The Hokey Pokey

"The Hokey Pokey. Think about it. At the end of the song, what do we learn? What is it all about? You put your whole self in!"

That is from the late, great, improv teacher Martin DeMaat. This is what this blog is about. Putting your whole self into your life. Strange, funny, adventurous things happen to us every day, and I believe the more we can focus on these everyday miracles, the more enjoyable and meaningful life will be.

My miracle this past weekend was that my birthday was exactly the day I'd hoped it would be! My big celebration was a rock-star cruise 3 weeks ago. Literally a rock-star cruise, as the boat was populated with....rock stars. It was the VH1 Best Cruise Ever with Three Doors Down, Lifehouse, Shinedown, Finger Eleven and many other awesome bands. It's been very difficult getting back to "real life" after that experience! Check out this video clip of Lifehouse sound checking for their atrium concert. The show was supposed to be outside by the pool, but thunderstorms were rolling in through Grand Cayman, so they decided to play indoors.



So for the actual day of my birth, my wants were pretty simple, and I got them all, which is what was so awesome about the day.

Scrambled eggs w/ truffle salt for breakfast
Workout (completing a full week of P90X btw!)
See Iron Man 2
Go to the fancy Kroger for steaks
Get hair cut
WoW raid with online pals (Yes, I'm a nerd. I embrace it, and I know my Norwegian friend Anita is proud of that!)
SNL w/ Betty White

Plus I got to spend the entire day with my sweetie and my dog. (No, they are not the same thing.) It could not have been a more perfect day, and I am incredibly grateful for it!