Recently it seems like every time we check Instagram or Twitter they are littered with pictures of people and their ukuleles. If you're like me then all of your friends have learned how to play and admittedly it's pretty neat. So instead of just watching your friends from a distance bond over how great ukuleles are, you decide to get one. And you were right, they are pretty cool.

1. When you realize you might actually want one

You always thought ukuleles were just for boho hipsters, but then you catch yourself wanting one.

2. The moment you check the price

You are either going to have to dish out a hundred bucks or buy a Hello Kitty one from Walmart.

3. So you decide to wait

You don't want a ukulele THAT bad, right?!?

4.When you do research to decide if you're really going to get a bang for your buck

You need to know what kind of wood works best, what kind of sound you're going for, and how often you have to tune it. It's basically reading reviews on Amazon to see if it's really worth the hundred dollars

5. Then you decide to go for it

Yeah it's a lot, and you're probably going to blow some birthday money, but it's totally going to be worth it.

6. When you walk into the store

There is nothing like asking the Guitar Center worker where the ukuleles are

7. Holding your baby for the first time

From the moment you hold your ukulele everything just makes sense

8. When the realization hits that it's really yours

You are now a proud owner of a beautiful ukulele

9. The moment you realize there's more to ukulele than just strumming chords.

What do you mean I have to strum up AND down?!

10. But then finally it starts to make a little sense

It takes a while, but eventually, up strumming is no big deal.

11. When you can finally play a song

It makes every dollar, second, and calloused finger worth it