We are a virtual office, you see, and the four of us work in different locations. Me - NoCal, Marjorie - Southern New Mexico, Rodney - El Paso TX and finally Terrence - Santa Barbara. Thanks to the modern conveniences of phone, instant messaging, web cams we work pretty seamlessly.
There are pitfalls to this arrangement. For one, I hadn't seen T-Man since November 2004. I hadn't seen Marjorie since she moved to NM in March 2004 and I had never met Rodney! This weekend was a wonderful time to bond and have fun. Really, it seemed like we had been working in the same office all along. It's a very easy bunch of folks with which to chill.
So, T-Man and Cat arranged for us all to have a relaxing weekend together at the Bacara Spa Resort in Santa Barbara. I had not heard of this place before but upon further education I found it is a hot spot for the Hollywood types. Apparently Oprah visits often. I hope she doesn't run into any writers while she's there!
So, a weekend of strolling, eating, drinking and being merry were on the agenda. Saturday was an all day spa day for each of us. Lounging in robes sipping cucumber or orange water between treatments. FAB! We had a delish dinner and more libations at Lucky's in Montecito. Our server Guy was a delight. Yours unruly experienced her first e'scargot! Quite tasty if a bit chewy. Those pesky little garden invaders of mine better look out or it's the fiery pan for them! The garden pests of today are supposedly one and the same. Story goes - some French feller brought his snails over to the Americas hoping to introduce the delicacy. I guess some of the critters escaped and viola! I don't know if it's true, but it's a fun story.
What a weekend!
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