Loving Up On Cloud Nine

Written by Ivy | 31 December 2011

At 7:11 p.m., Sweet-D and I will officially be married for SEVEN YEARS!!! It's seriously hard to believe! Time has flown by!

Sweet-D did something really special this year. He recorded our song "Cloud Nine" by himself. He recorded all the parts himself with a Rock Band mic and mixed it on his computer. The guitar parts were easy since he plays guitar, but he had to record the bass and drums with my keyboard! It took him seven hours and who knows many takes, but he did it! He even sang it!

Many of you will probably not know what this song is, so let me fill you in. This song is an original from the band Distorted Penguins, who are no longer together. DP is a band from my hometown and actually included many of my dear childhood friends. It was originally sung (and written) by the amazingly talented Dave Mussen, who I am honored to have called a friend. Dave's life was cut short in the spring of 2000.

When Sweet-D first heard this song, it was after Dave's death. As soon as Sweet-D heard me talk about Dave and how truly inspiring of a person he was, there was no denying he would too adopt this song as a the soundtrack for our life together. To this day, it is still my favorite song of all time. And now, it means even more. 

Happy Anniversary, Sweet-D! SEVEN YEARS!!! Wow. Let's go for seven more! :) 

A Very Deschanel New Years

Written by Ivy | 30 December 2011

Tomorrow is New Years Eve! It's so hard to believe in just over 30 hours, we will be in 2012! I'm still waiting on those flying cars promised to me by Hollywood in the late 80s/early 90s. They are long overdue!

I may have just dated myself with my last statement.... hmm...

I'm looking forward to New Year Eve! It's my seventh wedding anniversary! What?!?! I've been married for seven years! I know a lot of people right now are shaking their heads, because they never thought that would happen (you and me both bub)!

These last seven years haven't always been easy, actually some were down right treacherous, but I can honestly say that each moment has brought us closer. I truly love the journey Sweet-D and I have been on! We're not the perfect couple by far, but these last seven years have proven we're perfect for each other!

I'm going to share what Sweet-D's made for me for our soon (it's seriously cool), but until then I wanted to share a song from one of our favorite singers - Zoey Deschanel.

As the song asks... what are you doing on New Year's Eve?

Pride-ful Tribute

Written by Ivy | 08 December 2011

Whether you're conservative or liberal, an extremist or in the middle, the 99 percent or the 1 percent, you have to admit there are times you question the sanity/mission of America. Sometimes it seems like this country's national level elected officials (in all parties) have forgotten they are supposed to work for the people, not save face while really working to fill their own pockets.

But through all the rubble, one force always rises that makes me still proud to be an American. That force is our armed forces. These men and women selflessly serve to support our country. They don't serve lobbyists or Wall Street or crooked politicians. They serve every day Americans. They serve so we don't have to.

There is little in this world more inspiring to me than that. These brave heroes deserve every tribute we can give them.

That's why I wanted to share this video. This is the marching band from my alma mater West Virginia University. We call them the "Pride of West Virginia." Everything The Pride puts on the field is amazing, but, as you'll see in this video, they have outdone themselves.

In honor of all those who have or are serving in the armed forces, here is The Pride of West Virginia performing just for you. You, the heroes of America, are today's Unscripted inspiration! Thank you for all you do!

Dance Your Way Clean

Written by Ivy | 04 December 2011

If you came to Unscripted house, you'd most likely catch us dancing. We actually have dance breaks at our house when we put on a song, drop everything and just start dancing. It really is good for the soul!

We also put on tunes to do things we don't necessarily enjoy like chores around the house. It definitely does not make things go any faster, but it certaintly does make you smile and enjoy the work a little more. That is one part of living an unscripted life - enjoying EVERY moment... even the ones that you may not want to do, but nonetheless have to.

Today's Unscripted inspiration is right along those same lines. It comes from one of my new favorite bloggers The Everywhereist.

Enjoy!