Heaven on earth

What a fabulous way to spend 3 days :)

Some of you may remember last year that I received a gift certificate from KK for my birthday to Sundara Spa. This is a gorgeous spa resort in Wisconsin Dells where you can get a variety of services done and the staff's job is to spoil you and pamper you for your entire stay. KK's brother and his wife have gone there a couple times and raved about it so I was excited to go. We've been putting it off for various reasons because of KK's work schedule, but the certificate expires on the 9th of this month so spring break was the perfect time.

We arrived on Sunday afternoon after dropping Bucky off at grandma and grandpa's house. Right away you relaxed as you walked in to a completely quiet lobby and entryway. Hushed voices are used in all public places and no cellphones are allowed outside of your suite. We checked in and were given directions to our suite and the bellman took our luggage up. Our suite was gorgeous...king size bed, whirlpool tub and fancy shower and a gas fireplace.

On the bed were robes and near the foot of the bed were sandals to be worn in the spa areas. Guests walk around in their robes and sandals everywhere as they travel to their spa services or even for breakfast in the morning.

We settled in to our room and then headed out to the outlet mall for some shopping and then dinner reservations later that night. We hit all the fun stores...Ralph Lauren, Tommy Hilfiger, Van Heusen and COACH!!!! My birthday gift for this year was a black Coach tote. I've been searching for a tote for school for quite a while but could never find one that was the right size but KK spotted this one and it was the perfect size for what I wanted.

Monday we hung out in the Purifying Bath and the pool area for most of the afternoon before our spa services.
During the bath you first shower and use a sandstone polish, then go into a steam room for 10 minutes, then you alternate between a hot whirlpool bath and a cold plunge pool 3-4 times before your services. This is to help you relax (obviously!) and to open your pores and relax your muscles to prep for massages and stuff. We had couples massages and facials and it was fabulous. You go into these treatment rooms that are completely silent and the massages/facials are sooooooo relaxing! I was a puddle after that afternoon.

Tuesday we took our time getting ready to leave...who would want to leave such a gorgeous place! We wandered our way back to pick up Bucky and made it home late afternoon.

Now I need to find a way to become independently wealthy so I can hang out at this spa more often!!! We're already thinking we might save up to come pack for our anniversary next year...but I'm going to try to work it for winter break :)

Just when I needed some blog fodder...

My neighbors don't let me down :)

We live in an older neighborhood, and when I say older neighborhood that means that the majority of the people on our street are 60+ years old. There's one younger family with kids across the street but other than that it's a social security kind of crowd. There is one particularly interesting set of neighbors right next to us. It's an older couple...probably in their upper 80s. The guy we see occasionally going to get his mail or struggling to bring his garbage can in from the corner. Supposedly there's a wife somewhere in that house, but I've never seen her. The curtains are constantly pulled and I don't think she never leaves the house. To top it all off, they have an alcoholic son who lives with them who (from what I can tell) doesn't have a job and has lost his license to drive. He often can be found sitting in his friend's car downing more beer than a frat party.

As a result of his alcoholism and his parent's age and health problems, the fire department and ambulance is a regular sight on our street. Including yesterday morning. I climb out of the shower and see the reflection of red flashing lights through the window. This sight used to initiate a sense of panic and concern about one of our neighbors. Now it just causes a roll of the eyes and a wonder about which one they are going to pull out of there this time. Usually it's been the son, dragged out in a passed out stupor to detox for a couple days before sending him back home. Once in a while it's the father, searching assistance for some ailment that he suffers from. Again, we've never seen the wife so we're not even sure she's still alive.

Who knows who they took out this time. I was too busy trying to get ready for work to snoop for too long. But, I'm sure that we'll be seeing the local EMTs again on our street sometime soon. None of the neighbors we've talked to really know what's going on in that house although they are starting to have the same opinion we are...the son needs to be taken to rehab and the parents need to be moved to an assisted living facility.

I wonder if the EMTs roll their eyes when the neighbor's address comes up on their dispatch. They're probably tired of coming here constantly.

Why is it...

when someone is pregnant, EVERYONE has to share their birth stories with EVERYONE in ear shot?!!?!!

The person who teaches next to me is pregnant and due any day now. Throughout her entire pregnancy I have heard more about stretch marks, epidurals, and labor pains that I ever wanted to know about my co-workers. And breastfeeding!!! Cripes, I don't care how bad your boobs hurt or how long it took for the milk to start producing. Dont...care....at....all!!!!!! If I was pregnant (which, if that were ever to occur we know the end of the world is coming) it would drive me nuts to hear all the bad crap about pregnancy. Seriously, give me the helpful information but keep the horror stories out of it.

And touching the belly....get your damned hands off!!! It's not a party favor, it's my stomach!!! While it may be incubating a new life it doesn't need to be rubbed for everyone's amusement.

I may be insensitive/creeped out by the whole ordeal because I have no interest in having kids, but seriously. Why does every person take it upon themselves to become involved in another person's life?!?