Similar introduction for me.

When I was ery young (6-ish) I found a plaque with the MacLachlan clan crest mounted on MachLachlan tartan. I asked my father about it, and he told me that he had gotten it when he was stationed in England (USAF). He then told me a little about the family tracing back to Scotland, etc.

From that point on I had this attraction to kilts and Scotland. It was revived in my High School years, when I joined marching band. Unfortunately, our band had no pipes, but one of the bands near us did (Glasgow High School in Glasgow Kentucky), and we saw them perform often (in full pipe band get-up, though they only use pipes briefly at the beginning of their show). That got me wanting a kilt again, and not long after graduating high school I found this place.