For me, it is kind of a big deal.

I have been thinking about doing this for a while now.  What you may ask?  Well, you make ask.  :P

 

Anyway before I let you know about I decided to do, let me lay down a little bit of history.  I like music.  Eh, let me say that I freaking LOVE music.  It touches my soul and helps me through tough times and also helps me through the good times. 

I had always wanted to learn how to play the guitar and I did take lessons for a while and got to were I could play and people actually could recognize the songs I was playing.  It gave me great happiness.  I would practice and get down the lessons my teacher prepared and felt like I was growing. 

Then something bad happened, I got engaged, then broke up and right after that?  I broke my left wrist.  It was a nasty break.  It took me over a year to recuperate and even then, I hadn't picked my guitar back up to play.  It would sit in a corner and I would look at it.  I would pull it out to play.  It felt good but since I was using my left wrist for the chords, it caused me a lot of pain if I played for any amount of time.  It still feels like there is a hole in my soul and something that needs to be filled.

Here is the funny thing, I am left handed.  I learned out to play right handed.  Go figure.  I decided a while back to restring my guitar to be a left handed guitar but never moved on it.  Just a couple of days ago, I learned that one of my coworkers is a guitar teacher and he agreed to take me on.  We start tomorrow.

It is going to be a challenge but I am excited to start to fill up a gap that has been in me for the longest time.

Wish me luck.

Easter Weekend

So how is your weekend?  Mine has been interesting.  I found out on Friday that my grandmother, the one that had broken her hip, decided to check out of the rehab center and go home.  That has cause a lot of stress in the family.  We are now scrambling to make sure the house is accessible to her so that she can get around in comfort.  There is still more work to be done.

Now to jump back a day.  I went with a friend, Erin to the Nashville tribute to the Prophet.  It was a blast and VERY uplifting.  I have to say that the music was excellent and the singing was awesome.  Thanks Erin for showing me the light.  I just need to get the sound track.

Now to jump forward, after the trying morning with my grandparents, I needed to get out so I went with some friends.  The original plan was to go out the Gunlock reservoir and check out the area.  We didn't make it all the way out but turned off on a road and found a hiking trail that led us to some hieroglyphs.  It was a blast.  There is something about looking at the writings from another time.  I wish had the learning to know what they were writing.

I want to take a moment and express my gratitude for out Savior and the sacrifice He made for all of us and the fact that he has risen from the grave to give us a chance to return.  I know I have fallen short but I still appreciate what He has done.

I hope you all have a happy Easter and I hope you have success.

I must come from a tough family.

About a month a ago my grandmother fell and broke her hip. It was scary and sad at the same time. They took her in a couple of days later to operate on the hip and put a clamp on the hip. It was a success.
She is doing well. She is at the rehab center now. My grandfather spends the day over there to be with her. He has held up well with all of this. I feel bad for him but he loves her so much.
Today, she did take about 50 steps with the help of a walker. I am so happy to hear that. I have been told that for someone over 80, a breakage in the hip is something major. I just keep my finger crossed and pray a lot.
I just hope I can be a strong as she.