It was time for our annual BVG Spa Day, but arrangements weren't coming together with our usual massage therapists and, frankly, we were all feeling the financial pinch after our big trips. So, being both nifty and thrifty, we devised a Plan B that suited all of us. April 25 was our first 'Non-Spa Day,' and who knows, it just must end up being our 'First Annual Non-Spa Day.' Our theme this year, as lettered on a sign I put on my front porch to keep j's hubby from walking in on us, was: NO MAKE-UP, NO BRAS, NO GUYS ALLOWED! We were unpainted, untethered and unashamed. (I considered writing 'unundied,' but I was not sure anyone would get it. But then, knowing the BVGs, they would!)
I don't know how I missed taking pictures at Non-Spa Day, but the photo above, taken in retrospect, represents some of our props. Instead of Julene's fingers to massage us, we had j's back massager (not pictured because it's not here) and my scalp massager (pictured above). These two devices sent us into ecstasy, at least the scalp massager did. Quite a bargain at $5, I might add.
The little porcelain cupcake on the stand was a birthday present my friend Ruth sent me. The timing was perfect, because we used it to spear fresh strawberries for our first appetizer of the day, strawberries with sour cream and brown sugar, provided by Elletu. There are four individual picks in the cupcake, perfect for four Sisters. Our morning chef, j, prepared bacon in the oven and hashbrowns on the griddle, while Cool prepared our mimosas. Once we started sipping and nibbling, I'm not sure we ever completely stopped. I don't remember. My mind is a little fuzzy about details. Wow, those sure were good mimosas!!! I do remember the East Indian Pumpkin Soup I prepared and served, and the yummy pizza Elletu provided, and the scrumptious Thai Coconut Rice Pudding Cool concocted with rhubarb from her yard and fresh strawberries. Brought but not served was j's chowder. As I write this, my tummy is growling. Sure would love some of that chowder now! I messed up by not serving it on Non-Spa Day.
Since we began our Non-Spa Day at 10 A.M., we thought 4 P.M. would be a reasonable ending point. As it turned out, though, we extended our time because we just weren't through with relaxing our day away. I am constantly amazed at the lengths to which we Sisters can go just visiting with each other, with nary a cross word in all our decades of friendship. We can truly let our hair----and dare I say boobs???----down with each other. We never got around to watching a movie like we had envisioned, nor did we delve into the stacks of magazines I had on hand. A waste of time? No way! We did take time to celebrate our two April birthdays, j's and mine, both of us now being a young 67...............................................and half way to heaven, as I say!
Heavenly.....that was Non-Spa Day.
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