The first year we were married, Terry was really wanting to buy a competition ski boat, I had about $10K in savings that I brought as a "dowry" when we got married, and I suggested that he just go ahead and buy the boat! He agreed but said that surely there was something I wanted that I could get some day as a sort of payback. I said, "Well, I've always wanted a Kawai baby grand piano." He said when we got a place that was big enough for one, I'd get it. Well, about nine years later we moved into a house that was plenty big enough for a baby grand, but I decided it just wasn't really the time. I still played my upright, and I think secretly I was worried that my kids would destroy a nice piano.
Fast forward to 2019. We are on our second competition ski boat. We don't live on the lake anymore, but we haul our boat to Melton Hill Lake to ski. Terry's brother, Scott, was itching for a new ski boat of his own, and he approached Terry with the idea of joint ownership. They would buy the boat together and keep it at Scott's dock. Seemed like a great idea.
So, Terry brought up the grand piano. How about now? He mentioned how I had just gotten inheritance money from my Dad's estate, and wouldn't it be nice to do something special with some of it?
So here it is. My baby. My Kawai baby grand. I play it almost every day and think about my parents and the sacrifices they made to pay for lessons and listen to my endless practicing. The piano is beautiful, and we did not have to sacrifice our dining room for it - only do a little rearranging. I even had black furniture in there, so it all goes together.
Merry Christmas to me!
