Pampered!

Last week was a fabulous week of pampering. My beautiful mother flew into town so that we could get pampered. It was such a great girls' week. We shopped, talked, laughed...just enjoyed each other & each other's company! The first day started with a manicure and pedicure. The last time I got a mani-pedi was around the time of my wedding (7 1/2 years ago)! I'd forgotten how relaxing they were. It was great!

After the mani-pedi, we got home just in time for John & I to receive our "Travel Phone Call" from AGCI. That lasted for about 30 minutes and when we finished, Mom and I went out shopping.....shopping for Ethiopia, shopping for my baby shower (in February). We finished the evening off with a wonderful dinner and a yummy glass of wine!

The next day I got my scruffy eyebrows taken care of. My Eyebrow Girl is so good. What she does with my eyebrows is like magic!

After, we went and had lunch. Later that afternoon I had a hair appointment....no pics though!! That was the evening when we got about 4 inches of snow. I was driving home in it during rush hour...EEEKK!

The last day of pampering was the best.....MASSAGES! Mom didn't tell me what kind of massages we were getting. She just said that it was her favorite kind of massage. I knew which kind I wanted to get, but I'm always willing to be surprised...in a good way :-)

The masseuse called my name and off I went. As we were walking into the room she asks me "Have you ever had a hot stone massage before?" I started giggling "No. Is that what I'm getting? I didn't know. My mom wanted to surprise me. Yay! I'm so excited!"

I don't remember the last time I felt more relaxed. A couple of times while I was on my belly I caught myself in mid-snore and I think I actually fell asleep with my mouth open. Thank goodness I didn't drool. That would have been embarassing!

Needless to say it was a heavenly 50 minutes of pure relaxation.

After our massages, I took Mom to my G-School  and saw my Girls. We spent a good deal of time there and then it was off to do more shopping...shopping for my baby shower outfit, which I found and I love :-)

Saturday turned out be another day of running errands and getting more stuff for the Ethiopia trip. We stopped at the bookstore and got some reading for the LLLOONNGGG flight. Then we went to Jo-Ann to try to find more yarn so I could finish Baby E's blanket (no success but I did finish the blanket....that's the next post). Next was lunch, the grocery store, one more errand and then home.

Sunday we spent all day cooking. My mom helped me cook recipes that I remember as a little girl. Such great smells! Comfort food is the best!

What a great week with my Mom! It was just what I needed right before our trip to Ethiopia. I am all the more ready to meet our little girl. It won't be long now!!