Day 15 - My Pink Guitar

I was going through some more pictures today. I came across one of Heather playing her flute in a parade when she was a kid. We had already moved to Arizona, but she sent me these pictures with one of the many letters and pictures we exchanged. I had played the cello for a year when I was in 5^th grade but obviously couldn’t be in a parade with it. I was so proud of her when I saw this and wished so bad that I could have been there to see her performance in person.  But like so many other accomplishments in the history of our lives, distance could not stop us from celebrating each other’s achievements.

Fast forward…about 4 years ago, my mother and I walked into a music store while running errands with the kids to pick up some supplies for my middle son (he plays the guitar). While we were there, I noticed the prettiest pink guitar. I made a comment that if I had a guitar that pretty, I would HAVE to learn to play it. Sure enough, just a short time after that, my mom surprised me with that very guitar, a case, pink picks and an instruction book. For a while, I attempted to learn to play. I had a hard time with how bad it hurt the tips of my fingers - so slowly it became a cute little adornment in our home. Friends and family would strum it from time to time but nothing notable.

Then when we moved here- it never seemed to make its way out of the case. It was put away and yesterday my husband and I were looking for something and I came across it. I pulled it out of the case and it made me smile. It is so beautiful. When I came across the picture today of Heather playing her musical instrument, I knew exactly what I’d do for my intention.

So, I had my youngest son (who plays a stringed instrument as well) help me tune it. I decided, today is the day. After my Italian lesson, I picked it up and played for a bit. Gave my little fingers a rest and after dinner, picked it back up. I went along with some lessons on YouTube. My husband got a kick out of watching me strum away and happily agreed to snap some pics to share on this blog.

Today’s intention is a musical nod to my cousin and the chance to pick back up a hobby left behind.