Cheers!

I made it! Well, one orchestra did not take me, but the other did. It only takes one. I'll be in the second violins, which is 100% OK with me. 

I am really, really looking forward to belonging to an orchestra again. As much as I have enjoyed taking lessons again for the past (almost) two years, it was a bit of a solitary experience without a very concrete sense of purpose. Now I'll have rehearsals and (ultimately) concerts to be prepared for. 

On the way, I'll have fun. It's hard to pinpoint how there is time for fun in a rehearsal when it's business from start to finish and you just have moments here or there to exchange a whisper with your stand partner or folks at a neighboring stand, or to chit-chat while unpacking or packing up. I hope and presume that I will be reminded how that fun happens!

Ever since I found out that I made it, I periodically get wrapped up in a task and forget. Then I remember: I made it!