Well, what can I say…..there were several different emotions all rolled into one and that emotion in a word is FABULOUS!!! It all started with a wonderful luncheon and spa trip with my awesome and amazing friends. After lunch and a hot stone massage, I met my family and parents for a lovely dinner. I think we were at the restaurant for 2.5 – 3 hours. Following that beautiful day, I took Luke to camp and after dropping him off headed to Lake Austin Spa for 5 days. Now, let me just tell you about this place….it is the perfect getaway for rest and relaxation while maintaining your health, well being and 40 year old goals!!! The food is all organic, cooked fresh and the portions are perfect. You leave the dining room feeling exactly as we should, not bloated, not full, just right. The food is also absolutely delicious. They have activities throughout the day that you may or may not sign up for. I did a hike one day that was so refreshing with the gorgeous Austin hill country as the backdrop. I did a few yoga classes, some cardio, a spin class and swimming in the pool barn. And to top it off, I reached my 40 year old goals! However, most of my time was spent at the spa. The spa is every girls dream. I want to live in the Blue Room. The night I arrived, I had a treatment called a Texas Starry Night, which was P for PERFECT. Every treatment you have there is perfect, it’s like they know what you need!!! Anyway, body treatments, massages and a facial at the end, I was in pure bliss. My room was so sweet with a pretty little porch where I read about a two foot stack of books. I have not read that much since my kids were born. No, I am serious, it was a lot of reading, just what I wanted and needed. I added a few pictures below and you will probably see a lot of cardinals in them, they were everywhere! Nature was everywhere!! I saw about ten deer, a frog that just about jumped on my head as he was escaping a snake I saw slithering away from him, lizards everywhere, baby turtles being born, ducks, cats that live there at the resort, and did I mention cardinals? Tons of them, so pretty:) You will also see my hammock, oh how I loved that hammock…..can you tell I needed a break?! It was WON-DER-FUL. Thank you Brian, Mom, Dad and my three little angels for letting me go.
