Great things this year...
-i had an amazing job for about 9 months babysitting taylor and sallie
-earlier on in the year when brandon would come to columbia almost every weekend
-the first half of the year when we had parties at mulberry lane at least every weekend
-Simpson making me go see Manchester Orchestra with her before they started touring with brand new and mewithoutyou
-a new little cousin! Grant!
-ralph and randy atlanta adventure #1 seeing paolo nutini and standing right in front of him playing acoustic at the record store then the full show at variety playhouse. and the guy with the tooths.
-Carolina Cup
-every time Crystal came to Columbia... because it is a magical place
-Kellie coming to visit!
-i finished all 3 seasons of LOST
-the trip to Due West, SC to see the Format. and getting yelled at in the burger king parking lot and the unisex bathroom at that gas station.
-finding our secret spot at the river and spending every sunday either there or lounging
-the good health of everyone in my family
-emery, surrogate, and ruth at the handlebar!
-4th of July at the river and cookout at Mulberry
-warped tour '07 with brandon and simpson and being backstage!
-seeing the format in atlanta with marian... the day we fell in love with steel train
-all the Kolter and Bourbon Brothers shows
-my awesome roommates at the Moose Lodge
-MURDOCKAPALOOZAFESTAROOSTOCK 1
-Simpson's 21st birthday bash
-finding out about and seeing All Get Out 14 times in charleston, columbia, augusta, lexington... and making friends with them!
-David and I adventuring to raleigh to see Dashboard Confessional (solo!)
-Solid Country Gold
-tailgating at Field House and the first half of our football season
-going to Thomasville, NC to see We Shot the Moon
-scrabbling with Melissa and friends
-having 3 A's and 2 B+'s (3.8 GPA!)
-moose lodge parties
-Ralph and Randy adventures
-all the wonderful shows and all the wonderful people i attended them with
-my TOMS i got for christmas
-tacky christmas sweater parties
-the continual growth of melissa's archive
-all the wonderful people i have become friends with or became better friends with
Thank you to all the friends who made this year wonderful, who had anything to do with any of these things listed. I love you guys.
May 2008 be filled with lots of new adventures, more good shows and music, and more great times with all my great friends.