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Ignite Your Passion Girl’s Getaway Weekend

Something for Every Woman at Eaglewood Resort

Escape the winter doldrums when you experience a Girl’s Only Weekend either February 17 & 18 or March 10 & 11, at Eaglewood Resort & Spa.  Bring along your closest “sister friends” and make it a priority to make time for yourself as you jump start your life in 2006.  This two day, one night package is priced at $229 single or $392 double.

Check in early on Friday and from 3 p.m. - 5p.m., enjoy spa treatments booked in advance or spend some quiet time in the privacy of your luxurious guestroom away from the kids and the dog, doing absolutely “nothing” but controlling the remote for once!  Upon check in, you will also receive an Eaglewood amenity bag filled with all sorts of goodies including spa samples, notebook folder and pen to jot down great ideas, snacks, bottled water and a host of certificates from the weekend’s presenters.

Friday evening at 7 p.m., enjoy a delicious meal prepared by Eaglewood’s Chef John Billings, designed to help you eat healthy and let someone else do the cooking for once.

Top off the evening by watching a “Chick Flick”, while enjoying “girlie” drinks and buckets of popcorn in a suite, while enjoying martini  mixing lessons during intermission.  Don’t forget to wear your sweat pants for lounging!

Saturday starts early with a healthy breakfast served at 7:30 a.m., in the Spa’s Tranquility Room, followed by Yoga for Ya Yas at 8:30 a.m. led by the Spa’s Jane Fijak.  Attendees will experience the balance of mind, body and spirit…and for yoga neophytes, Eaglewood will provide an environment of balance as you take your body and mind to new levels. 

The remainder of Saturday progresses as follows: 

10 a.m. - 11 a.m.  -- Trendy Truck Show with Sue Diaferia, from Weekenders. Weekenders feature a fashion show with exciting new fabric trends. High quality, comfortable fashions...related pieces that create a versatile wardrobe. This is unique women's apparel in sizes XS - XXL.

11 a.m. - 12 p.m.  -- Creative Color - Are you a make-up junkie?  Drawers full of make-up...half-used, never used and full of bacteria that can be extremely harmful to your skin?  Journey into the world of mineral make-up...a product so pure that it will revitalize and repair the skin, giving you a healthier and youthful glow.  Our consultants from The Spa will take you through each step....product knowledge, color selection, application and maintenance.  Give us one hour and we will give you a lifetime of healthy, more radiant skin.

12 p.m. - 1 p.m. - Lunch will be served at Burnham’s Signature Restaurant at the Resort

1 p.m. - 2 p.m. - Jinx the Junk with Christine Bowman, a Senior Organizer with Chaos to Order. Learn about time savers, ideas for staying on top of a busy schedule, organizing tools you can't live without, and how to weed out and find a place for everything in your home or office. This course will provide you with tips for decluttering your life and motivate you to get and stay organized.

2 p.m. - 3 p.m.  - Inside designer secrets to create a beautiful home with Redefine Design’s Sherry Hill Trotta. Sherry has more than two decades of experience in interior decorating, and brings retail, real estate and individual design expertise to her practice.   Sherry guides homeowners redesigning a home for their own pleasure or as they ready for sale, all focusing on items that they already have in their homes.  Sherry and team also provide guidance on sourcing paint, accessories and furniture that complement a homeowner’s existing home and furnishings, as well.  Whether designing for homeowners or staging for sale, Sherry’s motto, “love your home with what you own” is personified in each of the hundreds of homes she has worked on over the past two decades.

The weekend concludes with pre-arranged spa treatments, followed by a Farewell Reception at 7 p.m., making it perfect timing for returning home to tuck the kids into bed.  Additional Saturday night stays are available for $89, per night.

The Eaglewood Resort & Spa is located at 1401 Nordic Rd., in Itasca, Ill.  An upscale resort, the property features 295 spacious guest rooms and suites; a selection of fine and casual dining options; first-class recreation including an 18-hole championship golf course; and a complete health spa.  The Eaglewood Resort is strategically located on 106 acres in northwest Chicagoland, just 35 miles from downtown Chicago, and 12 miles west of O'Hare International Airport.

To make reservations, call 877-285-6150 or visit the website at www.eaglewoodresort.com

Edited by Marilyn Miller
Adult Travel Editor
Travellady Magazine

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