I’m so excited….

My sweet parents and two amazing sisters decided it would be a great idea to gift me and Jon with a winter get-away for Christmas! Since they know I tend to be a bit controlling and anal they decided to tell us in advance so that we could have a say in where we stayed.

We were given our very generous budget and I was all set for a Madrid/Barcelona vacation. I recently re-watched Vicky Christina Barcelona and can’t seem to get it off my mind.

 

Being that I’m not going alone I had to discuss this with Jon and since we are only going away for 4 nights/5 days he thought it was best to do a beachy type vacation and not a social studies vacation as he likes to call them.

 

So, what did we pick?

 

COSTA RICA

We are both super excited. It took me forever to find a place to stay. We tend to like small, off the beaten path hotels as opposed to massive hotels like Sandals. I know some people like them, but I guess we are anti-social, because I was searching for a hotel with the least amount of rooms.

 

After an SOS tweet I had the response I wanted. A big thank you to Millie of Brilliant Asylum for her suggestion.

 

Without further ado here is where we are staying:

{They are rated #1 on trip advisor}

 

{ Many hotels in Costa Rica say they are beach front, but then you have to walk miles away to get to it. They are actually beach front!}

 

{ There are only 6 rooms in the entire place}

 

{Daily yoga classes are included}

 

{We are staying in our own 2 story Casita!}

 

{ I look forward to curling up on that bed and reading many books! I’ve also now decided that a kindle is a necessity. Santa if you are reading this..wink wink.}

 

So, lovely readers any suggestions for Costa Rica? Well be staying in the Tamarindo area.

 

Also any takers for guest blogging while I’m away? It will be from Jan 23-27.

I swear Monday’s post will be design related. I’ve been working a super fast and inexpensive project at my Mom’s house that is about to finish up today!

 

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