Come Together Right Now..

"I don't take ME seriously.  If we get some giggles? I don't mind."
     PAUL McCARTNEY

This morning I am sure I am not alone in my current all out CRUSH on The FAB 4. What is it about The Beatles?  Watching the CBS Beatles 50 year Ed Sullivan anniversary special, I was not only blown away by the amazing musicianship & performances, but also reminded of the meaning behind the melody...  And I believe it all boils down to 
FUN! 

 Simple.   Old Fashioned.   FUN.

 It's FUN & it's JOY & it's laughter. 

 It's lighthearted boyish charms & not taking one's self too seriously.

 It's smiles & hugs & memories.
It's Ringo Starr's Peace Hands dance & McCartney's Rainbow Piano..

  It's the beauty of life, all the good & the bad.  Truly feeling it all & not running away from any of it, but rather turning it into beautiful experiences through melody to be relived & enjoyed over & over again.  A journey created through rewind, replay & repeat, while we harmoniously tap tap tap our feet.

So today I'm wishing you the kind of laughter, LOVE & JOY that only music can provide.

Turn it Up.

Today they're playing YOUR song.

All

Day

Long

Hepburn Hugs & Ric Ocasek Dreams
xo
Birdee Bow

Because Some Days are Groovier Than Others....

THE  GOOD  STUFF

When suddenly everything reminds you of 8th Grade.  The GOOD parts, not the braces

Those moments when thinking of some one's SMILE warms you up , like Cali Sunshine, 

when it's literally negative 5 degrees outside.

When you tell someone "GOOD LUCK!" & they reply with "Luck has nothin' to do with it, Guurrrl!"

Air Jump/ High Five combos from Random people who can't contain their joy & don't stop long enough to explain...

Trying to bust Bruno Mars moves with your friends & failing (miserably)

Those early morning moments when you feel like the only person awake on the planet & suddenly you're a creative GENIUS!

Big Trucks & Football 

Practicing acceptance speeches for things you'll never be nominated for..

because HEY! You NEVER know!

Purposely dressing like a 1976 Steven Tyler because 

a.  You want to &

b.  Every Girl knows Steven Tyler knows chick fashion better than most chicks.

When none of your clean sweaters match the skirt you're already wearing, but you don't care because you've just decided to start a new fashion trend today...

Discovering a song  that was actually a  HIT like over a year ago, but NOW it's the coolest song on the planet because YOU just heard it for the first time.

Orange juice in those tiny little retro drinking glasses that have pictures of oranges on them..

Friends who laugh at your jokes even when you forget the punch line & then talk in super annoying circles trying to explain WHY you forgot it.

Habitual Door Openers, Manners & people who throw around the word "Thank you" like smooth sweet butter on homemade biscuits.  It's a beautiful thing.

Wishing you all the GOOD STUFF today!

Hepburn Hugs & Ric Ocasek Dreams,

xoxo

Birdee Bow

For Every Nicks There Must Be a Buckingham...

"For Every Nicks there must be a Buckingham."                                                                                   Birdee Bow

They're the kind of couple you notice long before they enter your breathing space.  Sparklers from across the room.  Shiny, lovely, silver & bubbly.  As I jumped into the backseat of their car I immediately noticed something.  Good energy.  A feeling so beautifully calm that even the bustle of L.A.X. couldn't drown out the serenity.  Hugs from the backseat to the front, giggles of excitement & onto the freeway.  So lovely to be again with my precious friend & so amazing to see her so happy with her man.

This day was about as sunny & beautiful as a heart could imagine.

Riding the tram up to the Getty, we joked about being oblivious to the gorgeous view while looking in the opposite direction of all our fellow tram riders & expressing the oddest oohs & ahhhs to many comparatively more serious & disapproving glances.

We didn't care.  Fun was in our air.

Stepping out onto glistening outdoor granite, the stillness & awe of the renowned artisan garden forced us to take pause.  All at once as if by magic, this smoggy  Los Angeles sky began playing canvas to the most extraordinary art of a lifetime.

What a luxury to be here on this day.
Alive in this moment.
Arm wrapped in arm, whispering our latest adventures & blueprints for world takeover, we circled our way through the interior of the museum. Such an apropos place to share our hopes & passions,  among the likes of  Monet, Gauguin, Renoir & Vincent Van Gogh, the greatest dreamers of all time & I suspect the coolest.

We reminisced over our not so distant shop girl moments together & countless hours spent wrapped in fuzzy sweaters planning out California sunshine & Santa Barbara schemes while working (ok usually dancing) behind a counter filled with masquerade masks & jars of  rainbow glitter.
Now
We
Were
Here

tossing carefully chosen coins into a gorgeous maze of azaleas floating upon a wishing pond.
Separately & slowly we watched one another's toss.
Cherishing it with an unspoken certainty that they would all surely be fulfilled.

After all, how could a wish wished upon this day not come true?

May all yours too..

Hepburn Hugs & Ric Ocasek Dreams,

Birdee Bow