Music is AWESOME!

As everyone knows, I absolutely LOVE music. I love to sing. My voice is the only instrument I’ve ever learned how to “play” and I fine tune it every chance I get. I sing while I cook. I sing while I drive. I sing in the shower. I sing while I shop. I sing at church. I sing, like, every time I take a breath. I probably sing in my sleep. My one regret? I never learned how to read music, nor how to play an instrument. I have no idea what a “note” or a “key” is … our musicians at church will ask me what key I sing a particular song in and I’m like what key? LOL **blank stare** They just shake their heads. Choir members are always telling me as beautifully as I sing, I should know SOMETHING more about music. I make most songs my own, which means that a majority of the songs I sing are a capella, unless the musicians feel like playing periodically while they can keep up with whatever I happen to be doing with my range at the time LMBO. The sad truth remains that I know nothing more than what I hear {and what I create in my head}. I don’t know what to “call” elements of those sounds, but I sure can sing them :)

Anyway, all of that is to say I just ran across these videos of David Sides on YouTube and oh my GOSH I was mesmerized the entire time he was playing. I’ve GOT to learn how to play the piano. GOT TO! This is freakin awesome…

Music has always done something pretty serious to my soul. I am stopped dead in my tracks by anything with a beautiful sound to it. I’m at a loss for words to accurately describe the way it makes me feel. I do as much as I can with my VOICE but goodness if I could play an instrument – the piano, the guitar, SOMETHING – that would complete me. That would seriously be my own personal heaven. As much as I hate to admit it, Twitter would probably never see me again as my every waking moment would be spent in my own little sanctuary of peace :)

I’ve always wanted to be a singer. I know I have the voice {not cocky at all, folks, but confident in the gift God gave me}, but of course with so many children, my life has revolved around them {and rightfully so – they are awesomeness [squared] and then some!} … but I know that being such a young mommy – and a rather flyy one at that – when they are a little older, I’m still going to be pretty dang young and prime myself. Maybe I still can dream, huh? Of course I can! Now, I am trying to figure out how I can take up lessons while trying to stay afloat and keep the student loan lenders from hating me. Hmmm…