Have you ever had so much fun that you had to literally physically recover from the brain? Today I’m moving like an 80 year old woman. Prying my eyes open and propelling my aching body out of bed was such a feat that I’m kind of offended that I didn’t get a medal for achieving it. What a weekend.
Saturday started our Mama Speaks getaway, where BossLady Ashlee treated Steph and I (the only writers who could attend) to treatments at the spa including a one hour Swedish massage and citrus hand and foot treatments. Oh. Magosh. Incredible. My first ever massage, and let’s just say it was the first of many (do you hear me, dear husband?). We laughed, we bonded even more, we wore warm lavender mitts:
We noticed all the funny chotckes, like a cat with a suit on holding a cello, a frog candelabra, and a Victorian poodle with a wig on who honestly looked a little melancholy:
Afterwards there we painted a tree of life on Steph’s pregnant belly, ate yummy Popeye pizza and watch a sweet movie before heading off to dreamland. Sunday brought nothing but lies and laughter and the biggest surprise I’ve ever been a part of. Eliciting faces like these:
But you can read all about that over here. Amazing, exhausting, uplifting and some of the most fun I’ve ever had. Ever.
I hope all of you are blessed to be surrounded by people who you love and love you back. And at the very least, I hope you run off and get a chotchke or two. The conservation of Victorian poodles depends on it.
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Serious fun! You guys did a great job! =)
Lori
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I want to be a part of Mama Speaks just for the massage! Oh, my aching back. And neck. But seriously, you two did a GREAT job and I was just so happy to be a part of it.
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That is so awesome. I mean having a massage and all that (paid for!) is great but then throwing a surprise baby shower for your friend- even better.
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I burst out laughing at the bride poodle. Oh my goodness I am so glad you took a pic!
Steph
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Looks like a fun weekend!
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Sounds like fun!
I need a massage…mmm.
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hilarious.
Great fun indeed and you two were great hostesses of the best surprise shower ever.
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Those are the best laughs possible, completely scrunched up, unable to hold it in laughs. Thanks for sharing the joy! And for making me ridiculously jealous that you got such a fab massage, those crazy Swedes and their awesome hands.
–Anissa
http://www.hope4peyton.org
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Looks like a fabulous time. Sad that I missed it.
You must tell me where you saw this Victorian Poodle!?!?!?!?
somewhere local-please share.
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Ohmagosh, I have to have one of those poodles….that is the cutest ever! Spa treatments are the best. We should be able to go once a week to get our bodies worked on. You girls were the best party planners and the most nervous I had ever seen. You pulled it off and I was so amazed at all the love we all felt in that place. I feel like we are all related (I know we are cause we are all in the family of God) but all of you are just so special. Steph is one blessed little momma to have such loving friends. Ivy will be a very stylish, well dressed little diva.
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P.S. We’ll see how many people catch that slip there.
And I will be working on your medal.
Steph
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Well, everything I have seen about this past weekend has just made it clear how very much my husband owes me, big time – he was in LA throwing a bachelor party for his brother, hence my inability to be there with you guys basking in spa and baby shower glory. Wait, everything makes me wish I’d been able to join you EXCEPT for the picture of that poodle. That thing is freaky!
Glad you had a break and some girl time. Love the mits!
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I caught it! LOL! Arianne- you are SO funny, oh. magosh.
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What a true blessing to have such dear friendships. It’s touching to the heart just to see deep love between friends.
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That poodle has a fan! I want that statue!
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Melancholy Victorian Poodles. Sounds like a title of a trashy novel, or a really bad country song…
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