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My Sister’s Birthday/Spa Party

Hello beautiful! I would like to say Happy birthday to my seesster, Laura! Yes, this post is late but her birthday (July 22) was timely celebrated. As I have mentioned in my last post we planned for a BBQ/spa day for her birthday weekend, and that we did. The BBQ was a very nice family gathering. It was a nice hot day out and the kids were playing in a little pool. I actually didn’t get many photos during the BBQ (it was family time…) but I do have footage at the spa!

Touch to Heal Spa
Touch to Heal Spa

Firstly, we went to Touch to Heal Spa in Campbell, CA. The place was very clean and professional. The employees and the owner, herself, were all very hospitable. The front, reception area of the spa is large and comfortable with a little store to buy your own products for a home spa. I noticed that the massage and facial rooms are well kept and relaxing with dimmed lights and himalayan salt lamps. The spa party was in a room that we specially reserved. Aside from the drinks and snacks that we brought, there was tea and a very sophisticated water dispenser. 

Secondly, I didn’t get a massage but I did get a facial. My skin has been doing its own thing and not working with me so a facial was due. Laura got a facial as well while her friends and our other sister got massages. It sure depends on who gives you the massage, but some said their massage was okay and others thoroughly enjoyed theirs. Apparently you need Jesus in your life. 😉  The girls highly praised Jesus for his satisfactory massages.

Furthermore, I’m pretty sure I fell asleep and was dreaming during my facial. It was refreshing and my skin felt very clean and soft afterward. I do self-facials ALL the time, but it’s nice to have someone else massage. It was very relaxing. My facialist’s name is Kelsey. She really enjoys what she does and she knows what she is doing.

The Spa Party

Spa Party
Laura is the one in red.

We had a hangout spot with wine, champagne and cheese since our massages and facials were at different times.

Owner of Touch to Heal
Laura and the owner of Touch to Heal Spa, Rebecca.

Here is the birthday girl with the owner of the spa, Rebecca. She is really nice and seems to really care about what her clients need.

goat cheese with honey and walnuts
Goat cheese covered in walnuts and honey

I love cheese! We had goat cheese glazed with honey and walnuts. Rock Wall Winery inspired us and it was delicious.

wine and champagne
Rock Wall wine and champagne

My sister and her family-in-law go to Rock Wall Winery, on Alameda, quite a bit and always bring home loads of wine. So we had a few to bring to the spa. Laura made ice cubes with little flowers incorporated into them and it adds a fresh touch to the presentation.

Finally, that’s all on my sister’s Spa Birthday! It was nice and it’s a kind of party I’ll gladly partake in anytime! Yes, this post was suppose to go up the beginning of August! I think I’ll just make it my blog theme to apologize for putting up late posts. 🙂 At least you know I’m off doing things and I hope that you still like the content. Of course, please let me know if you have any questions about the place and leave your comments below. Your input powers my creativity.

Next post is on my trip to Utah’s Zion National park and Kanarraville Falls. Until next time! 

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Second Day In Cancun

We ordered breakfast from In-Room-Dining the night before for the next morning. Everything was inclusive so we thought we’d go a little nuts on room service. We had a Flyboard appointment at around noon and were getting into a lot of activities so we ordered breakfast pretty early. Breakfast came to the room 8:30a-9a. 

In Room Dining Breakfast

My sister, my cousin and I got traditional American breakfasts with fruit plates of grapefruit, papaya, melon, honeydew, and watermelon. It was delicious! We also had a basket of pastries and those were not disappointing either. I got pineapple juice and it was incredibly refreshing. We had a nice relaxing morning having breakfast and watching Friends.

 It was so nice! I’d go back just for the in-dining breakfast!

Flyboard at Aquaworld
Photo by Aquaworld Photographer

Here I am on the Flyboard. You are suppose keep straight while underwater and lock your knees to propel out of the water. It was difficult the very first moments because I needed to turn over to face the water and kick the board straight under me while water was shooting out from the bottom. I got the hang of it but my legs kept floating right back up. It gets easier after a little bit, once I got to balancing on the board. The thing is the boots were a bit too big for my feet, it wasn’t easy keeping my little feet flat down. I would also like to have more control over how high I go but the guide wasn’t very cooperative. Aquaworld was the place we booked most of our excursions. They have a ton of things to do and decent service. 

Jetskis at Aquaworld

Here is a quick snapshot of our Jet ski video. It was so much fun. It’s the only place I can’t get a speeding ticket!

This is a photo of me and my cousin, Berlin. It was one of the uniform nights where we were to dress in all white and the birthday girl in her color of choice.

Here are all the ladies in white and the birthday girl in yellow. It was actually a really funny moment; many of the ladies wanted to leave room to show the cars we were leaning on. They were two white Rolls Royce with license plates that said “Aqua 1” and “Aqua 2”. The photo looked wonky so of course we repositioned ourselves.

We went to a place downtown called The City. The place was large with multiple tiers of VIP areas. We had a spot to ourselves but it wasn’t the best arrangement because a lot of people from other parties had to go in and out and needed to pass through our area to get out to the restroom or exit. It was a bit frustrating but I think we got down a system to let people pass. They had a little show there with a few performers in light up costumes. The music was okay. There weren’t many places to dance in the VIP areas.

Well that was my second day in Cancun. We tried to fit quite a bit in the few days we were there and I hope you are enjoying the story so far! 🙂 Please let me know if you like these updates. Maybe for the next trip I’ll do one big post with a bunch of pictures. I thought I’d ease into it and not overwhelm you.

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