Well, in my last post I announced my upcoming anniversary. We took a great little trip to a spa resort called Ojo Caliente in New Mexico. We got to walk around in our robes and a heat induced daze for 2 nights and 3 days. Our stay included two 50-minute massages and since my husband doesn't "do" massages, I got to have his! That means two massages in as many days! My favorite masseuse there was a lady named Laurian who uses hot stones as a part of her regular massage. She had a wonderful touch and her room was very warm. Just know that if you go to her, she is very hippy-ish and talks about energy and grace a lot, which was fine with me, but some people think that's weird. Anyhoodle, here are a few pictures of the place.
Above is the view of the front of the plaza cottages.
View out the back door of the plaza cottages.
This is my lovely husband ordering some delicious food from the Artesian Restaurant at Ojo Caliente. Yummy! And the food, too.
The first night we were there I had the pork osso buco, with grilled polenta, and a roasted tomato and a red chile pozole sauce. Good stuff! My husband had the enchiladas, topped with traditional green chile, New Mexico style with a fried egg on top. It also came with a side of jicama peanut slaw. He said the enchiladas were good, and I'm sure they were, but he'll eat anything. The jicima peanut slaw was so good, I was trying to dissect it so I could make it at home. So good I got it again the next day.
One more thing about the food: if you eat lunch there and you like fish, you have to try the Ojo fish tacos! I almost died they were so good! All the flavor combinations sent me over the edge. Can you tell me likes me food?! It had mango salsa, red chile sauce, mahi mahi, cabbage, lime, cilantro all wrapped up in 2 corn tortillas...oh, the humanity! I also had some more of the jicima peanut slaw and ate until I felt my gut pop. Then it was naptime. Then it was sauna and steamroom time. Back to being dazed and confused. It was wonderful.
Sorry I didn't take more pictures of the resort. I couldn't really think all that clearly. Remember that heat induced daze I told you about?
As we left beautiful sunny New Mexico, we headed north to Moffat, Colorado to Joyful Journey hot springs. I'm a big believer in omens and this what lay ahead of us:
Just a few minutes after I took this picture, there was a loud ***POP*** followed by a few expletives, a panicked look on my husband's face, and some expertly executed maneuvering of his part. We had a blowout 2 MILES away from our destination. TWO MILES!!! We got pulled over, where there was no shoulder and my husband changed the tire. It was windy and cold, but I had to stand behind the truck to make sure everyone saw that we were stopped and didn't plow into us and, you know, kill my beloved. That would've been very bad. Anyway, we got the tire fixed and went on our merry way.
We just stayed one night and really only went to meet up with two of the cutest people I've ever known, my husband's cousin, Jessica and her husband, Dusty. I sure wish they lived closer so we could hang out more. We soaked in the springs a bit, but after Ojo Caliente, I wasn't quite able to handle the heat for very long and we all decided we should go out to eat. Yay! My favorite hobby! We went to eat at a place I cannot for the life of me remember the name of where I made the mistake of ordering the spiciest dish I have ever attempted to eat. Note: attempted. It was chipotle chicken with gorgonzola and bacon. I thought my mouth would blister! In Oklahoma, if you order chipotle anything, it's a little smoky and a little spicy, but flavorful and enjoyable, but apparently in Colorado, chipotle means BURN YOUR FACE OFF. I don't know about you, but I don't like burning my face off.
We had a great time and left the next day. As we hit the open road, we noticed our truck riding a little rough and putting out smoke. We thought maybe it was an issue with altitude, but soon realized it was something major. We burned through 8 quarts of oil and buckets of sweat on the way home. Got it checked out---engine's blown. Great. Vacation is over! To top it all off, my hormones decided to go out of control the day after we got back. Please keep my huband in your prayers beacause he is a great guy and is amazing at dealing with me and my insanity at the least convenient times.
Since I didn't take as many pictures as I would've liked, the links to Ojo Caliente and Joyful Journey are listed below:
http://ojocalientesprings.com/index.php
http://www.joyfuljourneyhotsprings.com/
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