Recovering from 150th Gettysburg @ Poplar Springs
Spa
For
various reasons, other than visiting relatives, my husband and I have had no
real vacation or self-indulgences since September 2011 when we spent a week in
Charleston and Hilton Head. And for the last
few months we’ve concentrated our efforts in preparing for the 150th
Gettysburg events, which were wonderful, fascinating and exhausting. Every evening at home since the BGA event,
we’ve worked on print orders, addressing envelopes, wrapping ambrotypes for
shipping, and trying to ensure timely deliveries to our valued customers.
We’d
promised ourselves a treat after the last event and yesterday we journeyed to
the charming Poplar Springs Inn and Spa outside Warrenton, Virginia for long
overdue massages and relaxation steaming in the sauna. We love Poplar Springs because of its rural
environment in the beautiful countryside of Fauquier County and because the spa
offers a complete experience with options that include the fabulous couples
massage, European facials, aromatherapy massage, an outdoor hot tub, and a
steam room in both the women’s and men’s locker rooms.
With
every touch of masseur Zack’s hands the stress and tension melted away. In
particular the tension was concentrated in my neck and right shoulder; and the
tightness increased daily as I sat at my desk with eyes glued to my work
computer screen. But Zack with seeming
magic pressed the stress, pain and tension from my body as if squeezing
toothpaste from a tube. After our massages and time spent relaxed in the steam
room, we both admitted to feeling a lightness of being that we’d forgotten
could exist and mused as to why we’ve considered massage a treat rather than a
necessity to maintain health and sanity in the modern world.
To
add the whipped cream to our morning, we headed into Warrenton for lunch at one
of our favorite dining establishments, The Iron Bridge Wine Company, where we
enjoyed a wine flight apiece and a lovely lunch created with mostly local
ingredients. I’m still smiling when I
think about our day.
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