blissed out

I had a bit of a busy/rough week.  We had a competency, presentation, and exam in the span of 3 days (of course it was the end of the week, so you couldn't get it out of the way early).  I also spent numerous hours practicing in the sim clinic and at least 8 hours in the research lab.  Most of my days were over 10 hours long.  After all that, my body was just physically exhausted and achy.  I can't believe how physical it is to sit hunched over a "patient" all week.  AND, if that wasn't enough, my "new" (aka 3 months old) cell phone decides to crap out.  It is my only link to anything; I am kind of embarrassed to admit how much I rely on it.  So I was in the Verizon store 4 times in the span of a week.  Problem still isn't fixed of course, and I have to wait for a new one to come in the mail.  So this weekend was a welcome relief.  And relief it was...

We get these coupon mailers stuffed in our mailbox on an almost daily basis.  Most of the time it is junk mail.  (No I don't need someone to fix my furnace or cut my lawn or clean my pool.  What is this Bashas ad? We don't have one of those around here.  Teeth whitening for $59?  Seems sketchy...)  However, once in awhile, there are some true gems in there.  (Buy one get one free Jamba Juice? Thank you!  Save $2 on Yumberi fro-yo?  Yes please!)  The coupon that came last week was the absolute winner.  Two massages (one for you, one for a friend) for $25 at the Arizona School of Massage Therapy.  Today my friend Allie and I decided to cash in that coupon.  We each had a 50 minute massage for $12.50.  And if that wasn't enough, when we walked out the manager dude said they were "short on bodies" and offered us each a second massage for free!  Seriously, like I am going to say no to that.  So, I enjoyed almost two whole hours of massaging for $12.50.  That comes down to 12.5 cents per minute!  I've probably spent more on a phone call!  It was wonderful.  Both Allie and I left the massage place totally blissed out.  We ended up at the Mellow Mushroom and got some mighty tasty pizza.  It was exactly what I needed.  Good news is there is another coupon for next weekend.  Maybe I can convince my roommate to go...