There’s something about our town’s annual Date Festival that makes the Coachella Valley feel small town-ish. The way the funnel cakes perfume the air, the petting zoo, the ferris wheel…it feels nostalgic and I love it.

I’m learning that not everything has to be planned out and scheduled. Sometimes, you can just throw PB&J sandwiches in a bag and GO. We spent less than 2 hours there but it was a blast. The kids rode a few rides, we munched on kettle corn and had a picnic in the sun. The perfect way to spend an afternoon, if you ask me.