Fish Pedi

Thanks to a generous gift from my boss, Mom and I experienced something only "city folk" could think up...a fish pedicure.  Perhaps you've seen it on the Today Show or Good Morning America, or perhaps you've never heard of it before and your shaking your head already.  A fish pedicure involves your bare feet, a tub of water, and a large family of hungry, sharp-toothed fish.  Think piranha on a gold-fish sized level.  Okay, so perhaps it wasn't quite that severe, but it was definitely an experience.

Once we were over the first shock of the extreme tickling sensation, we were able to sit back and relax against the waterfalls.

The fish especially loved Mom's feet...yum yum.

After twenty minutes of being submerged with our hungry little friends, we were then ushered to two thrones.  Mom had never had a pedicure before, so her Ooohs and Aaaahs entertained the Vietnamese ladies working on our feet.  We had forty-five minutes of relaxation, and then they painted our now very soft feet.

We must have looked like we needed some extra pampering because they offered coffee, tea, and soda.  RELAXATION at its finest.

After the pedicure, we had manicures, and whuuaaalah.  We're now complete...or are we now beautiful?  One of the two...or maybe both.