Thursday, December 13, 2007

Magic

After making tentative plans to get pedicures in August, Emily and I finally made it happen. Emily is a friend from my political science world, and we like each other because we have similar temperaments. That is, we experience the same kind of school anxiety and it makes us feel better to know there is someone else out there who has school-related panic attacks. Also, we are both CBC Radio nerds. I think we once had a showdown about who was the bigger fan. I may have won that round, because Emily has yet to fight with Rex Murphy on Cross Country Checkup. But that's not important right now. We’re both in the middle of final exams, and we went to Magic Nails and Spa on Yates so we could help ourselves relax and catch up with each other at the same time (we didn’t have any classes together this semester).

I was worried that I had high expectations that couldn't be met, but the experience was perfect. My favourite part was the massaging chairs with the built in foot bath. That's what I want for Christmas. The ladies who worked on our feet were awesome too. It was very relaxed in that they just chatted with each other and their nephew while Emily and I chatted with each other. No awkward conversation. No awkward silences. This is not a she-she spa with hippy music and candles. There are fluorescent lights and nephews. That puts me at ease more than mood lighting somehow.

Those of you from Vancouver are probably wondering what I'm going on about, because these types of Asian nail spas are everywhere in that city. That is not the case in Victoria; Magic Nails just opened in August and I've had my eye on it since I saw the grand opening banner. These types of establishments are especially good because they are affordable.

The final pedicure results are fine, but it's more about the process for me: making time to relax. Emily admitted that she almost bailed because she thought she needed the extra hour for studying, but wow. You should have seen her face when we were through. It really is magic.

I tried taking pictures of my feet this morning, but they won't be showing up on the Internet anytime soon, even though the red nail polish is festive. You'll just have to trust me on this one.

6 comments:

Erin Riley said...

Even though I said I don't particularly like she-she spas, I'm pretty happy that my coworkers got me a gift certificate for the Silk Road spa in honour of my last day of work(!). How thoughtful. I also appreciated the nice words that went along with the gift.

Lydia said...

What footwear did you wear home? I always wonder how people get pedis in the winter. I know you didn't hop in a car in flip-flops.

Erin Riley said...

We sat there letting our feet dry for a LONG time. Then I put on my shoes and socks and walked across the parking lot to work. Then I took off my socks and shoes and let my toe nails dry. Ideally I would have brought my flip-flops with me, because it was a balmy day over here. Emily's feet may not have done so well, because she had to walk home.

chavacita said...

Remind me of the topic of your rex show down???? It makes me excited just thinking about it!

robyn. said...

the thought of a pedicure used to make me a little skiddish but then lydia got me one for my birthday and i was wowed. we posted pictures of our toes though...

next up you should really get a massage. i suggest going to silk road. it's not something you can do to while catching up with friends...it's total self indulgence, yay!. but expensive, so save your pennies.

Erin Riley said...

I fought with Rex Murphy about why there weren't more women on the list of greatest Canadians. My blood boils just thinking about it.