Pole Dancing In The Dark

Kickin' Back

So, for some odd reason, Mother in law aquired the strange (and dangerous) idea of taking myself along with my two pregnant sister-in-laws on a little trip to Lenox, Massachusetts for a stay at the luxury resort/spa of Canyon Ranch. I took Joe along as a reward for being such an awesome guard as well as someone to balance out the overwhelming amount of estrogen. Even I, Miss Moody Blues, cannot handle quite the crushing capacity from the free flow of hormones with out getting a little crazy. Ok, crazier…

So, early Friday Morning – off we went. Mom In Law (here fore to known as MIL or Mom Stewart) was a very gracious host and didn’t even bat an eyelash when I introduced her to Joe. She said that he was more than welcome to join us as long as he stayed out of trouble. Then I regaled her and local sister in law with the story of how we met and Joe’s rescue. They were impressed with not only my superior life saving skills but also of Joe’s survival skills. They flattered him with their attention and the respect due to one of the nation’s finest – especially since this was Veteran’s Day.

After we arrived and took care of all the necessary check in things and finally were allowed to go to our rooms (you can’t get into your room until 3PM, we arrived around 12:30 PM) I started to unpack and relax, but Joe, ever vigilant, checked around the rooms for us to make sure there were the necessary safety measures in place as well as adequate security. And for a while he did what Joe does best – he stood guard while we chilled.

But it didn’t take him long to get into the spirit of things. He too started to unwind and even gave in when we badgered him to get a pedicure. He said that he was secure enough in his masculinity to actually subject himself to the paraffin wax treatment. We suggested some color for his toe nails – but he declined stating that it was a bit much and Jack would never let him live it down. I did offer to do the same to Jack while he slept, but Joe stood his ground on that point.

Joe and I headed out to the woods to do a little hiking in the lovely Lenox woods when ever we could. It was a beautiful weekend with much sun. It was crisp autumn weather perfect for such an activity because it was cool enough that you didn’t break a sweat, but warm enough that you didn’t need a hat or gloves. At one point, Joe was feeling a little boisterous and decided to go tree rat hunting. It didn’t take him long to spot his prey.

(Naturally, ya can’t see him because he is all busy with the camouflage. But let me assure you that he did well and ate very well that night. I declined on the squirrel stew, but in honesty, it did smell really yummy.)

Well, enough of the highlights of the trip – I have to get back to work.

Posted by Ethne at November 17, 2005 10:34 AM | TrackBack