Kelli

Though my blog is called Kelli and My Guitar, I have really only written about beer and music. I think it is time to change that. I'm not sure why it is, but it is easier to blog about the small things in life like guitars and beer. It is very difficult to talk about the big things, like love and marriage.

Kelli is my wife, best friend, and favorite person in this world. My life has truly been blessed since I met her. We share everything, we take care of each other, we know each other's deepest fears and weaknesses as well as strengths, we spend tons of time together though we always want more, we crash after work together, we party with friends together, and we dream and build our lives together. Marriage is truly a wonderful thing and an extraordinary and beautiful commitment, and I feel that Kelli and I have really experienced this together :-)

Kelli is truly a beautiful person. She is amazing at being uplifting and upbeat, and has a true love for getting to know people. She is a passionate business person. She loves to kick back and relax. Her love for Spain is unrivaled. She is an amazing daughter and has a wonderful relationship with her mom and dad. Her mom is the sweetest woman in the world, and her dad is the most interesting and surprising man I've had the pleasure of knowing. Her mom and dad did a hell of a good job on her. Kelli loves and cares deeply about her friends. She is beautiful and gorgeous. Kelli pushes me to seek my dreams. Kelli has this amazing ability to go from bad day/bad mood to happy, curious, excitable, and engaging -- something that blows me away each time I see her do it. I don't know anyone who can control their mood quite like Kelli can. It's a good lesson... "you're in control of your own happiness", something my friend Brian said to me as we left for college. Kelli truly lives this and proves that happiness is really a choice. It's a wonderful character trait. But, more than anything, Kelli makes me smile everyday. She is the sweetest. I am truly a lucky man. So, I would like to send this out, that I love my wife dearly and I look forward to all the fun we are going to have.

Here's a pic of Kel when we went whale watching in Puerto Vallarta last month! This pic was taken not long before she got so seasick she started losing her lunch over the side of the boat:-) You just can't help but love her!

The Longest Time

Being that Kelli is out of town this weekend, I took the opportunity to play a little guitar. I've been messing around with an arrangement I put together of Billy Joel's The Longest Time. This was inspired by Derek because he and I were joking around recently about him having a hell of a time finding a job since he is graduating from an MBA program in about a month. He's been looking for a job for the longest time. I meant to do a spoof with funny lyrics, but unfortunately this song is way to high for me; but, I had a great time playing with it. Here it is...

The Longest Time (Billy Joel)
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(if you are not able to listen to the song you can download here)

And, for fun, here is a Gavin DeGraw cover that Derek covered. Enjoy!

More Than Anyone (Gavin DeGraw)
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(if you are not able to listen to the song you can download here)