Saturday (Tea and Facials)

On Saturday I met Boston Life cooking teacher Stasia and some of my friends (Nancy and Amy) at Cafe Vanille on Charles Street. Stasia's broken leg is coming along nicely (she now walks with a very stylish cane) and as always she looked gorgeous. For any of you not familiar with Charles Street, you should visit (take the red line to the Charles Street T station). Charles Street is in Beacon Hill near the public garden (pictured here) and the Charles River. There are many quaint antique shops, dress boutiques, restaurants, etc. We had a tea and cookies at Cafe Vanille (they have pretty cakes and pastries as well) and discussed the John Edwards scandal (his affair), the creepy Rockefeller case, Stasia's very cool doctor who we ran into at Cafe Vanille with her French boyfriend, travel to Canada (my upcoming trip) and the benefits of facials.

Notes on my facial: Before I met up with the gals, I went for a facial at Bella Sante on Newbury Street--it's an elegant day spa with a variety of spa services (facials, massages, pedicures, etc.) It's also very expensive (this was my early birthday present to myself). The staff are friendly and professional. They give you a robe and flip flops to change into as you wait for your treatment--in the lounge I noticed the women across from me staring at my feet (she was very expensive looking--flawless hair that didn't move, perfect makeup, slender and chic with newly pedicured and immaculately painted toenails)--I think she was aghast by my feet--unpolished toenails and pasty white skin. I became embarrassed by her attention and made a note to myself to polish my nails the next time I returned to the spa. Paulina, my facialist, gave me a wonderful facial (including a leg and head massage--the head massage was heaven but the leg/foot massage was mildly torturous since I'm ticklish). All in all a very nice day.