E. L. Lane Writer

Tijuana Taxi Co. Look at the pretty lights in the window. I was like a moth to an arc of colorful lights. After our relaxing 2-hour couple’s retreat , we had quite the appetite. We didn’t get a Groupon for lunch, but we did get a Groupon for the hotel (which we planned to check-in to after our feast; link to the blog about the hotel coming soon). As we were driving into the shopping center, we saw this place with colorful light arcs on the windows. Just like the spa, the exterior of the restaurant was underwhelming, except for those fun-looking colorful light arcs. Tijuana Taxi Co.? Is it a Mexican taxi company? No. It can’t be. So, I Googled it, and it was a restaurant! Say what?! I had to see what those arcs of lights were all about, so we walked over there. “Hi. Welcome,” said a waiter that stood by a group patrons seated at a table on the patio. We walked in, and a hostess greeted us, “Hi. Two?” She grabbed a couple of menus and directed...

Don’t be like me. Don’t judge this book by its cover. This post contains affiliate links.* Bored and stressed with the drudgery of the everyday grind, my husband and I agreed that it was time for a getaway. No toddler, dog, or responsibilities — only he and I. We wanted to do something relaxing, so we took to the internet to see what affordable options were available for a couple who wants to relax. I suggested a couple’s massage because what’s more relaxing than a couple of strangers feeling us up in the same room? (All joking aside, massages are a must for me — they’re like little stress release tune ups that I must have once or twice a year in order to function like an almost-sane adult human being, instead of an uppity adolescent porcupine.) We looked at Groupon and found a lot of inexpensive local couple’s massages, but one particular deal stood out to us for two reasons: (1) it was an hour away from our immediate neighborhood (Exotic, no?), and (2) it in...