It was a lovely weekend all around. Spring is definitely in the air here in SoCal, and that is definitely my favorite time of the year. So much happiness and possibility. I know it's all fairly cliche of me to love the sun so much, but I can't deny it.
On Friday night we went and saw one of my most talented friends at her best. Deena Rubinson, who is a singer songwriter and worthy of some of your download time, played at Molly Malone's. It was an amazing show, definitely the best I've ever seen her do and I've been going to her shows for about 6 years now. She has a new band including an incredible guitairist and complimentary back-up singers, along with her wonderful old standby cellist Mike Rainey, drummer and bassist. It's a big sound that compliments her folky/country fun songs but doesn't overpower the more somber fare. Deena is like a modern day troubadour. I've never even heard of someone with the skill she has of crafting a song around particular people and circumstances, she's almost a court musician, but with the songs completely worthy on their own. She wrote two songs for our wedding in August, so beautiful... and I can't wait to get them on tape! She's busy, but I know she'll record them sooner or later and I can post them for everyone to hear. They may even wind up on her next CD!
On Saturday I taught sculpt and took yoga. Sculpt went well... nothing much to report except that I kicked my own students' AND my own ass so hard that I could barely walk on Sunday. Maybe overdid it a little. I'm working on finding the right level.
Then onto yoga with Jay Co., one of my favs. I wanted to jot down one idea from his class that stuck with me. He said that there is an ancient Chinese proverb that says that everyone is born into life with the same amount of breaths. And that if you live your life taking short, hurried breaths then that is what your life will be, short and hurried. But if you can deepen your breath, your life will also be deeper and fuller. A good idea, and a good thing for me to remember if I ever get into teaching yoga more!
The rest of Saturday was a lovely day hanging out with Sarah and Dan, teaching Sarah a little guitar and eating a raw vegan yummy dinner. On Sunday I watched my talented husband play some baseball (he hit a homer as usual and a really nice diving catch in the outfield), and then Sunday night did some fire spinning. I would like to blog about that some more, but maybe later. It was a really crazy experience. Don't worry... I'm not burned. :-)
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