<a href="http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/P4280041.jpg"><img class="alignleft size-medium wp-image-5388" title="OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA" src="http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/P4280041-300x225.jpg" alt="" width="300" height="225" /></a>Jim aka Jimmykins won a President's Award trip with his company.  Lucky for me, he doesn't have a girlfriend at the moment, so I scored the role of his trophy date.

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Oh.  And the trip is an all expenses-paid 5 day retreat to a <a href="http://www.bacararesort.com/" target="_blank">shi shi hotel</a> in Santa Barbara.

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Now <em>this </em>is what I call living.

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Day One of My Departure to Paradise warrants my 4th Slideshow Ever.  (Laney, you know what that means.  Step away from the Crackberry and mosey on over to your computer, girlfriend.  :-D )

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