Welcome to Fresno
Thanks for welcoming me to your city, Fresno! I’m psyched to be here! Yay! 
I met Caitlin at the airport just seconds after finishing my previous blog post. She actually caught me in full blogger action!
After grabbing her luggage, we took a taxi to the hotel where we bumped into a few of the other bloggers, who are attending the POM Wonderful Tour too. I was especially excited to see Gina and Heather! I’ve read both of their blogs for many months now, so it was nice to finally meet them in person. I also met a couple of new blogger friends: Emily and Shirley. I can’t wait to get to know them better too!
Upon checking into our rooms, we received some sweet POM swag bags! 
There were so many goodies inside!
I especially love the adorable American Apparel POM Wonderful t-shirt in size small! Don’t you hate it when you get a cute free t-shirt and it’s an extra large? I usually end up giving them to my father-in-law, so now he has tons of random t-shirts from me!
The bloggers are staying at a Courtyard Marriott, so our rooms a pretty nice.
Nice and neat.
And clutter-free.
And 5 minutes later, my room looked like a bomb went off in it!
I can be such a slob sometimes! 
After getting settled in my room, I met Caitlin for a quick workout in the hotel gym.
Obviously, I brought my camera with me!
I ran 2.5 miles on the treadmill and then jumped on the elliptical for 15 minutes. I’m glad that I broke a sweat after sitting on a plane all day. I feel so much better!
I just took a shower and now I’m snacking on some POM Iced Coffee while I blog.
We have a group dinner at BJ’s Brewery in a little over an hour, so I’m off to relax and get ready!
I can’t wait to meet everyone!!!
Tags: Fresno, POM Harvest Tour
Jenna — October 19, 2009 @ 7:27 pm
have fun at dinner tonight!
jenna
Estela @ Weekly Bite — October 19, 2009 @ 7:33 pm
Glad you had a safe flight! Have fun at dinner
Food Makes Fun Fuel — October 19, 2009 @ 7:33 pm
Soooo jealous! Have a great time and take lots of pics! Boston has not warmed up since you left, haha
Marisa (Trim The Fat) — October 19, 2009 @ 7:37 pm
Glad you’re settled in and got in a workout!
Have fun
Jessica @ How Sweet It Is — October 19, 2009 @ 7:49 pm
I bet dinner will be a blast!
Susan — October 19, 2009 @ 7:53 pm
Did you know that the Barney Butter folks are in Fresno too?
Cynthia (It All Changes) — October 19, 2009 @ 7:57 pm
After a long day of travel there is nothing better than a good sweat session. It makes me feel relaxed.
Enjoy your dinner.
Julie @ Peanut Butter Fingers — October 19, 2009 @ 8:01 pm
i love it when hotels have decent gyms & i’m able to work out while traveling! it feel so much better. have a great time at dinner!
Jana — October 19, 2009 @ 8:28 pm
Oh BJ’s Brewhouse is the best!! Their salads and their pizzas are delicious, espeically the buffalo chicken pizza! Hope you have tons of fun
Kat (Kat's Daily Plate) — October 19, 2009 @ 8:34 pm
I just staid at a Courtyard Marriott in Philly for a work event and I thought it was really nice- with a great gym! Enjoy your first night out in Fresno- can’t wait to hear more!
maria — October 19, 2009 @ 8:39 pm
Free swag is great. And I’m right there with you on the free shirts that never fit. I hate that! Aren’t you supposed to be rewarded for being healthy and fit? How about some shirts that are the right size? POM seems to have thought of everything!
Deva (Voracious Vorilee) — October 19, 2009 @ 8:42 pm
How fun! It looks like your stay is going to be really fun and wonderful. Can’t wait to read more. I totally love that you got a size small shirt – it’s great when you can get t-shirt swag that fits!
Adriane — October 19, 2009 @ 8:45 pm
Have a fabulous trip! You are so good for working out on vacation…I always struggle with that.
Megan @ Megzz Wins Ar Life — October 19, 2009 @ 8:47 pm
Sounds like fun!!! Love the free swag!! Have fun!!
