am I too old to learn the guitar/music? 
babycakes: Sounds just like our situation.I've been playing guitar for 15 years now.  My 30 year-old wife just picked up the guitar.  She's doing quite well.  I spend about 15 minutes per day helping her with her technique and giving her a new exercise to try.When we picked out her guitar, they offered us a month of free group lessons.  Maybe you can swing the same deal?  Guitar is not a difficult instrument, relative to piano, trombone, or violin.  A little spousal assistance is probably good enough if you can't wrangle a professional.