"The flute is by far my weakest instrument. I hoped that I’d feel confident on it by the end of this pandemic, and I was getting there. Braces ruined that."

"In the case of three of these, the baby tooth is still there. I am 31 years old and baby teeth aren't meant to last that long, so they’re close to falling out."

"On May 5th, I gave myself a good swift kick in the ass."

"So here we were, in the middle of a global pandemic, two members short of a quintet."

"I honestly feel that the day I come out of any type of performance and haven’t learned anything then it’s time to hang it up, so I look for lessons in every single show."

"It is a rather interesting experience when you look out from the stage and directly in front of you is the produce section."

"Quite often, jazz fest can feel like it is lacking in real jazz. This was the first year in a long time that I felt like jazz was alive and well at the festival."

"If playing for a nearly sold out audience of 280 people wasn’t enough already, throw in the fact that it was our first ever theatre show and EVERYONE was listening. A totally weird feeling at first, but once we settled into it we felt right at home!"

"LESSON #10: If you are going to forge someones signature in front of someone, practice first. Especially if you have to sign two copies."

"...if you can buy it in a department store such as Walmart, Sears, or Costco, definitely do not buy it."