Valentine's Day Night

Last night was probably one of the best nights of my life. It was first story for Eastern's daily paper, Daily Eastern News. I got to meet a band, Yellowjackets, that had been around since 1979. Their jazz performance was phenomenal and unlike any instrumental performance I have ever seen.

I had the advantage of taking it a step farther from an audience member to a reporter. This meant I had to interrupt conversations and introduce myself, or walk up randomly and ask if I could talk to them. It's a skill I'm still trying to perfect but I managed to do it last night. I got great quotes from students and teachers. The audience ranged from young to old which really surprised me. At the end of the night, I got to meet two members of the band.

When I got home and saw my mail, I got another surprise. My Grandpa Brown had entered a contest for Valentine's Day in the newspaper, and he had won first place. I received a copy, and this will be stored away in my archives. It's a story about how they met, and he tells it with an elegant passion. It reconfirms where I got my ability to write so well.

It was a really exciting day, and I wish I could've shared this news with my best friends back home last night. I hope they had just an exciting day, too.