was when we were having lunch at a little local Mexican restaurant.  The waitress spoke with a very heavy accent and when she asked me to hand her the menus I, out of nowhere, replied "No Problemo!".  Yes, me, super whitey with blond hair and a unique air of ditz said, "No Problemo".  The look on my face as soon as I said it, and the look Kyle had on his face made us both laugh like it was the funniest thing in the world. 

I guess the old saying goes....When in Rome.