Chapter 13: "My dumpster diving wife!" -My husband

[Left: Bad picture of my guitar. Right: Model picture of what my guitar looks like in better lighting]

The saying goes, "One man's junk is another man's treasure." I'm no guy, but I did find a treasure in what a man thought was junk! I saw some guy throw this in the dumpster while I was walking home from work last week. The moment I saw him pull out a guitar [that looked perfectly fine from afar] & throw it out, I slowed my pace, waited for him to drive away, then walked back to further inspect the guitar (no shame!). I hopped up onto the ledge, reached for the guitar, & pulled it out. The next thing I knew, I had a huge smile on my face as I walked to my apartment with this new guitar in hand :)

I searched it on google & found out that it's an Ibanez Performance Guitar. I learned that it's the perfect guitar for beginner/intermediate guitarists. I also think it's pretty cool that there are fret note labels/stickers on the fretboard! This will definitely help me out by acting as a "cheat sheet" while I learn to play guitar! Now I have my husband to teach me instead of failing at trying to learn on my own! We no longer have to share his guitar since I can use this one.

I also don't have to worry about trying to find a way to ship my other guitar here from California anymore. I now have two guitars! I got my 1st guitar (a black acoustic/electric Fender) at the age of 13 when I was in a girl band & we were sponsored by Fender. 2 free guitars :) I'm pretty grateful! All it needs is new strings, a bridge pin, & a good polishing! I told my husband that I vow to never buy my own guitar because I like this "tradition" of being blessed with guitars. He thought that was crazy, but pretty cool. Lol!

Who knows... maybe I'll actually learn how to play guitar (finally) & that this guitar will be the one that I write music to for the 1st time :) Maybe this will be the guitar that changes everything for me. I write songs, but I've never been able to accompany myself with an instrument. I took piano lessons at the age of 7 but only stuck at it for about a year. I also tried to take guitar lessons in college, but it didn't really stick. I do much better in a one-on-one learning environment, rather than a group one. If I ever make it in Hollywood & the music industry (which is a dream I'm planning on making a reality) I vow to tell this story of my "dumpster guitar". I'll also try to find the guy who threw this out. If anyone steps up & claims it was them, I'll ask them a series of questions to prove it. If I ever made it big & this guitar helped play a role in making my dreams come true, then I'll want to thank the man who threw out this guitar. I also plan to buy him a nice brand new (& better!) guitar as a "thank you" & a sort of "trade" :) 

Imagine... if I got out of work a little earlier, later, if I asked my boss for a ride, or if the traffic lights to cross the street were timed differently, then I would never have seen some guy throw this out at my apartment complex. What timing, huh? Talk about fate! I can't wait to get started & have some jam sessions with my hubby! ♥

Below is how I shared my exciting news with my husband when he came home from work:

Me: "Honey, I found a guitar!"
My husband: "Where'd ya find that? It's an Ibanez too. Nice."
Me: "You know what that is?! Cool! I thought it said Hanez until I searched it on google" =P