Pampering and a skunk

Thursday morning we packed up our bags and headed to West Baden Spa in French Lick Indiana. 

We were celebrating Rachel, the bride-to-be. in five weeks. holy crap my brother is getting married in 5 weeks! (FINALLY!) So I drove my mom and Aunt Ellen down there in Vito. and we had the best time in the car. She made us laugh so much. and I would share the jokes, but they are completely blog-inappropriate. 

We got there thursday evening right around the same time Rachel, her sister Noelle, her sister Heather and her mom got there. So we met up with them and checked out the hotel. 

view from our balcony on the inside of hotel

Mom and Aunt Ellen passed out these goodies: 

Then we all went out to dinner at a steakhouse (maybe a lil too fancy for us KY folk:)). After dinner we went to the hotel bar and hung out until we were all ready for bed. which wasn't as late as it used to be, let me tell ya;)

The next day was our big spa day. all 7 of us got to : soak in an aromatherapy bath, get a 90 minute facial, and then a massage. I was in heaven. I could have skipped the bath. It was full of minerals, one being sulfur. and I couldn't so much get past the smell. but thats ok- supposedly it was working magic on my skin. the facial was by far the best part of the treatment. Not only did your face get all kinds of attention, but they massaged your arms then wrapped then all up in hot towels. then massaged your feet and wrapped them up in hot towels. all the while your face was being treated with various masks and wraps. a-mazing. thank you aunt ellen!!!!

After the spa, Mom and I went on a nature hike (we were done before some girls had even started at the spa). it was beautiful there. 

 That night we went to dinner at a winery and then to the casino. I was so excited that I doubled my money in the first 30 minutes we were there! of course I only went from $5 to $11.60, but STILL:)

Mom trying to win Dad the 4wheeler on top

All the while we were getting pampered, Jackson was having his own adventure. As we all know, he LOVES running on the farm with Dad behind him on the 4wheeler. well, friday morning, Jackson made a friend. well, he thought he did. He met Mr Skunk. and Dad said he was so excited to have found a play mate. all the while Dad was yelling for jackson to get away and come to him, Jax was trying to play with his newfound buddy. Needless to say, the skunk did not like Jackson. He turned around and sprayed him. right in the face. and poor Jax was rubbing his eyes with his paws:( So he has since had probably 6 or more baths. Dad tried EVERYTHING to get the smell out of him ( i owe you big time Dad). But I have to admit, in the car ride home, I had to roll the windows down because he still stinks. Poor Lil Buddy. Poor Dad.

It was such a good time getting to spend with my mom and aunt ellen. and I really enjoyed getting to hang out with Rachel and her family. what a great way to start the merging of the two families!:)