Memory Lane

Alright. Day 02 of blogging challenge: A really good memory.

Easy. 19th Birthday. It was the best day ever. Alex (bestest friend in the whole wide universe), Spencer, Ryan, and I first started out the day with breakfast at Spencer's house-which I loooove. They made breakfast for me (including the traditional orange rolls that I get on my birthday every year!) with eggs and bacon and the whole enchilada! (Well, not enchiladas thank goodness) and then we all drove down to Hollywood and listened to all our favorite songs (thanks to the cd Al made), especially Manchester Orchestra since we were going down there for their concert! we walked around the whole day and just ate, hung out, and Ryan and Spencer actually snuck backstage to the concert because they said they were roadies for Manchester and the security people believed them!! So they got to meet Say Anything and hang out back there while Alex and I walked around and went shopping. The concert was amazing too. They played all my favorite songs, Andy was smokin hot, and after, I got a picture of Robert and Freeman from the back!!


We even left a little early (we didn't really care about Say Anything) and were walking back and saw their VAN parked like blocks over!!! So Spencer and Ryan left a note. We're always going to wonder what happened to it. Haha But yeah. Cheesecake Factory, train, music, dancing, lights...It replays in my mind all the time. It was a perfect day. Best friends in a great place. :)

If you don't know Manchester, here is the reason I love them.

The Spirit Rock

Who says that you can't have a GREAT time just enjoying other people's company?! That is so not true! And I can prove it because tonight was just so much fun! Kim and I went over to Ryan's house and we just sat and talked with him and Jordan and we even made a pizookie! We just talked about high school, breaks, their missions, Kim going on her mission, and just life. It was so great. AND! We played bang. I lost. What else is new. Haha

I'm so glad I have such awesome friends (and roommates) here and that we can have low-budget fun. Yeah, I'm cheesy, I know.

"Anyone Else" would be a bummer

So today was pretty great day if I do say so myself...

First off was the COLLIN RAYE CONCERT!!!

I went with Camille and Andrew and we had a BLAST!! I'm pretty sure we were the craziest ones there because my throat was SO sore the next day from all the screaming I did! Haha We were singing, dancing, clapping, and during one of the songs, a couple went out to the middle of the floor, where there was a little space, and were swing dancing!! So romantic. But yeah. It was SO much fun! He played almost every single song I wanted to hear (the only one he didn't play was Couldn't Last A Moment, but it's still newer and I'm glad he stuck to the older hits!) and we were all singing along to every single one! He was so nice and so funny too!! I was so happy he wasn't like "Oh lame, I'm at a college campus." He kept saying how great we were to play for and just how excited he was to be back here (after like a decade. Haha) and he was just so great. So fun. I can't wrap my brain around why some people don't just adore country music. It is SO upbeat & fun! I had a new appreciation for his music again at the end of the night. He's awesome.

Then the three of us met up with Ryan and Jared and all went out to eat at Sammy's!! Sammy's is the coolest. Seriously. I'm going to miss their sweet potato fries and burgers and GREAT live music when I have to go home. So depressing. But we all went and ate and had a great time! Then Andrew had to leave, so Camille & I went back to their house and just sat and talked with Ryan and Jared. They are so much fun. Hanging out never gets old. We were laughing all till curfew and then, the gentlemen they are, they walked us home. I just love my life. To death. (Get it?)

It's the Freakin Weekend, baby!

So I guess I have a bit of catching up to do. I was on a roll, dang it.

Thursday: Guitars Unplugged!!!! Congratulations to my most favorite neighbors!!! Aimee and Amy were AWESOME!!! They did such a great job and I was so excited that all of us were able to come and support their amazing raw talent! Someday when my computer isn't crap, I'll have to load the video of their song. Gosh. SO much fun! And the whole show was awesome too, don't get me wrong. We all had a BLAST!!

Friday: Best of Guitars Unplugged (so all the people that got the most votes from the two previous nights get to perform on the big stage in the Hart for everyone. It. Was. AWESOME. (I know, I use that word too much. None of my roommates went (well, except Kim who worked the show) so I got to sit with Levi, Amy, Aimee, and Grandon! And not only was I obsessed with getting as many glowstick bracelets and I could, but I caught a free t-shirt that was thrown to the crowd and with it came a free cookie coupon!! So great. And we stood up, danced, sang. It was awesome. THEN! There was a dance party right after. I ended up leaving to come back and check on the roommates, since I promised a girls night right after, but in the end, when Kim came home, her and I decided to go back to get our grooves on. And I'm SO glad I did!!! I never ever get tired of dance parties. And I never will! But afterwards, our sweet FHE brother Justin (who is going to the Albuquerque, New Mexico mission! WHOO!!!) bought us chocolate milk and we walked back to my apartment. Well then I decided I hadn't seen Ryan in way way too long so I invited myself over to join in on their game night with their FHE sisters. We played Girl Talk Jenga, followed by Truth or Dare Jenga-much more interesting. Haha At one point, we had Jordan over at the girls' house next door, complimenting a complete stranger on her eyes. Turns out, she was visiting and doesn't even go here! It was so much fun though. There are such great people attending this school. Anyway, you better believe I slept well that night!

I was clearly in love with my 36 bracelets
♥

Saturday: Well it turned out to be a bust until the night. We were supposed to go to the Straw Maze-that didn't work out. Instead, we decided that it was the perfect night to have cookies and milk. So, off to the store we went and we all chose one box of cookies and came back to watch Letters to Juliet. Of course we got in our jammies, they laid all the different boxes out on the coffee table and grabbed & munched on different cookies while we watched the movie. It was so much fun! Yes, we had a few guests too. I love it when people stop by. It's my favorite.

We love being goofballs.

I'd say we're definitely mid-great weekend. :) Stake Conference is tomorrow too; it will be the icing on the...cookie.