When you are a journalist, you never know what surprise you are in for when you come in each day. Today, I was planning on writing about this cool new antique toy museum which opened up in Zionsville only about a month ago. Those plans changed when I was asked to head to IU for a press conference announcing a $69 million grant from Lilly Endowment. The press conference was in the lobby of the Musical Arts Center. We had already broken the story in the morning, so my basic chore was to say something similar -- like it's official now -- for Indystar.com and then come back with a second-day story for Thursday. Expecting the usual round of "we're very gratefuls" from the officials at IU, I was blown away by a surprise appearance by IU alum and faculty member Sylvia McNair. She sang Hoagy Carmichael's "The Nearness of You," which segued into Cole Porter's "In The Still of the Night." I was sitting in the front row next to IU President Michael McRobbie's wife Laurie. About halfway through the opening line of the Hoagy tune I turned to look at President McRobbie, and caught him sneaking a quick look and a smile at Laurie. She smiled back, and eventually teared up before the song was finished. I later asked President McRobbie about that moment and he said, "It's a special song." Like I said, you never know what you're in for each day you come into this place, but that special moment made my day. Thanks Sylvia, the McRobbies and, thank you, Hoagy.