When we were having such a great time enjoying all the wonderful food at our Christmas Eve Pot-Luck Dinner here at the Sands we never even gave a thought to how we’d feel on Christmas morning. We felt like stuffed Turkeys and one of the main reasons was this delicious but very decadent home-made Trifle:
This ‘Trifle’ was every bit as good as it looks!
To pay for the sins of eating the Trifle as well as all the other great desserts, not to mention the turkey, ham and all the fixin’s dinner before, we figured we’d have to do a Christmas morning penance of some kind. That turned out to be not so bad as we decided to hike up in the hills of Palm Desert just north of Hwy. 111 off of Monterey Ave.
What a wonderful way to spend a Christmas morning!
There were a lot of people, including many families, that had the same idea as us about going for a hike on Christmas Day. We also encountered a lot of dogs on the trail which was a bonus for Rylie. I’m not sure whether it was the hot weather, the altitude or just the plain old uphill slog that made us feel a bit light-headed at times but I’m sure we’ll get our desert legs under us soon.
The long twisting trail we took to get to the top
By the time we leisurely made our way down the mountainside and back to our truck we’d been on the trail for 2 hours so it was a pretty good first hike for us. We’re going to try and do this a few times a week if we find the time.
I can’t believe all these presents are for me!
After we got back to the Sands, we phoned all the kids to wish them a Merry Christmas and to see how their day was going. Our first video chat on G+ with Mason was a huge success. He was smiling and laughing and clearly enjoyed seeing us on the computer screen. It’s sure going to make being away from him a lot easier with this technology.
Thanks for visiting!
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