Wednesday, September 2, 2009
Happy Birthday to Me,
Happy Birthday to Me...
See what I got this year for my first of many 29th birthdays?
I have played every day since it arrived. The girls have too.
After the girls went to bed tonight, I sat down at my piano and played.
See what I got this year for my first of many 29th birthdays?
I have played every day since it arrived. The girls have too.After the girls went to bed tonight, I sat down at my piano and played.
And played.
It was wonderful.
*sigh*
I learned yesterday that the wood is Tiger Oak. Sounds fancy. :) But the cabinet and the wood are both beautiful and I am excited at the possibility of polishing/re-lacquering it.And on the girls playing -- It is magical, soothing, reassuring, reaffirming (this is a big one...makes me feel kindly toward them after difficult stretches), and just awesome to watch them each discover it in their own ways.
I don't even have to be in the room to know who is playing. Esther is gung-ho. She just goes at it. Heidi is more thoughtful. One note at a time. Searching it out. Autumn plays like a virtuoso (not technically at all...but in the "drama" of how she plays). Eric and I have joked that Esther will be the pianist, Heidi the composer, and Autumn the singer. There are elements of each that we hear reflected in their approaches to the piano.
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...anyways. I can relate :)
What an awesome gift. Did you know it was coming or was it a surprise? Happy Birthday
Lisa, I'm with you on that one! It just sits their, calling to you. :) And no rosining! :D
Anna, I hope you can get one someday soon! I know it's been on your wish list for a LONG time. It wasn't a surprise. I actually went and played several different pianos in the two weeks before my birthday and then finally settled on the second one I had seen (thank goodness it was still available!). I found it on Craigslist.