Showing posts with label play. Show all posts
Showing posts with label play. Show all posts
While watching television today, a fun little business card was placed in front of me and a live commercial for the Spectacular Salon and Spa occurred.

We were immediately prompted to schedule an appointment time.  We chose an 11 o'clock time slot and arrived a few minutes early.



We were asked to wait in the hall until our exact appointment time.   When we walked in, we were greeted by the lovely staff and informed that we had a couples massage and spa day arranged for us. 



Here are the facilities.







The stuffed animal back massage table.











The spa services area (for couples)
Our unique spa experience included a polka-dot rub, a lotion application, a marble massage, a silly bandz massage, "silk screening" on our legs and arms, brushing our hair, putting in a headband, a check of our reflexes, a pinching butt massage and, to complete the full service package, a free teeth counting (I have 8 teeth)!  The appointment was completed by serving us some ice cream and sandwiches.  Wow.  All that for the wonderful price of FREE.   Just pretend that you don't hear the manager mention that she has never been trained in massage or make up application.


 If you are ever in our area and are looking for a completely unique spa experience, you may want to drop by our second story (apparently located at 1897 Waterton St. - a completely made up address) and try the Spectacular Salon and Spa.  You'll never experience anything like it ever again!
We're on vacation this week and the theme for You Capture was PLAY!  You can't get much better than that on vacation!

We spent our first evening away at a Lansing Lugnuts baseball game with Chip's sister's family.  We got to sit in a suite courtesy of my brother-in-law.  It was great fun and ended with fireworks! 


Our next stop was a family reunion in Brantford, Ontario, Canada where even the dog was involved in the water balloon fight!


Badminton was played (sort of).


Even adult cousins played together...
because bubbles are great fun for all ages!


The next day we went hiking at the Elora Gorge Conservation Area and caught sight of some kayakers braving the high waters of the gorge.

After a long day of hiking, we stopped in the town of Elora for dinner.  Ebabe kept herself busy playing on the rails while the adults decided where to eat.


Yesterday we were back in the states and visiting with my parents and grandmother.  Here my mom and Bug play.  There's nothing better than playing with grandma...


...except maybe playing with Great-grandma!

To experience more play, (and really, who doesn't want to do that?!) visit I Should Be Folding Laundry's You Capture challenge.
It started off as an afternoon of bubbles and giggles, as we played outside on a refreshingly warm afternoon.

I decided to grab the camera and try to capture "a moment" while the bubbly ladies filled the sky (and ground!) with bubbles.
Here's one moment that I love...
Can you hear the laughter, the silliness that the bubbles brought about? It was contageous and wonderful!


And finally, this shot which captures a fleeting moment in the life of a bubble. How similar childhood is at least to us parents. It's here for a short time, very fragile and beautiful and our little bubbles are refracting the things we teach them. Then, all too quickly... pop, those little bubbles are gone and our children are grown!
For more moments, check out You Capture at I Should Be Folding Laundry.