Nothing much...

Well...there's not much to post about today. Nothing new on the Chicago front - I've made a posting to Craigslist, so I hope some people reply! Actually, it's still considered pretty early to most rental offices/landlords. We probably won't be able to sign the lease until May. Of course, those of you who know me, know that I NEED to plan ahead and like to have things all figured out WAY in advance. Needless to say, this is driving me BONKERS! "Oh, wait until May"...they say. Easy for them;o)

One thing that is really great is that Chicago has these nifty "apartment finders." It's a free service for people like us who are trying to find a place to move. One company will actually drive their customers around to different showings! Talk about a fabulous service! We're going to try to meet some of those "finders" in April - maybe, just maybe, we'll find something then ;o)

On a completely different note...tonight is our first rehearsal for our last concert with the Heisey Wind ensemble :o( Sniff Sniff...
Heisey is a community band based in Granville, Ohio (Dennison Univ.). Kurt plays a lot of aux. parts, while I am the timpanist. What's great about this ensemble is that it's not your average community band. For instance, we played a Barne's symphony at our last concert (this is stuff college ensembles play!). Many of the people are well trained musicians, either with a music degree or many years of playing. So we play really cool music that's actually challenging! Based on the email I just got from the coordinator, it looks like we're playing a Broadway themed concert. Should be interesting!!!!

Kurt and I are hoping to find something similar in Chicago because we both enjoy playing in an ensemble together! Unfortunately, because Columbia isn't a classical music/performance focused school (more jazz perf., rock, media, etc.), they don't offer a concert band. But they do have a choir and possibly a percussion ensemble, so I guess that will quell my performance needs for the next few years!

Ok... I need to get dinner started. It takes about 45 minutes to get to rehearsals for Heisey, so once Kurt gets home we eat and then jet!

Take care and I'll post more as it comes!