RockTheDesert

WCW - Love Song

Today is Watercooler Wednesday, a blog carnival hosted by Randy Elrod at his Ethos blog. Check out Randy's post today - "PC or Mac" and weigh in on your personal preference in his comment section.

Have you ever written a song for or about someone? Has anyone ever written a song for or about you? Share, share, share in the comment section below!

On Saturday, we attended wedding reception #2 of 3 in celebration of the marriage of our good friends Scott and Sharon. They were married in Santa Barbara on April 26 and were only able to accommodate about 90 guests. Their solution: 2 additional receptions; 1 in Scottsdale with about 65 friends and 1 in Woodland Hills with 200 friends! During the champagne toast, Scott surprised Sharon with an original song for and about her which he'd been working on since shortly after they met. Let me just tell you that Scott is an incredibly talented musician - his voice sounded nearly identical to James Taylor's voice and he accompanied himself very well on the piano. While the husbands in the crowd rolled their eyes (just kidding) and the wives wiped away tears, we all had to agree that it was a GREAT song!! The working title is "There's A Woman In Arizona."
My husband, Dan, has also "written" a song about me. He "wrote" it when our kids were really young. He started with the theme song for the Olympics and inserted the following unique and original lyrics: I...love...my wife Marina...I love my wife Marina L. Berryman (repeat). Oh and there's a very catchy bridge too...Love her, love her, I I I I love her (repeat). When my kids were old enough to sit and watch the Olympic games, they were totally surprised and ecstatic to hear the "I love my wife Marina" song being played over and over again! Every time they heard it, they sang right along!!

18 Hours of Beauty

Here's 1 pic from The Wedding...more to come later - I am in dire need of rest - I think I just about took it to the limit in the last 4 days. The makeup, hair, dress, have all faded away into everyday life. It was pretty nice being a princess for 18 hours.

Working Out Is Hard To Do

We have started working out with a trainer 2x per week for the next 12 weeks. We = myself, Lisa, Pam & Debbie. We've paid in advance (great motivation to never miss a session) at Fitness Together for the privilege of being tortured. Oh yes, it is pure torture. For the record, jumping jacks are from the devil. My trainer's name is Joe. He is a compassionate yet firm drill sergeant.  I'm old enough to be his mom. After the first session, I went straight out and bought an extra-firm sports bra. Now I need a decent pair of running shoes.

The catalyst for this body-altering, mind-shaping, life-changing decision to choose fitness is a brown, sleeveless, strapless, satin, long, halter-top bridesmaid dress which I will be wearing in public at a wedding on April 26, 2008. That's this year. In a couple of weeks. Yeah, that soon. The physical torture of working out is nothing compared to the torture of trying on dress after dress at David's bridal, all of which were sleeveless and strapless, some more form-fitting than others. The dresses and the three-way mirrors all pointed to one major thing - the time has come to stop wearing baggy, all-black clothing (quite slimming?) and come to grips with the fact that my health, my well-being, and the energy level required for the life I choose to lead, all could be dramatically improved by becoming physically fit. I realize that it will take time and monumental effort to overcome years of poor eating habits and pure laziness, but it's never too late to start.