Suzy

LJ, LJ, I miss you when you go! Please stop getting attacked and not giving me my morning dose of fandom before work. :(

Jennie is on an apocalypse fic kick, so of course she is sharing! And now I am sharing my favorite with you: The Bird Flu. Post-apocalyptic Sesame Street. You're welcome.

I've been debating taking a dance class for awhile, but I am not so much a group person. Or a dancing in public person. I was really intrigued by this brand new Ballet Fit class, but then decided I'd probably never go and I'd waste the $90. And then I got into this mood where I had to do something to change my status quo and then the next day it was on Groupon for $39. So I went for it. First class was tonight and it was awesome. It was kind of weird in places (Her: Dance with someone! Grab them and dance! We: (do not)) (Ha, which now reminds me of that jazz class Meg and I took in college), but the instructor was nice and friendly and fun and the music was great. We were mostly clueless beginners who were able to laugh at ourselves and we did all sorts of actual ballet moves and there's one I still don't understand at all, but I got the others. I can't wait for next week!

Also, I saw myself in the mirror and totally did not cringe at all. Very exciting.

So last week, Liss and I did part one of our birthday celebration, an afternoon at the spa. You guys, it was amazing. I spent time in the circle of tranquility, and the waterfall was surprisingly awesome. Then it was off to the body balancer treatment, with the full body exfoliation and mud mask all over and the vichy shower turned on to keep me warm. And then fifteen minutes in a bubble bath in this tub that had changing lights, and then a massage. I loved it so much, especially because the lady told me what to expect at the start and then let me know every time something new was coming. No anxiety!

I also did a mani/pedi package, which was lovely, but fairly standard. Everyone was super nice, though, and I would definitely recommend it to Chicagoans and will definitely be going back. Yay spa!