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we went to pala resort spa and casino tuesday-thursday of this week to celebrate one year of marriage! we needed the restful time away and enjoyed every minute of it. here are some photos of our mini-vacation:
they decorated our room with this banner and a rose :)

the indian reservation, pala, is located a little south of temecula. this is the view from our room.

some relaxing pool-time was reminiscent of our honeymoon! we layed out, ordered food and drinks poolside...it was great. matt played golf on wednesday and i got a massage at the fabulous spa.

i enjoy a little slot machine action from time to time. this was my favorite machine...it was exciting! matt played some poker, and was super successful at the blackjack table! it was fun to watch him play. i think he would have killed me if i busted out the camera while he was belly up to the poker or blackjack table..sorry no photo of matt to share. only me being a dork.

buffet tuesday night...and that was only his first plate. i believe matt said something to the effect of "i could throw up, i'm so full" as we were leaving.

the buffet food was mediocre in my opinion...but look at this dessert spread! this was a big square and ALL four sides of this thing were nothing but dessert. now i was in heaven ;) wednesday night we went to a nicer italian restaurant in the casino also. it was pretty good.

matthew surprised me with an anniversary band!! i LOVE it. i love it. and might i mention a surprise like this is hard to pull off considering i manage the finances..he had to get tricky ;)

i got him a new cleveland golf bag that he wanted, a matching golf towel, and some balls (golf...balls...that is...hehe). this last photo was on our way home today from pala...a brief stop for some roadside avocados! reminding us we were close to home, in good ol' southern cali.

we can't believe it has already been a year since our wedding! you know what they say...time flies when you're having fun!!
xxoo matt and whitney (ok mostly whitney, but matt says hi)