January 2006

January 26, 2006 21:02

Well, it certainly has been a long long time since I've been back on the internet. I apologize, my violin frenzied friends! I haven't played in awhile either, but that has a very well explainable reason. My father passed away in November so I've been in Ohio for awhile. Everytime I look at my violin I think of my father, so of course I don't want to go there. My dad was one of those hard to please guys who never let his guard down. I had only ever seen him cry one time and that was when his father had passed away. He always made me keep practicing when I was young because I wanted to quit many times, but he would never let me. He signed me up for orchestra's in 5th and 6th grades but he would NEVER ever come to the concerts. So, he never heard me perform in a group until my brothers wedding when I was about 16 or 17 years old. I played in a duet with a piano and myself. My brother and sister in law are good ol' boy and girl so of course they chose Kannon in D. My father was in the crowd at the wedding and of course I wasn't watching him, I was watching the music on the page. Well, we were watching the video from the wedding after my dad's funeral, and the camera man zoomed in on my mom and dad when we were playing Kannon. His eyes were locked on me and there were tears streaming down his face. He was so proud of me because none of my brothers or sisters ever stuck with the instruments they chose, but he would never say it. I'm glad I saw the video because it made me realize that he really was proud of me. It put some old skeletons in my closet to rest, but I still have issues with my violin and him. I'll get over it but for now she's collecting dust in the music room. Good thing I bought polish....

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