Day 5. Camp is over. I’ve never seen so many campers arrive early! The day began with the last Instrument Instruction classes. This was important for the girls, as it was their last opportunity to work…
RCGLA 2014 – Day 4
Day 4. 4 reals. After Day 3’s awesome Volunteer hang, I almost forgot that day’s challenges. Almost. But then the morning of Day 4 arrived and the residue of the previous day had to be cleared away.…
RCGLA 2014 – Day 3
So Day 3 began with a fun carpool ride to Camp. I’ve been carpooling with my buds Betro, Lauren and Dawn. It’s such a cool start to our long days, talking and laughing through traffic. We catch…
RCGLA 2014 – Day 2
Day 2. At the beginning of Day 2, I decided to hit my own personal re-set button, as it was after all, a new day. I leaned on other volunteers when I needed them and I…
RCGLA 2014 – Day 1
Yesterday was Day 1 of Rock Camp. And it was… It was a lot of things. It was awesome. It was tiring. It was challenging. It was beautiful. In short, it was all the things Rock Camp…
RCGLA 2014 – Volunteer Orientation
Last week I worked load-in with other volunteers at the school where we conduct Rock Camp for Girls L.A. each year. It was an exhausting day and yet it was also filled with laughter and smiles. Dang! I…
And So It Begins…
I don’t know why it catches me off-guard each and every year. You’d think I’d have adjusted by now. You’d think I’d at least know it was coming. Earlier in the week I felt myself dipping a…
Tomatoes on The Sill
The other day I paused at the kitchen sink to gaze upon the bounty on the sill. It’s so beautiful that in our house, tomatoes have come to signify summer. We eat them until we’re about to…
Catch a Wave
“Catch a wave and you’re sitting on top of the world.” Catch a Wave by The Beach Boys (written by Brian Wilson and Mike Love) Have you ever noticed yourself having the same conversation with several different…