AND IT DID HAPPEN!!! It's the best present I could ask for. I wouldn't eat for a week or use or buy anything for a year to have it! Whenever I go to people's houses I raid their piano music and I HAVE to play it all. I love to play and can see that I missed it a lot this year. Even though I have my parent's, It's a lot more fun to play whenever you want. I sang and played for Matt for the first time and we both loved it (I think...that's what Matt said). I probably sounded horrible. It adds such spirit in our home, while I play the hymns or The Children's Book. I started to cry when I knew we were getting one.

Matt and I agreed that if I don't keep up practicing, I couldn't sightread songs for my students, keep up my knowledge of how to play or be as good of a teacher. He also said something that hit home for me. "Heavenly Father gave you the gift and talent to play the piano, so keep up that talent so he won't take it away." I think that applies to all our talents to. We won't just have it and always have it, but we have to keep working at it. I always thought that I would always know how to play, but what a shame it would be if it did gradually go away. All that practicing, hard work and for something that is close to my heart. Well, I better go practice now because the piano uses up 1/3 of our space and I don't want it to go to waste.....

How We got it!: A neighbor in our ward knew I wanted a piano and that I taught piano. Her family was moving into a smaller place and this piano wouldn't fit. Rather pay for it to be in storage and just sit and probably not be good for the piano, she asked if we could store it for 6 months-year until they get a bigger place. It came right when I was dying to have a piano and it was such a blessing! It helped us both out.

So this is all the news we have right now in our lives:). Nothing that big, but it is so fun for us and a big deal at our house:).
Hmmmm....What is missing in this picture????? There's just not enough of something and I miss it terribly. I wonder if we could afford it? Nope. Well I wonder if we could even fit it in our apartment?? Negitive. Would I use it enough to make it worth it?? YES!! Would Matt like it??? YES! Then I think we need this wonderful addition! Even though we can't afford it or fit it?? I think it could happen.