That's our annual Christmas Eve movie. I didn't realize Rusty is now on The Big Bang Theory.
Other than the Eleuke that I got to a little early, I got some Aiaiai TMA-1 headphones. They look and sound killer. I got some matcha green tea from Teapigs for myself, and a moleskin stingy brim hat made for my head by ebay hat maker Jill Corbett. She sent it around Thanksgiving, but as it only got here on Wednesday, I decided to make it a gift.
I've got a Mainland concert from Eagle Music coming hopefully by my birthday, so Santa was VERY good to me. Last year I got the Kanilea dlx superconcert. That was grandpa's last gift to me, and I never want to top that.
Since Christmas is about family, I'll share this phone conversation I had with grandma. I did the Christmas Day call, and we chatted about things grandmothers want to talk about. And then somehow uke came up.
Her: You play ukulele??
Me: Yes ma'am, for a few years now. It's tough for me to say youkulaylee though, since the Finnish pronunciation is the same as the Hawaiian one. (me trying to over pronounce it because I know she'll think ookoolehleh will sound weird)
Her: Why don't you still play clarinet??
(I haven't played that since my freshmen year of college. My major instrument was VOICE.)
Me: .... I ...uhhh... well with uke I can at least try to sing and play. Guitar is too big for me. (Her oldest son and my uncle is a great player)
Her: But clarinet isn't too big! You should play clarinet!
Me: .....
I wasn't angry or annoyed or anything. It made me smile. It's not the only instrument I played. It was just the first one I played. I'm in my 30s now. To her, I'm a 5th grader in beginner band. But hey, I'm still young in SOMEONE'S eyes!
Don't ever be annoyed by your grandparents, kids. They will ALWAYS see you as children. There's no way around it! And they won't be with us forever, so don't take them for granted. Grandpa wanted me to get the Kanilea because it obviously made me happy, and it was built very near a place that he loved very much.
I couldn't have been more surprised if I had woke up with my head sewed to the carpet...