Such A Pleasant Day

Today marks 3 months into our marriage and we decided (a few weeks ago) to celebrate Valentines today as well. One of our wedding presents was a gift certificate to probably the most high-end spa in the area: the Broadmoor. I had never been to a spa, but it certainly sounded enticing.

We decided to get a "couples" massage, which means that we would each have our own masseuse, but would receive the massages in the same room at the same time. The "couples" aspect was a bit lost on me, as I was either face-down or eyes-covered for the entire massage, but it was nice knowing he was there. I'm getting ahead of myself.

First, when you get there, they take you into the locker room, with customizable pin-entered lockers, which leads into the aroma therapy room, dry sauna and eucalyptus steam rooms. Outside of that, was a small room with a fire place and dried fruit (from locker-room to fireplace area is girls only). Down the hall, is the mountain-view room, which is co-ed. Every room has soft music playing and everyone is walking around in fuzzy blue bath robes and rubber sandals. In the mountain-view room, is fresh fruit, citrus or cucumber water and several kinds of fresh tea. Not to mention the cushy chairs, blankets, newspapers and magazines.

Once you're all settled in, the masseuse comes to take you to dream-land. I've had massages before, but never with this much pamper involved. The massage table was heated, the oil used was aroma therapy, during part of the massage I had my feet wrapped in hot towels and my eyes draped with a cool compress, not to mention that when I flipped over to my back, the massage table could raise at the head and knees, like Craftmatic adjustable beds, but on a smaller scale. Not to mention that she could also raise and lower the whole massage table at her whim.

This woman was incredibly thorough in her massage and made sure to focus on the problem areas I told her about before (low-back and hips). I melted under her touch and was hesitant to leave the room when our session had ended.

After the massage was steam-room, using the iced towels provided. Then a further relaxing shower, with a temperature gauge for the water. Followed by a minute in the aroma therapy

room and a few minutes in the sauna. Afterward, I decided to check out the complimentary hair care area.

This room was larger than most walk-in closets I've been in, with three different counters, each equipped with blow dryer, curling iron, hair spray, gel, spray deodorant, magnifying and lit makeup mirror, cushioned seat, and sanitized hair brushes and combs. Also available throughout the locker room was lotion, tissues, q-tips,

mouthwash, and single-use razors. I have to say though, after the massage and the shower, all I wanted to do was cuddle up and take a nap.

One final feature that I have to cover about my trip to the spa was the toilet. Hopefully it's not TMI, but you can skip this part if you want. First of all, the seats were heated - very nice. However, they also had something I had never tried before: bidet capability. Yes, it gently sprays water on your nether parts, once you're ready. And the fun part is that you have options, such as location (front-back), pressure, style (pulsing, stream, spray), etc. And once you're finished, it will even blow your bum dry. Though a bit odd at first, this is now something I want. Why has this country not adopted these things as a standard yet??

When we finally convinced ourselves that it was probably time to leave, we luckily hailed a shuttle bus to the parking garage and nearly floated home. Beautiful. Being relaxed doesn't make me any more sane, it just makes me more okay with my insanity.