“Going Green” is best known for the three R’s- Reduce, Reuse, and Recycle, but in this case, “Going Green” takes on a whole NEW meaning! Glen Ivy Day Spa, Valencia, recently held a Grotto contest where guests gave their best pose after being applied with the aloe vera and sea kelp masque! Check out some of the Grotto Taste Testers, Goofy Grins, Grotto Divas and GFF’s (Green Friends Forever):

Congratulations to our March MUDness winner #4, Alison. Thanks for showin’ us your good side

Thank you again to EVERYONE who participated in March MUDness! I am so happy that I could be a part of your Glen Ivy experience! It would not have been the same without each and every one of you! So a biiiiiiiig THANK YOU!

We also had some fabulous runner-ups. Another congratulations to Phebi and Robi, Sam and his striped guest and the Gorilla Girls, Karen and her friends!

March MUDness isn’t over yet! Now it’s up to YOU (and your friends & family) to choose the grand prize winner! Who gets the MUD crown? You decide!

Voting ends Friday, April 3rd, 2009 at noon!

Ready, set, VOTE!

It’s a bittersweet day- Taking photos for March MUDness is over but now voting begins! We sure did go out with a bang today though!

It was 1:31 pm when I made my way to Club Mud to start taking photos. Sounds of chest beating and roaring echoed the walkway I found myself upon. I was intrigued. Once I turned the corner into the mud area, Karen and her guests surrounded me and that was when I realized what the sound was See for yourself …

I also spotted some prehistoric creatures today along with an Angelina Jolie look-a-like. I think I even saw Charlie’s Angels in the mud!

Thanks again to everyone who participated in March MUDness! I had a great time and hope you all did as well!

-Elizabeth--Rhonda and her guest- -Maria and her guest--Lynne and her guest--Lara and her angels--Kellen and her guest--Karen and her friends--Kareen and her party--Jeremy and his guest--Francesca and her guest--Aria-

“They teach anything in universities today. You can major in mud pies.” – Orson Welles

If this were true, after today, I would be encouraging A LOT of people to apply to that college! I had some pretty fun and creative people today. The backwards lady stopped by for a photo and so did some Charlie Chaplin fans And then there was Jay. He was a cross between an alien and Gollum from Lord of the Rings. Take a look … what do you see?

As exciting, I met Maria, our newest member to Club Mud! This was Maria’s first mud experience and I was there to snap a photo for her! I also met Richard and his new wife! Congrats to the happy couple! Glad we could be a part of your journey …

Enjoy!

-Sherilynne and her guests- -Robi--Richard and his new wife- CONGRATS TO YOU BOTH!-Phebi and Robi--Nadine and her guest--Martin and his group--Maria--Lucy and her guest--Jessica--Jay--Giac--Christina and her guests--Carlos and his guest--Angel--Alison--Alexandra-

“They may take our lives but they’ll not take our freedom!”

If Mel Gibson had painted himself with mud instead of blue paint for the film Braveheart, he might have looked similar to Sam or Lynn. Thank goodness there were no swords and no charging of the photographer today. There was only an innocent mud fight

We also had some great body art today along with some amazing face sculptures and muddy bellies! I was even able to get a photo of a Carmen Miranda impersonator as she made her way through Club Mud with her famous FRUIT HAT!

Until tomorrow …

-Tracey- -Suzanne and her guest--Simona--Saba--Sam and his guest--Megan and her guest--Lynn and her guest--Lisa and her guests--Kari--Glynda--Denise and her guests--Barbara and Saba--Amir-

Not only does Glen Ivy’s famous Club Mud exfoliate the skin and leave you feeling like a new person, but it makes for some great photos!

After a visit to Glen Ivy today, you might have thought you were in Hawaii but that was just Maureen making her way through the spa Or for some, you might have felt like you were on the set of The Hunchback of Notre Dame (but don’t worry, that was just Chris).

Week #4 of March MUDness is off to a great start with the MUD “guns,” MUD hair and MUDstaches

Enjoy!

-Chris- -Elizabeth--Marah and her guest--Mary--Maureen--Wafa--Yvonne-

Congratulations to our Muddy Mermaid Christine! It was nice of you to make an appearance from unda da sea

We had a few runner-ups and they included: Breast Cancer survivor Eliane, Tera and her muddy moon and stars, and Alejandra and her mud friend and muddy muscle man Chris!

Thank you again to everyone who participated in the MUDness! There is still one more chance to win a $150 Glen Ivy Gift Card and the grand prize! See you in the mud!

“I’m In Love With Mud”

I’m in love with mud, It’s sad, I know, but true.

I just can’t help but splash in it, Or stomp a path right through.

It’s sticky and it’s dirty, And it covers all my clothes.

But when I see it lying there, A voice inside me grows …… You can’t resist, you know I’m right, It’s fun to play in mud! Look at it just sitting there, I really think you should!

I splatter in the grimy gloop, I can’t resist the ooze!

I run, I jump, I stamp about, It drips into my shoes!

©2003 Gareth Lancaster

Nuff said!

-Steve--Rhonda and her guest--Natalie and her guest--Melissa and her guest--Marie--Eliane--Corina and her guest-- Winner from round 2 – Casey --Anastasia and her guest--Alejandra and her guest-