new arrival

It's here - it's finally here! My piano has arrived and I am beyond excited about it! When I was really young, my parents surprised me and my siblings by trading in our old piano (which we all played at the time) for a beautiful, upgraded Yamaha. It was - and still is - in stellar condition. Because I was the only one who kept playing and took my music to the professional level, it was only fitting that the piano go to me. My parents always told me that it was mine whenever I was ready for it...how sweet :)

I was planning to wait until we moved so that we would have sufficient space for it, but my parents are renovating their home and the piano was either going to storage or coming to my house. That was an easy decision! After taking some serious measurements and adjusting the dining room furniture just a bit, we were ready for the new arrival. It's as if the piano was meant for this space all along.

I'm not the only one excited to play...

inspired

My son, Lincoln, is almost 3. If you have children, you can imagine how much each life accomplishes in their first few  years on earth - it's truly amazing. Not to mention, each child has their own unique way of growing and learning, which is one of the reasons our experience as parents can be so refreshingly different, yet very much the same.
Yesterday, my sister came over and had the brilliant idea of documenting all the special things that happen in our home, primarily with Lincoln...and any future children to come. I'm surprised I haven't started this sooner, as I am a writer at heart, and deeply enjoy documenting in all of its forms. With that said, I took her advice and am going to try my hardest to keep on track.
Currently we are all recovering from Christmas, and among all of his amazing gifts, Lincoln has taken to singing and "playing" his guitar right along with his "Let's Rock, Elmo." It's actually quite funny because he belts everything out at the top of his lungs. I'm hoping that my little man takes after his mommy and is a musician at heart ;)