Much Needed R & R…

Saturday a good friend and I ventured out to Occoquan, Virginia. This very small, quaint town is located about 40 minutes outside of DC off of I-95 S heading towards Richmond, VA. This historic town was founded in the 1700s on the Occoquan River. The 2000 census counted this tiny town with a population of 759. The minute you arrive in this charming town, you definitely feel like you have left the city.

This town was picked for our Saturday Thelma and Louise road trip as after calling around on Friday, this was the first spa I found that had availability for two massages at the same time. Our destination and goal for the day was Dansk Day Spa at Occoquan for a massage. The spa was quite lovely and serene. My favorite part might have been when filling out the information sheet pre-massage and responding to a question asking about your preferences for talking during your massage. I love the silence and have definitely been in a situation or two where the masseur wouldn’t stop talking. I checked that box with glee!

Our adventure to Occoquan started though with us going to the Pink Bicycle Tea Room for lunch before our 1:30pm massage appointments. The minute we walked in the front door of the Pink Bicycle Tea Room, the smell of fresh baked scones overwhelmed us. On this chilly Saturday, there really couldn’t be a much more pleasant smell and place. There is a sitting room in the front with a rack full of hats—in case you want to look the part for your tea. We were then led to our table for two, after they checked to make sure they could accommodate us as we did not have a reservation. Our table, by the window in the backroom, was set with individually unique tea cups, little plates and the littlest embroidered napkins for your lap. Even at the age of 29, I loved every minute of this girly tea outing. After this and my last week indulgence of Disney princess shaped chicken noodle soup, I think I officially may be 29 going on 12. As we sat down to tea, we were greeted by our very friendly waitress who explained the menu and the best way to proceed on our journey. We both chose the Little Cottage Tea which consisted of their homemade scone of the day with homemade cream, their soup of the day that was an unbelievable tomato soup, fresh fruit and little English cucumber sandwiches.  There was even a little China sugar bowl with tongs to drop a cube of sugar in our cups of Black Currant Orange Spice tea after we poured it from the tea pot on our table. While we were eating the owner came by to see how we were doing and to tell us of her love of throwing tea parties every day. This might have been one of the cutest places ever. To all the ladies out there, I highly recommend coming here.

Overall, the goal for the day was accomplished and this was definitely a perfect weekend for some much needed rest and relaxation…