Last Week's Massage

Thursday morning a friend, who speaks Chinese, took two of us to a
Chinese women's spa. It was really relaxing. For 2 hours we lay there
covered in sheets while they massaged first our backs and then our
faces and arms, head and neck. Layer after layer of moisturizing goop
was placed on our faces and massaged in...then they would wipe it off
and seemingly start over again. Towards the end they put a mask on and
all we were missing was the cucumber slices... Very fun.Yes, my skin
has felt deeply moisturized all day. You wouldn't think that having
your sinuses massaged can feel so good but it does. The fact that they
did everything to make this a luxurious place and then when I went to
the bathroom it was a toilet that was level with- built into- the
floor that you squat over- you have to flush it and everything. That
kind of took me by surprise.
-- James has been to a place where they just work on your back for two
hours. They put on layers of hot towels and then hang from rings and
walk on your back. I want to try that next.

Michelle