Following the addiction

An observation more than question:  OK, I'm addicted and play every day.  My sister who lives in IL started playing about 2 months before me (it's all her fault) and we text almost every day concerning the instrument or styles or music.  We're both getting Sue Carpenter's book for duets and look forward to playing together sometime next Spring.  I'm attending my first festival - Winter Creek Reunion - in Bennington, OK this weekend.  Teachers include: Tull Glazener, Neal Hellman, Chuck and Karen Daniels plus others.  When I grow up I want to be a really good mountain dulcimer player