Birthday parties

Yesterday was a big day at the Jacobs School of Music - Mrs. Clouse turned 100 years old! She has worked for the practice room scheduling office for 46 years, and each year she throws a Christmas party for all of the students. The lounge that connects two of our music buildings is called "Clouse's Lounge" in her honor.

The school had a little event outside for the naming of "Clouse's Plaza," which is a recently landscaped and re-done area in front of the Practice Building.

The Dean and the president of the University both spoke, along with a member of the city council. The governor of Indiana sent a letter to be read and the mayor of Bloomington made a decree that May 1 was "Helen Clouse Day."


The Brass Choir performed, and then we all had lots of cake. Mrs. Clouse is planning on retiring in July.


CHUCK'S BIRTHDAY
On Sunday, we'll be celebrating Chuck's 28th birthday, and his MM graduation, with a barbecue - please join us! We'll be starting around 6 p.m.

Chuck is out of town right now for his audition. I haven't heard much in the way of updates, except that he forgot to pack his toothpaste. He flies home tomorrow.

Running update: Lenny and I ran an entire mile on Monday without stopping to walk! A small achievement, but it felt big to us. Lenny didn't move the rest of the evening.