Ever since i saw the episode of Sex in The City where Sammantha takes the girls to an amazingly expensive roof top pool...i have desired this luxury. NOt something for a "whenever i want" basis...but just to experience it.
So, after waking up at 5am from the crazy thunderstorm i thought, oh great! how am I ever gunna get rejuvenated in time for my audition on Sunday. ( My plan for the past 3 days have been to relax and sleep). Little did i Know the beautiful day God had planned for me!
I woke up feeling refreshed and put on my silk Anthropology dress and black flats with my diamond earrings to go meet my mentor for lunch at the Peninsula Hotel on the Upper East Side. Originally we were meeting early in the morning for a pillates class...so i didn't know if the plan had changed...so i emailed her. "Should i bring my gym clothes?" her reply...."oh no- they provide them for you, just bring a bathing suit if you want to use the pool later".... oh. Duh? Of course, how silly of me..... ?!?!???
So i arrive at the beautiful hotel, go up the beautifully carpeted stairway till i reach the elevators that take me to the top floor. I walk out into a dimly lit oak room. I am greeted with a bottle of water while i wait for my lovely mentor...
Once she arrives we put our things in the locker while she gives me a thorough tour of the spa, gym, pool, and all the amenities. She makes sure i get a small pair of slippers, pool shoes, a small robe, and a fresh apple and water to stow away in my locker for when i'm finished.
We go up to the pool that is all glass and over looks central park west, The Moma, and the St. Regis Hotel. My breath is taken away... Beautiful architecture really captures my soul....We go over to the FREE espresso machine that makes me a beautiful latte, then walk towards the lounges to sit till our food is brought up to us. We talk about God, life, work, God, and so on. I always feel so full when i'm with her. Her love for the lord is tremendous and deep.
Our food comes, i got a lobster and scallop salad, she a club turkey sandwich with a side salad, and then a plate of fruit and berries to split for dessert. We thank Jesus for our beautiful time together as we sit and eat our lunch surrounded by windows as the eye of the storm reaches our hotel. There we are with the rain and thunder pouring down and we are protected by the luxurious hotel and conversation of our God.
I feel romance is defined as a moment so beautiful, so breathtaking that you feel it must be completed by another person you love. That was the kind of moment it was there at the top of the hotel, sitting by the pool over lobster, romance. Luckily I got to share this romantic moment not with my mentor alone, but with the eternal lover of my soul.
After we finished our food she said she had to go back to work but feel free to spend the rest of my day here. first i go get changed into my gym clothes. I hop on the treadmill that is right in front of the window facing Central Park and begin to run as fast as I can rejoicing in the Lord for i am beyond blessed. As i'm running one of the men come by with a cool wet towel rolled up on a wooden square. He uses his utensil to hand the towel to me...WHAT?!After an hour of running i'm ready for the pool.
I walk over to the pool and strip off my sweaty gym clothes, pick a lounge, pick a magazine (HEALTH AND FITNESS, of course) and slither into the pool in my bathing suite. The room is kept at about 89 degrees and the pool is heated as well. I begin to swim laps, delighting in the brilliance of the water. Then i notice the relaxing Zen music in the background, and since the pool is only about 4ft. I began to dance. I danced for an hour in the pool to the music~ it's exhilarating to dance weightless, there's nothing you can't do! Then i got out, relaxed on my lounge, drank my bottled water and read my magazine.
once i finished learning how to be more fit, and more healthy, i traveled back downstairs to go washup in the spa. First, the steam room. It was filled with relaxing herbs that put me right at peace. I sang through my audition songs to warm up my voice with the steam. Next i walked out, passed by the ice fountain (tiny crushed ice falls out of the ceiling into a shell bowl. you can grab a handful to chew on to stay cool...) and then into the double doored rain shower.
Finally clean, so relaxed, i go to their makeup station to put on my makeup, blow dry my hair, and put myself together. I gather my things, kiss my experience good bye...but not before grabbing another free coffee ;) I walk down 5th avenue on my way to work feeling like a million dollars. I thought i needed last nights peaceful sleep to be revitalized but God had a much deeper sense of rest in mind. I was at the hotel from 1p.m.-6:30pm. What a beautifully perfect and blessed day. Thank you God for the loving day I've had.
To see the Peninsula Spa VIdeo copy and paste the link below in your browser. Click on the wellness tab, then the spa, then click "go to video" you won't be disappointed ~ it's CRAZY gorgeous!!!
http://www.peninsula.com/New_York/en/default.aspx#/New_York/en/Wellness/The_Peninsula_Spa_by_ESPA/
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