Just signed up. Yep first post, so please be kind.
My first guitar actually was from Santa Claus (Sears), and it was an electric guitar with four pick-ups. It was called a Silvertone and it was electric blue. That was way back in the 60s. The Beatles were just on Ed sullivan (that might tell how old I am) and everyone wanted to play the electric guitar. My mom bought me "Beatle-Boots", and when my dad got home, he took them and burned them in the garbage can. So, I went in the house and cranked up the volume on my little amp to 10, and let it fly. I didn't know what I was playing, but it was loud, and it bugged my dad, so it was good.
Since then I have had many guitars, from Squires, Strats, Yamaha's and Ovations. I have always wanted a Gibson Les Paul electric and a vintage Martin accoustic...maybe someday. Right now I have 3 guitars, a Fender 1963 Strat, and two 1980 Ovation accoustics, of which one is a classical. The classical is what I play mostly now (though not classical music) since I ripped a tendon off my little finger and had to have surgery. The wider neck helps me out, and playing guitar is great therapy, both for the hand and the soul. I've only got back about 80% use of my little finger, so maybe my new handle should be -- "slow hand" -- literally.
Back to the Squire, it was a fun guitar. I did have to have the action re-set at first, as it had a minor fret-buzz initially. But once that was fixed it played okay. I used it as I traveled around the US living out of hotels for six months at a time. You get bored after a while, so the guitar came in handy. When I traded the Squire for my first Strat, it felt like I lost a good friend. It's funny how a guitar can develop almost a feel between you and the instrument, and seem like it is just a part of yourself. Even though I deemed the Strat a much better guitar, and definitely an upgrade to the Squire I had, I still missed that Squire that traveled so many miles with me.
So, get your Squire, play it all the time. Make it a part of you, and most of all let part of you come out of that Squire. I'm sure you will get quite attached to it in time. Good luck to you all!