Head, shoulders, knees and toes

Yesterday, I went out with Mom.  We had plans to eat lunch together, then she wanted to get a haircut.  We started out at Holy Frijoles with some tacos and margaritas.  Not a bad Thursday, if you ask me.  At some point, I mentioned that I wanted to get a pedicure.  I have mixed feelings about pedicures, but I wanted to have one before the trip so my feet wouldn't be so calloused.  I feel like there's some kind of classist mindset in asking another person to crouch before you and clean your feet.  Heck, I can count the number of pedicures I have had on one hand (or more appropriately, I can count them on one foot).  But I got one for a friend's wedding, and I got one for Danny's wedding.  I should probably have my toes cute for my wedding.  It seems only fair.  Mom was down to clown, and so we had a mother-daughter day where this happened:

My toes are cute, my callouses are gone and Mom actually liked going.  She has had fewer pedicures than I have- the total as of today for her is just the one.  Between the massage chair, the warm spa water on the feet and the hot stone massage of the calves, she may become a regular.  

After that, we went to get her hair cut.  She wanted a cut that looks like something she has seen Helen Mirren wear.  It's pretty cute and a lot shorter than she is accustomed to, so it should be nice in the summer when long hair feels like a scarf.  As I left the house, I called her Dame Helen.  Of course.  

It was totally a fun day.  We had lunch with drinks, got our toes pretty and got Mom a haircut.  The whole list sounds a little girly for both of us, but we had a good time.  

When I got home, Cas was at the gym.  I didn't go at all, so I think there's a trip coming today.  When he got home, he wanted to try out a new place in the neighborhood called Whistle Britches.  Yesterday was its grand opening, and neither of us had ever been to a restaurant on its opening day before.  

The menu had words on it that you don't normally see on casual dining menus, but the atmosphere was quite casual.  We split an appetizer and we split a sandwich,  That was plenty.  Their sandwiches are rather large.  I presume we'll be back, but not every day or anything.  The margarita was $7 and the old fashioned was $10.  If we're looking for a replacement for Pat's and Mike's after school, we need to keep looking.  

Anyhow, it's about time to go get a smoothie and some breakfast working in the kitchen.  I have some laundry to do and only four days left until the trip.  Enough spa day and new restaurant exploration, I suppose.  Time to get going...