a sunset chateau

The view from our luxury suite...

king sized bed shared with the bean...it was like i was all alone. king beds are HUGE!

The bean in our suite...isn't it awesome?!?

I loved this painting to the right. I think i could do it myself if I tried. something about the simplicity and colors.

I treated myself to a weekend up in Sedona for my 28th. We stayed at www.asunsetchateau.com and it was amazing. Husband and wife, both painters and sculptors, run the bed and breakfast. The husband is from France but is Italian. They made us croissants for breakfast Sunday morning! okay, truly they made everyone the croissants, but it felt like they were made especially for me and my delight.

Three of my girlfriends came up - bean, Lizzo and Kate. We spent Saturday at the Sedona Winefest taste testing local wines and listening to the gypsy jazz band play. We ate gluten free pizza for dinner and then went and layed in the hammocks outside, talking and gazing at the stars. I noticed a sudden change in air odor and not too soon after complaining that it smelled of poo did a few javelina run across our path and eat and chase each other for about 15 minutes. They weren't even 8 ft away. The bean and I were terrified but Kate had a death wish and wanted to get up close and personal. I'm realizing that I need to take more pictures...what an adventure we had. The second evening was the best - we were downgraded to the Chateau instead of the luxury suite, but for any of you who are interested, the chateau's are way better. The bean got to sleep on a Murphy bed and Kate and I were jealous. It was basically one of the best weekends ever.