Family Tradition

Most recently I have been blessed to spend some quality time with my Lawson family.

My Nan celebrated 94 years of wonderful living on Thursday and we kicked it off right in true Lawson fashion by picking and grinning for her and her fellow friends at Amber Oaks Assisted Living Home, topping it all off with cake. Being that the apple truly doesn't fall far from the tree, Nan made an executive decision that she would like for the celebration to continue with breakfast at Cracker Barrel on Saturday. Despite the fact that I really did not want to get up at the butt crack of dawn on a Saturday, my amazing husband gave me sweet kick in the ass that I needed to do it anyway. Thank God for him or I would have missed out on the wonderful event that will surely be added to my list of fond memories of my life.

I realized several things during Saturday morning breakfast listed in no particular order.

1) My family is amazing! Rather they agree or disagree they love you anyway.

2) My family is extremely conservative. This one surprised me quite a bit due to the fact that a large majority of my family member are farmers... Although I'm not sure where I made the connection that farmers would belong to one political party verses another?

3) Never mess with a Lawson mans breakfast. Always get it right the first time or you will surely hear about it.
Honey is considered a staple with breakfast.

4) Music is a family tradition that runs deep and plays a huge part in keeping our family ties tight. Apparently it's a tradition that goes way back to the 1700's and is one of the many ways that we trace our family lines.

5) B flat is not a key you want to sing in, EVER because it is as my cousin Shannon would so elegantly put it, "An extreme pain in the ass to play in for fiddle and mandolin players. Who will end up playing in the key of B anyway and at that point you will be off key, which will be your fault for singing in B flat in the first place." LOL!

6) Lawson's are traditionally responsible and thrifty with their money. How did I miss this one (thank God for Doug).

All of the information above left me realizing how blessed I truly am to have such grit, love and talent in my blood. Also the importance of participating in the family tradition of bringing music to the world. In addition to all of this, it has left me pondering my commitment to learning to truly play an instrument on a regular basis.

So for the time being I have my eye set on the Autoharp, which will require saving money to purchase it but also discipline to stick with it and not give up because I am not automatically as my ancestors. Only time will tell if I stick with this decision because it will be some time before I am able to actually purchase this instrument. Guitar is always an option considering I actually have one packed away in the back of my closet which very badly needs to be tuned. Hmmmm? More will be revealed, I just hope it is enough time to take advantage of learning and spending more time with my kin.
Very random blog but oh well! I'm not sure anyone actually reads this stuff anyway, but it sure helps me to appreciate it. :)