A few months ago, my friend Tiffany mentioned that she was taking her birthday off and that she had plans to celebrate it at a spa. Like any good friend, I totally volunteered to accompany her.
Because friends don’t let friends spa alone… especially on their birthday!
On Friday morning, Tiffany, Kristen, and I headed to the mountains to the Tallgrass Aveda Spa in beautiful Evergreen, Colorado. Evergreen is about 20 minutes from where I live, and further west into the mountains than I often go. Even on the drive to the spa, I knew we had made a good choice. Check out this view…
The spa itself was tucked away from civilization, with a perfect view of the Rockies. The weather was AMAZING on Friday, so we had no trouble getting into the higher elevation – – which was awesome!
When we checked in Tiffany and I had scheduled a pedicure and a massage, and Kristen had opted for a mani/pedi. The ladies quickly got us checked in and we were whisked away for pedicures.
Since we all three had pedicures at the same time… they lined us up in these super cozy chairs. LOVED IT!
Where else do you get propped up in a puffy chair with lots of pillows?? It was awesome!
Shortly after, we went back to the great room to wait for our massages. Ahhhh….
The room itself was decorated so prettily. There was a fire burning in the fireplace… and there were snacks handy. Apparently, I was starving! Even after eating my standard Peanut Butter Overnight Oats for breakfast. Thank goodness for trail mix!
The massage was absolutely FANTASTIC! I have been on and off experiencing some lower back pain, and Lindsey did a great job to work on the area. And, strangely, I talked through most of my massage… but I hear that Tangerine Oil can be invigorating. Next time I’ll choose lavender so I’m not as chatty! 🙂
After the massages, we had an option to spend some time in the steam shower. Of course, we took advantage of this too. It felt amazing and so hydrating for ladies that live in such a dry, dry place…
Before we knew it, our morning of pampering had come to an end. After posing for one last pic, we headed out in search of some delicious lunch at a nearby restaurant.
Now, I’ve mentioned Tiffany before here on NTTC, so y’all should know her by now. She and I have really become great friends this year… and it is so nice to have some of “my people” here close by. You know… “my people”… those friends that just “get” you, and that you always have a super-fun time with. She’s definitely amongst my Colorado besties… so, you won’t be surprised to see that the celebrating didn’t end at the spa!
Saturday night, Tiffany’s boyfriend Alex arranged for a surprise party for her at a sushi restaurant in a very cute part of the city. He had reached out to a lot of her close friends via Facebook to arrange for this super-double secret event. Of course, I was a ready and willing conspirator!
My job was to help Alex find a cake for the event. I ended up at the most adorable bakery in town, and ended up with a super-fancy frilly cake for the birthday girl.
It was not only a strawberry cake, but a strawberry champagne cake… Nice job, Das Meyer!
This fancy cake and I arrived at the restaurant early enough to check in and tuck away the cake before the other party goers arrived. This also gave me a few minutes to order a glass of wine and soak in the atmosphere of Sushi Hai. I really liked this place!
Once the gang had arrived, we moved into our private room (nice job, Alex!) and visited and laughed a lot! Who knew this gang was so into 90’s pop culture… but then again Lauren and Greg were part of the festivities as well!
As someone who doesn’t eat anything that swims… sushi can be tricky. I don’t really venture out too far from the vegetarian dishes, but I found something new to try that night: Quinoa Sushi!
Wow… really interesting! I prefer the rice overall, but am glad I tried it. They used cream cheese to hold the quinoa in the roll, but it sort of crumbled in the soy sauce. I’ll stick with brown rice next time, but I like the concept!
Finally, it was time to sing and have some of that crazy cake! Alex went all out with party hats and party poppers, making it extra fun for Tiffany… She looked so happy! 🙂
Such a great night celebrating such a fabulous friend!!! Happy Birthday, Tiffany!!!
Have you ever had Quinoa Sushi?