...for concerts!
Last weekend was the concert I've been talking about for months with the Paul Taylor Dance company from NYC. It was amazing. With all the rehearsals, I think I saw the ballet a total of 4 times and it was amazing every time! The fantastic news is that they were so excited to work with us that they're trying to get a grant to become the dance company in-residence at Binghamton University. This would be amazing for the University and is a huge confidence boost for the orchestra which is made up of mostly non-music majors!
Yesterday was the family weekend concert and I was asked to play the Eb clarinet with the wind ensemble. It was quite the experience...let's just put it that way! :) Eb is always an adventure.
Upcoming events include, the Madrigal concert, Faculty concerto concert and the concerto competition. It's going to be a very busy fall!
Derek has been quite busy as well working two jobs (still Uno's and Arby's). He's desperately trying to find work somewhere else and has been filling out job applications right and left. He did hear back from Best Buy and we're hoping that that might lead to a full time job!
In other news, it's about time for us to invest in a car. The focus is on it's last leg and really is making us nervous to drive. We took it to the shop and was told that it would be a waste of money to start fixing things because there is so much wrong with it. :( That's never a good sign. So we're hoping that maybe by Christmas or the New Year to be able to get a car. We'll see...
Other than that, not much is new. We're just trying to stay afloat in these busy times. Graduate school is a lot busier than we anticipated and so there's not a lot of time to spend together. Especially since Derek works the most on weekends. But we're doing well. How are all of you? We hope well as we begin into the holiday season!
