I was too beat to commemorate the occasion last night, but before the (thankfully) delayed storm got here yesterday evening, I was able to run out to the local Apple Store and bring home my first ever:
15" MacBook Pro, 2015 model -- pre-touch bar, and with real ports. Love them ports.
It took a year, maybe longer, of decision making to arrive at this moment. And it's certainly challenging. I do feel overwhelmed when trying out different things, and finding some of those different things to be, well, different. But I'll get there, without regrets. This is all about being better with musical activities, and I'll be ready to begin learning Mainstage (for really good keyboard programming) very soon now.