Pack your bags! We are going to the West Coast.

Greetings from the West Coast. Also known as the Best Coast and NOT the Wet Coast like I was told yesterday. We woke up this morning in sunny Seattle. Oh, I know. You don't believe those two words fit in the same sentence. The sun shines here, I promise. I am working from Seattle for the next week. Spending time with my family and the last stop on my multi-week birthday celebration.

I love the West Coast. From top to bottom. For those of you who live here, or vacation here, you know all the reasons I like it. And for those of you who have never been, you must visit. Since I am still celebrating my birthday, should you get a treat too? Of course you should.  So I want to bequeath a party favor comprised of two of my favorite things: Vacation and The West Coast.

I have partnered with Larkspur Hotels and Restaurants for something special.  This fabulous boutique hotel group has 23 hotels and extended stay locations from Bellevue, WA all the way to L.A. Including one of my absolute favorite hotels in San Fran: Villa Florence.

And this group of hotels will cover everything you need for a fantastic visit to the Coast so we are hosting the Pack Your Bags Giveaway for a weekend stay at any Larkspur Property! Doesn't that sound fun?

Here are five signs you are LONG OVERDUE for a vacation:

*You drop your child off at school at the usual time. Except school is closed for summer.

*You try to cook your microwave popcorn. Except you put the bag (THIS SIDE UP) in the freezer.

*You start thinking about Happy Hour. At 10:15 am. And no, Jimmy Buffett, it is NOT 5 o'clock somewhere.

*Instead of responding to that problem-laden email at the office, you delete it. And laugh. Before saying OHSH*T and digging it out of your trash folder.

*You wear your flip flops to the office. WITH your swimsuit and sari.

Don't you need a vacation? What is your YOUR sign?

How can you win and start packing your bags? First entry: You must be a public follower of my blog and leave a comment telling me the #1 sign you need a vacation.

Additional entry love. Please leave me a separate comment for each.

1. "Like" Let's have a cocktail on Facebook. This easy  (1 entry)

2. Follow me on Twitter like so  (1 entry)

3. Give the tweetle de dee about the giveaway and send me the link. You can do this daily for one entry per day.

4. "Like" Larkspur Hotels & Restaurants on Facebook with a click of this link. (1 entry)

5. Post about this giveaway on your blog and link back to me. Leave me your link to show the post. (2 entries)

Plus, you should go to their site or FB page, they are doing an awesome giveaway over the next six weeks: hotel accommodations +  airline gift card + restaurant gift card! OH MY!

Pack Your Bags Giveaway will run today through August 8, 2010. One superstar will be chosen at random from all of the entries and will be announced the following week.  Cheers from Seattle and what I hope you will soon call The Best Coast too. Have a fabulous weekend!