The Gift of Spa

By -
I went and had my very first full body massage today! It was wonderful! I got a gift certificate from Jason's freelance manager and I finally made an appointment and did it!

So, not knowing anything (and I mean anything) about getting a massage, I decided to just go at it and learn as I went.
I had no idea it was going to be full body; head, neck, shoulders, back, legs, feet. I was assuming it would just be my back. I ate a very small breakfast, since I was busy taking care of Ethan (he's sick) and didn't think much about what I was eating. I was told by my hairdresser to drink lots of water before going and I did make sure to do that.
I got the spa and the lady directed me to the room where I could change and then directed me to where I was to have my massage. She starts giving me the massage and my stomach is making just... beautiful noises. I was so annoyed. After she's done with my head, neck, shoulders and back... she goes to my legs and all I can think is "I didn't shave!!!" I was again, very embarrassed.

Despite the little embarrassing moments, it was so relaxing and enjoyable. It was a bit expensive ($75.00 for one hour) and I was given more than that on my gift card, so I was also able to buy some of my favorite (but too expensive to buy) shampoo and conditioner! Aveda is a brand I'd buy stock in if we were rich. :)
Anyway... that's my massage story. I'm looking forward to the next time I go, being a little more familiar with it all.

Comments

Stef said…
Yes! I have felt really good ever since. The lady at the spa said it flushes lots of toxins out of your body and so when you're pregnant, its very good for you. Jason told me I will be using their services next time I'm pregnant. :) Yay!
December 2, 2007 at 8:40 PM
jillyco said…
Oh my! What a nice gift!
December 4, 2007 at 9:26 AM
Stef said…
It was his manager's way of saying "thanks for not throwing a fit over Jason having to do so much overtime work." :)
December 4, 2007 at 9:35 AM
Erin said…
(Chuckle, chuckle) I like that you told us you didn't shave your legs. He, he, he.
December 4, 2007 at 10:50 AM
Stef said…
Oh man... it gets worse. I hadn't shaved in like 3 weeks!! Terrible, I know.
Poor Jason. :)
December 4, 2007 at 11:32 AM
Trisha said…
Glad you enjoyed it! We need to make this a regular mommy break together. :) I was watching Jon & Kate Plus 8 and got inspired to go every other month or so...wouldn't that be lovely?!
December 4, 2007 at 8:53 PM
Stef said…
Oh man... it gets worse. I hadn't shaved in like 3 weeks!! Terrible, I know.
Poor Jason. :)
April 2, 2011 at 6:11 PM
Stef said…
It was his manager's way of saying "thanks for not throwing a fit over Jason having to do so much overtime work." :)
April 2, 2011 at 6:11 PM
Erin said…
(Chuckle, chuckle) I like that you told us you didn't shave your legs. He, he, he.
April 2, 2011 at 6:11 PM
Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Blog Giveaway!!

By -
Image
I am so excited about this blog giveaway! Some friends of ours in Northern California have started a company called Blackflower & Company   and we're doing a blog giveaway with them here! I received my tea a few days ago and it is, hands down, the best peach ginger tea I've ever had. I wanted to help them get word about their business spread and in the meantime, one of you gets to win pretty cool prizes :)  The prize is 2 (4 oz.) bags of tea {your choice} and one of their very special teapots!  This is an awesome giveaway, valued higher than $30  Here are the rules to follow:   enter a comment in this post  If you'd like to go to their website 1st, you can look around and let us know what flavor tea you'd chose and which color teapot you'd like if you win.   If you have a Facebook account, be sure to 'like' them on FB and then  you get to leave a 2nd comment here, letting me know and it will increase   your chances of win...
Keep reading »

One Thousandth blog post + GIVEAWAY!!

By -
This marks the  one thousandth blog post   for me !  If you added the blogging over at Jastef.net, I'm sure it would be far more, but I haven't blogged over there since Kara was a baby. For my simple mind, Blogger worked out much better for me. Sorry, husband.  I've been at this blogging thing for almost 8 years and I'm still not sick of it! I like to write {never thought I'd say that} and I really enjoy interacting with people; friends and then strangers who become friends.  Its great and its been a great way for us to share our day-to-day life with our families, since we moved.  Jason and I have been mulling around what I should do for a 1,000 blog post giveaway, just for fun. Not because I think my 1,000 post is as special to all of you as it is to me. We tossed around the idea of a Kindle, since Amazon dropped the price, but it was still... too much for me. We settled on a fun idea. You get to pick the final result, so read on and then be ...
Keep reading »

keeping the sickies away

By -
Image
Probably like most of you Moms, I've been sick of being sick throughout the winter. Its such a fun, holiday time of year and totally stinks when you're stuck inside, with illnesses. And, if you're not a fan of getting a vaccine for every little bug that goes around, you end up realizing you have to do your research to learn how to build up the immune systems and keep your brood healthy. I'm also learning that when it comes to sickness {we're talking sickness that won't cause death}, its actually good for our bodies to learn to fight things off naturally and not constantly running to get shots or drugs to cure us from ever getting sick again {which those shots don't do anyway}.  I'm no pro and my oldest child isn't even 7 yet, so I'm definitely not posting this to teach you ladies anything. And, for those of you with older kids, feel free to leave tips for how you keep your family healthy or natural ways to fight off colds and viruses.  ...
Keep reading »