Those of you who were hoping to get an update on the massage extravaganza for Rebecca will have to wait. Mainly, because it’s not over! We signed up for a discount card and they told Rebecca to come back today for a free foot or back massage. This is getting out of control!
Anyway, I’m sure some of you are anxiously awaiting the results of our second trip to the Fashion Salon (yes, there really are no barbers here). Saturday I needed Rebecca’s help to wrangle all of them into the shop and get them set up. She took Ro, and I had the other 2 on either side of me in our chairs. This time I was prepared with hand signals to indicate what “not too short” means. To be honest, I practiced them because I didn’t really want the scalping I had last time even though I have doubled my normal 2 week cycle.
Some of you may be asking why I didn’t just ask around and find a place where people spoke English. I have two reasons: I wouldn’t have anything to write about if I just went to American places and (mainly) they were so good with the kids last time that they have already earned my loyalty. Somewhere in there is a lesson about good service versus delivering what the customer wants, but I’ll try not to over analyze it.
So there we were, getting our shampoos and chair massages when I noticed that Riley was actually enjoying his scalp massage because it felt good, not just because it was weird. Also, this time while my hair was being shampooed in the chair, the woman cleaned my ears for me. Bizarre, I know. But they are now the cleanest they have been in years and I think Rebecca has noticed something different, but probably can’t put her finger on why I look and smell so good now.
I’m getting my shoulder massage and I sense that I am perhaps more tense than I should be thinking about my upcoming critical conversation that would determine how I would look for the next month or so. Our stylist Jack finishes up Reid (who looked very good) and got his stuff staged around me. Squaring himself behind me he looks at me in the mirror and says “So, do you want the same hair style, just a trim?” Dumbfounded, I replied “yes”. There goes all my hard work practicing when all along I just didn’t know Jack!
All in all the process took about 1 ½ hours and the boys were looking quite refreshed afterwards; although Rebecca was ready to get out of there because she had a massage set up with some friends waiting for her. I received one of the top 10 haircuts of my life and am again awed at how meticulous they are for a total bill of just over $20.
Below are a few pictures of the boys as they get pampered.
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