As I was driving to band last night I got to thinking about all the seemingly trivial moments in my life to get me there. My pondering started at 4 or 5 years ago my mum and I picked up my cousin to have a sleepover with my brothers and I was talking to her about how I wanted to learn another instrument and that the one I really wanted to learn was the saxophone. Keiren piped up with 'My dad has a saxophone'. I was so excited I think I called Uncle Russell as soon as I got home! I remember like it was yesterday going over there a few days later, I was SO excited to touch it. He showed me how to care for it and a few fingerings. I took it home to start playing (I already bought a book to learn from haha). When I started at uni I asked one of the lecturers if he could give me some lessons but he said that he didn't have time. It wasn't until the big band tour (that I was desperately trying to get out of) where I met the guy who was would teach me, who will soon be my husband. At the time I would have given anything to not go on that tour so I wouldn't miss something back home. But I can't help but wonder that if I was able to skip that tour would I have asked Nic to teach me?
Jump back to the present, thinking about how I was able to find this community band I'm in. I was out to lunch with my friend telling her that I can't find a job anywhere. She mentioned a good website to look at and when I got home I went on there and applied for some jobs. When I went in for an interview the person who was supposed to be interviewing me was sick. The guy who ended up interviewing me played the trumpet in this band and gave me the address of the rehearsal space. When I got home I saw that there was a missed call from him telling me that the other guy was sick and to reschedule. If I hadn't have missed that call I wouldn't have met the trumpeter of the band. Now, I don't know if I really believe in destiny and I'm probably reading too much into it but for the sake of a story I think it is pretty damn cool! I am one lucky girl! :-D
I'm sorry if this was a stupid post but I just thought it was cool seeing how everything came together in hindsight.
My darling wife, where would all the fun be if we knew what was going to happen?
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