[quote=scaredyclassic]Hell I just realized I’m spending a grand a year on piano lessons.

I went to a recital in encinitas this weekend. The whole thing got me weepy. I was deeply moved. I like taking him to the lesson Friday nites. Little ritual. I go for a walk and call my mom. It’s close by. Sometimes we stop after for snacks.[/quote]

It’s expensive but it’s worth it. I spent my childhood doing the same thing with my father. He would take my sister and I to piano lessons every Wednesday night before dinner and afterwards we got to pick our own frozen food item at the grocery store. My favorite was the Swanson Salisbury Steak with the reconstituted mashed potatoes. I don’t think I’ve had one since, but I still remember our little rituals to this day.