Sarah — October 19, 2009 @ 8:48 pm
Glad you had a safe trip and hope you enjoy your time there! Yay for getting in a workout too
We have a BJ’s here and its pretty good, can’t wait to see what you guys have!
brandi — October 19, 2009 @ 8:54 pm
glad you got there safely! I can’t wait to find out more about POM!
eatmovelove — October 19, 2009 @ 9:12 pm
Just found your blog! It’s great
Anything with ‘carrots’ and ‘cake’ ignite my interest as I am in love with both – and particulary together (with cream cheese mmmm!!!!). The treadmills in that gym look great. Wish I had one in my apartment. I just started a blog and would love any views/advice if you have time to give. Take care!
Lizzy — October 19, 2009 @ 9:13 pm
so glad you made it safe! The hotel room looks so pretty, and i love the outside design of that swag bag! so cute!
Stephanie — October 19, 2009 @ 9:16 pm
yay for what looks to be the start of a fantastic trip, can’t wait to see more!
Lynn (The Actors Diet) — October 19, 2009 @ 9:19 pm
i’m a slob in hotels too. maybe it’s b/c i know someone else will be cleaning up after me?!
Emma — October 19, 2009 @ 9:20 pm
I’m exactly the same when it comes to hotel rooms – seems like lots of us are! hah!
Hannah — October 19, 2009 @ 9:28 pm
How is that POM iced coffee? I’m afraid to try it… ahha.
Kara — October 19, 2009 @ 9:55 pm
Cute bags! I hope that’s just the tip of the iceberg of excitement!
Emily (Emily Eats and Exercises) — October 19, 2009 @ 10:05 pm
Good for you squeezing in a workout right away.
Unfortunately, I’m a slob all the time – not just in hotel rooms
Erin — October 19, 2009 @ 10:09 pm
What a great trip to combine work and vacation!
amanda (Two Boos Who Eat) — October 19, 2009 @ 10:31 pm
I’ve stayed at that exact hotel before! Have a great time!
Sarah @ The Foodie Diaries — October 19, 2009 @ 10:41 pm
So jealous! It’s going to be such an amazing trip!
ellen eats beets — October 19, 2009 @ 11:09 pm
Love quick workouts that make me feel better! Have so much fun on the west coast. it truly is wonderful!
emily - eatventures — October 19, 2009 @ 11:09 pm
Sweet looking swag bag!
BroccoliHut — October 19, 2009 @ 11:30 pm
Ooh! I would live in American Apparel tees if I could…in fact, I am wearing one right now:)
Can’t wait to see what the upcoming days bring!
Allison (Balance in Bites) — October 19, 2009 @ 11:41 pm
Sounds like the trip is off to a great start!
Janet — October 20, 2009 @ 12:23 am
My former roommate is from Fresno, and I just learned that the airport there is called FAT. Hehe, kind of ironic with all those healthy bloggers there! Have fun!!
Tay — October 20, 2009 @ 12:34 am
Have always wanted to go to BJ’s!! I’ve heard great things. Hope you had a fun evening!
Angie (Losing It and Loving It) — October 20, 2009 @ 11:19 am
Cute little swag bag! I would love to start attending things like this. How fun! As for Courtyard Marriott, that is where hubs and I met (although in Virginia). He likes to tell everyone, that I checked him in and he checked me out HA HA! He was traveling on business and I worked at the front desk. We dated 3 months long distance and will celebrate 13 years New Year’s Eve. Seeing your pictures of the room just brought back memories LOL
Off to catch up on your blog posts.
Lisa — October 20, 2009 @ 12:03 pm
Gorgeous shot of the pomegranate orchard! We have one pomegranate tree in the garden and when it’s fruiting it’s absolutely stunning. Seeing hundreds of trees must be amazing!
How’s the POM iced coffee? I looked all over for it in my city (I live a few hours south of Fresno on the coast) and could not find it anywhere! It looks really delicious.
Matt — October 22, 2009 @ 12:02 pm
Make sure to submit a review of this hotel fitness facility at http://www.HotelGymReview.com (launching end of October).