Thanks to everyone for voting for their favorite Muddy Moment. With  over 200 votes tallied, we are pleased to announce a winning duo …. Xiomara and Julia!

Congratulations! You will receive 2 Spa Admissions to Glen Ivy Hot Springs in Corona, plus 2 complimentary lunches at Café Solé.

And although the March Mudness contest has ended, the fun to be had certainly hasn’t! See you at Club Mud.

Xiomara and Julia

Make sure to cast your vote and help us choose a  grand prize winner!

To vote, please review the photos of each weeks winners  and pick your  favorite, then scroll down to the poll and click on the name that goes with your favorite mud photo. The March MUDness grand prize winner will receive 2 admission passes and 2 lunch vouchers for their next visit!

Voting ends Thursday March 31 at 11 a.m. so vote now!

Kim

Liz and Doris

Xiomara and Julia

Warren

Marvelous Mushy Mudness Makes Me Grin

This final week was all about fun with friends, smiles and big laughs! I love this event in March because it is such a blast to see how everyone approaches this muddy challenge, with pure silliness often being the end result. Some of the things people tell us that they come to Glen Ivy Hot Springs for is to relax, de-stress and achieve a sense of peace. So much can contribute to how you feel at the end of your visit, highlights may be a great massage or a float in the lounge pool, but playful moments in Club Mud are not to be overlooked. Always a favorite and memorable experience, Club Mud not only leaves your skin feeling silky soft, but your heart lifted and face smiling.

Here are some of this final week’s participants. Thanks to everyone for making this so much fun. We chose Warren S. as this week’s “Mud Marvel” and will be sending him 2 Spa Admissions!

Now its up to you to choose the Grand Prize winner. Voting will start on Monday, March 28, right here on the blog.

For more Mud Photos, visit us on Facebook. See full contest description here.

Did you celebrate Muddy Gras this week? We did!

It was another fabulous week churning creativity in the clay, and we saw it all from silly to ceremonial. This week’s prize of two Glen Ivy Hot Springs spa admissions goes to two party ladies, Liz and Doris, who let us know it was Muddy Gras!

There are two more weeks to join the fun and a chance for YOU to win our March Mudness Contest! We will be snapping photos in Club Mud at Glen Ivy Hot Springs in Corona, Monday through Friday from 1-2 pm, all month long until March 25. Voting for the best mud photo will start on Monday, March 28, right here on the blog.

For more Mud Photos, visit us on Facebook. See full contest description here.

Chef Bill here,
It’s time to announce the winners of our recipe contest!

First let me say thank you to everyone that participated.  Just like all of you, I find some days are harder than others with the stress and the pace of today’s life. But there is always one thing I strive to do each day, and that is take that time to sit around the table with the ones I love, to enjoy that powerful ritual of eating together… Sharing stories (like the ones you sent) and talking about our day. For just an hour or so we can leave the outside world behind and whether it’s just another day, or a festive celebration, our lives are enriched when we share a meal together.

It warmed my heart to read each and every story, and reminded me why I love being your chef at Glen Ivy Spa Hot Springs. I hope to see you soon!

Congratulations to Ms. Melveen Stevenson from San Pedro, you are our First Place Winner with Crab and Winter Citrus Salad. Kudos to you for using some of best ingredients available this time of year… and reading Sunset Magazine… it is one of my favorites. We look forward to adding this to our Winter Spa menu.

Second place goes to Jo Ann Meler for her Famous Turkey Burgers, who exclaims if I do it right they will taste like Italian Sausage without the bad stuff. Thank you Jo Ann, I plan on adding Turkey Burgers to our Café specials as well.

And, Jo Ann Kurtz, you are our Third Place winner with Isabelle’s Pita Chip Dip. Hope to see you and the girls at Glen Ivy soon. I plan to try your recipe with our Veggie Pita Salad.

I would also like to give Honorable Mention to Danielle Barrom-Sergi for her Squash Sweet Rings (check out her blog at http://cook-out-loud.blogspot.com/), Cindy Ketelsleger from Chino Hills for the Stuffed Portabello Mushrooms, and Annette  Barkenhagen from Anaheim for the Butternut Squash-Zucchini Bread!

I will be posting these recipes and others to the website later this month, along with “spa menu makeover” tips and tricks to stay within our healthy spa lifestyle guidelines.

Thank you again, and keep eating healthy,

Your Chef,
Bill Wavrin

Congratulations to Erin S. who sent in her poem and is our winner for the “Glen Ivy Poetry Contest.” For her creativity, Erin will be receiving two complimentary admission passes and lunch for two! Here is her winning poem along with the 2nd and 3rd place entries! Enjoy!

1st Place:

Glen Ivy
By Erin S.

The Grotto is green,
Club Mud is brown,
At my favorite Glen Ivy,
There’s so much to be found.

Get a massage or facial,
Let the stress melt away,
Bring all of your friends,
For a memorable day.

So pack on the mud,
Float in the pool,
Laugh and relax,
Forget work or school.

You’ll be so pampered,
From your head to toe,
And at the end of the day,
Never want to go!

It’s life at the spa,
Part of my motto,
Enjoy the poem,
If I win, see you in the Grotto!

2nd Place:

My Favorite Things
Mrs. Shane H.

Lavender sugar scrub and luscious facials
Eucalyptus wraps and polished toenails
Glen Ivy gift cards tied up with strings
These are a few of my favorite things

Steam room and spa rooms and crystalline pools
Mud baths and mineral baths enchant like jewels
Stress floats away on dragonfly wings
These are a few of my favorite things

Nibbling and noshing at Cafe Sole
Field greens and dressing prepared by gourmets
Birds of paradise burst bright blossoms of springs
These are a few of my favorite things

When the job bites
When the kids whine
When I’m feeling sad
I simply mend myself at Glen Ivy Spa
And then I don’t feel so bad.

3rd Place:

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Crystal C.

I look out the window and it’s that time of year, the time to bring out bathing suits cause Glen Ivy is here!
I’ll book a nice facial or even a back massage, time to put my stress aside cause ladies were off to the spa!
No more yelling, screaming, or pitter patter of little feet, it’s the end of my work week and lemme tell ya I’M BEAT!
I’m ready to get pampered now & covered in piles of mud, close my eyes and reminisce of times when I was young!
Here at Glen Ivy I can always count on one thing–To close my eyes, relax & remember here I’m always STRESS FREE!

Thank you to all who sent in their amazing Glen Ivy poems! I hope that you all had as much fun writing them as I did reading them!

Make sure to cast your vote for our grand prize photo! Hover over the image to enlarge the photo or click on name to place your vote. The March MUDness grand prize winner will receive 2 admission passes and 2 lunch vouchers for their next visit!

Voting ends Wednesday March 31 at 11 a.m. so vote now!

UPDATE: Thank you to everyone who participated and voted! Congratulations to Suzanne who won our grand prize! Make sure and meet me in Club Mud every Wednesday in May for our “MUDDers Day” photo contest!

CONGRATULATIONS to our 4th and final weekly winner—Heather!! Heather and her friends seemed to be channeling a little Bob Marley as they created mud-made dreadlocks and accessories! It was definitely a team effort for this pic a big thanks goes out to all of the lovely ladies who created such a masterpiece!

-Heather-