Do you want a free massage?

Last night, I was given the pleasure of meeting Stella's adorable mom.  What a doll she is!  Stella and I met her for dinner at a Galbi restaurant near my apartment.  During dinner her mom told me she thought I looked very healthy, especially in my hands!  I asked her, "How can you tell I'm healthy from my hands?"  Stella's mom immediately grabbed my hands and said, "Ooooohhhh.... wwwwaaaaaaa" and started massaging my fingers.  Stella said, "My mom loves to give massages" to which I replied, "Oh, I love massages!"  Right away, her mom asked if I wanted a massage... It didn't take me long to say, "Um, yea!"  So after dinner, we all walked to my apartment for massage time!

Korean energy massage = A-M-A-Z-I-N-G 

Me and Stella's mom!

Stella hates massages because she's really ticklish, but I told her how amazing I felt after her mom's massage, so she decided to give it another try!  There was a lot of laughing going on during this one!

Stella and her momma!

After our massages, it quickly turned into a Yoga session...

...and then a push up contest!  (Me: 27, Stella's mom: 12, Stella: 1/2!!!)

Usually Friday night is girl night with Jess, Kristen, Kate, and I, but we changed our girl night to Saturday night this week at the last minute, which turned out to be a blessing... Because, tonight, I was able to have Korean girl night!!  :)    

Chopsticks keep you young!

Tonight, I went to dinner with Stella and her mom (This was the 1st time I've ever met someone from Stella's family, so it was really exciting)... but that's beside the point.  During dinner, I was trying, unsuccessfully to pick up a garlic clove off the grill with my chopsticks.  I said to Stella, "It would be so much easier to pick up this garlic clove with a fork instead of chopsticks."  She said, "I know, that is the purpose of chopsticks." I looked at her with a: What the heck are you talking about look, and she then went on to say, "Chopsticks were made to stimulate and exercise the brain."  Yes, folks, Koreans are always looking for a way to stay healthy and young forever - even their utensils were made to keep their brains working!