Spa Day in San Diego

So this weekend was a great weekend of decadence. Edwin and I flew into LA on Friday and I drove down to San Diego for a spa day with Michelle and Corinne. It was a very nice way to spend a Saturday. Now, anyone who knows me knows that I don't really like to wake up early. However, I was out the door by 8:30 on Saturday to drive down to San Diego for a 12PM spa appointment. Michelle and Corinne were already in San Diego for a conference.

We met up at the Manchester Grand Hyatt. Corinne and I had the Papaya Pineapple scrub while Michelle and Corinne's cousin Emily had deep tissue massages. What I thought was interesting is that while Corinne and I had the same treatment done, we had slightly different experiences. I had a 25 minute scrub with a 10 minute shower and then a 25 minute massage with lotion. Corinne had a 50 minute scrub and massage and then a shower and was given the lotion to apply herself. I always like to get scrubs because I think it's like getting a 2-for-1 with a scrub and massage. We got to hang out by the pool and use the sauna. I took 3 showers that day- once in the morning, another to remove the scrub, and another one after using the sauna and pool. It was very relaxing to say the least.

We left to get some Hawaiian food and then started on spa part 2. We went to get some mani/pedi's that was recommended by Emily. They were clean and relatively inexpensive, but they had some service issues. They were trying to upsell everything. I also had a weird experience with a parrafin wax for my hands. I decided to do that one because when I had hand therapy, I always had a parrafin wax treatment to help my hand "stretch." I think most women do it for the smooth skin. I feel like an old woman sometimes because my hand feels kind of tight when it's cold outside.

Before dinner, Michelle, Mike and I went to Seaport Village for a little shopping. Here's a picture of me and Michelle looking relaxed and happy.

For dinner, we went to Indigo Grill, a hip San Diego restaurant. The Smoked Duck Nachos were really yummy and I had the pecan crusted rainbow trout. After dinner, we walked around a bit in San Diego's Little Italy section and then headed out for the drive back to Calabasas. Michelle gave me a little tour of the "Valley." It was a surreal experience because we drove for miles and could not find a coffeehouse to save our lives.