Piano is a very great instrument, and im glad to hear that more and more people are starting to play it (even though it is already a very popular instrument).
I've played piano for 8 years, and I got to ABRSM 8/RCM 10 and started to work on my piano diploma.
How I started, was to get a proper teacher, and basically worked with the techniques first, and then around 6 months later, i started to play real pieces.
At first, the pieces might sound boring, but when you eventually become more experienced, then pieces become more challenging, and also, "sounds better".
When you get to a decent grade level, then you will actually enjoy piano very much, and almost become addicted to it.
Have fun!
=)
1NoobMunkey