After many chilly days in December, the weather has been warming up all week. Today it was 75 - short sleeves and sandals weather. It has been beautifully sunny all week with the deep blue sky we get out here. The air is so clear that with this week's crescent moon setting in the early evening, we have been able to see the dark side of the moon every night as we walk to dinner.
On Christmas afternoon we sat on the patio around the firepit before dinner. The air was still chilly last weekend, but yesterday I got a sunburn when we played golf at Vistoso with the Feeneys. I remembered sunscreen for my face, but forgot my arms!
We have been meeting our new neighbors, several have been around in December. A pattern is to have people over for drinks before dinner, then everyone walks over to the dining room to eat together. Very easy!
I find I'm not very good at celebrity spotting - perhaps in part because I don't spend much time at the spa and I don't think they necessarily go to the classes, or eat in the dining room. There are lots of rumors about who is coming for the grand reopening of the spa which will be somewhere in April - May. Oprah, of course, is the most honored of all - she really put Miraval into the public eye. Ellen Degeneres, who gave away three day stays to her audience members during her Twelve Days of Giving, is rumored to be coming back too.
I made it to Cardio Drumming twice this week - I'm trying for three times next week! I am working at getting fully into the Miraval lifestyle in the new year - going to at least seven classes a week and getting at least one treatment (a massage or body treatment) each week. Today I indulged in the Jin Shou-Tui Na - a blend of Chinese massage and cranio-sacral performed by a lovely young woman, Kari. I also had the two-part Renew & Restore Facial Series which includes a fruit peel to bring back 'your skin's natural luster and youthful vitality.' Right now there are some flaky patches, but my skin feels tightened and very soft. The best part of any facial is the time I get to spend with the wonderful Darlene Murphy who pours love into your face.
There is a psychic who comes monthly from Los Angeles and she is offering Predictions and Prognostications on New Year's Eve. Last year she predicted that bin Laden would be caught and that a female politician would be shot. We'll see what she predicts for 2012. We got a preview from her last night over dinner - she says the year will get better after February.
May 2012 be a wonderful year of adventure, joy, good health and good fortune for you! We hope to host many friends in our new home this year, so please check out the website and call us to ask questions and make plans.
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