Farewell Girl's Retreat

Last weekend I was able to go on an overnight retreat with my good friends Briana and Ashley. Briana is moving far far away from us, so she surprised Ashley and I with a night at the Intercontinental Montelucia Hotel out in Scottsdale for 24 hours worth of pampering! It was SO much fun we didnt want it to ever end. After the men were home friday, we all packed the car and left to check into the hotel and then find some grub! We ate at this really fun place called the Saddle Ranch Chop House. It was a western themed, bull riding, cotton candy eatin, good time! No we didnt ride the mechanical bull, although the manager offered us a free ride if we would go up there. But I couldnt talk Briana into it! haha. There was also a misunderstanding with the waiter, and lets just say...I dont think I will EVER live it down!

Briana, myself, and Ashley after we ate WAY too much!! After dinner we found a costco to buy some strawberries and raspberries, and then headed back to the hotel where we ate an overload of candy, chocolate covered strawberries, and sparkling cider. We then decided to give ourselves a "Pre-Facial Facial" because we wanted to make sure we were ready for our spa treatments that were waiting for us the next morning.

Arent we adorable? Okay, so we are a little scary, but seriously we had way too much fun listening to some good ol' Willie Nelson while soaking our feet in the amazing jaquzzi tub in the bathroom!

This is Briana doing her stretches before she entertained us with the Baby Einstein Dance! haha

We also went to the hot tub and relaxed, laughed, and froze our butts off running back to the room. Okay, so this is just funny and I HAVE to blog it, Briana might kill me. but I dont care...When we first got to the room, Briana discovered that you could listen to music while you are in the shower, and said "The rule is, when you shower you HAVE to listen to music". So when we got back from the hot tub, Briana went in to wash off and started singing (without even realizing it, haha), so Ashley and I had a wonderful idea! =) We turned the TV to some sort of symphany music and I snuck my arm in the door and cranked the volume FULL BLAST in the shower and not that we werent laughing hard enough, but then we heard Briana let out a shrill scream and then yell "OKAY WHO SAW ME NAKED??" hahaha. Maybe you had to be there, I dont know but I am laughing just thinking about it.

This was Ashley at like 9!!! Okay so it was more like 10, but still, she was out first!

Then there was me, and the answer is YES, I jumped on the bed at a 5 star hotel!! I'm kind of a night owl, and obviously a little crazy! We then gave ourselves pedicures and I painted and did designs on our toes. It was so fun to just laugh and be silly. I'm a little sad that we didnt get pictures of toes, but I think they were both asleep by the time I finished mine. haha.

The next morning we slept in, grabbed some breakfast at the Crave Cafe there at the Hotel, and then headed to get some Sprinkles. Aparently they are a big deal in LA, they are a cupcake shop that are overpriced, but really tasty. After we enjoyed a little snack we headed off to The Lamar Spa, where we all enjoyed facials, and massages. We sat with our feet in the jacuzzi, sat in the saunas, and enjoyed the relaxation of being pampered! This is only my second time ever going to a spa, and I have to say...I LOVE it and so wish I could afford to go more often.

I just have to say how much I am going to miss this girl!! We just became really good friends within the past 6 months, and it makes me so sad that we didnt get to know eachother sooner! She is such a great friend, and so much fun to hang out with. She is the perfect combination of sweet and spice...kind of like myself. lol! Maybe thats why we get along so well, we are both feisty! Thanks so much Briana for making this weekend happen and possible. It is something that I will always remember. Its farewell for now, but we will see you very soon! =) Love you and miss you already girl!

And here is a tiny picture of the hotel courtyard. BEAUTIFUL!! We didnt take any pictures of the grounds, which is sad because it was gorgeous.