"Next To Me"

On Tuesday night Katie and I went to the Anberlin, Crash Kings, Civil Twilight concert in Salt Lake which was fantastic. Really, we just went to see Civil Twilight (again. Third time in about four months). We were a little sad when we realized it wouldn't be as intimate as the other two shows we've been to (we've been right in front of the stage the other two times), but we managed to get fairly close to the stage and still had a pretty stellar view.

After Civil Twilight was finished playing, we moved toward the back of the crowd to avoid getting trampled and decided to take a stroll around the venue. And you'll never believe what happened. We saw the three guys from the band just walking around through the crowd totally unnoticed. But we definitely noticed them and we got our picture taken with the fabulously good-looking lead singer, Steve! I think he was shocked that we recognized him and was especially shocked that we knew his name...



As you can see in the picture, I was kind of freaking out. But don't you worry. That's only half of the story. As we were leaving the show, Katie decided she wanted to look at the t-shirts. The guy selling Civil Twilight's shirts had a South African accent (the band is also from South Africa). Naturally we asked him where he was from. Come to find out, he's known the band for about 10 years and is here in the States traveling with them and helping them out on tour. He showed us some pics on his phone of Steve and him partying in Vegas. And now we're Facebook friends. I don't think that the night could have been any more perfect. I don't know how we ended up with such special treatment, but it definitely was a treat!

So, here's a little taste for you of my all-time fave band. They're so fabulous. And they're SO fabulous live. Seriously amazing. I mean, just check out the drummer and the guitarist at the end of this video. It's crazy. You should love them just as much as I do.

A Little Banged Up...

but I think I love it! So, I've been debating returning to my childhood roots of real bangs for about 5-7 years now. And last night I finally decided to just go for it. My friend Bree cut them for me and I have to say that I like them so far! I think it's a different look which is something I need in my life right now. Here are some pictures for your viewing pleasure.

Fire Burning!

This weekend brought more fun times. Because we are SO obsessed with EFC, we decided to have a counselor-reunion bonfire on Friday night. Plus a few other friends (of mine. Because I'm SO popular).


It was a beautiful night in the canyon for a bonfire. Couldn't have asked for anything better. Heather was a super girl scout and built us a great fire to gather around. It was fun to bring lots of friends together at one event. Personally, I think we should do it again because I love being with other people who love EFY as much as I do and because I love bonfires.

So, yeah. That was the weekend. Minus Conference which was amazing as always. I loved Elder Lawrence's talk about being a courageous parent. Probably because I love teenagers and probably because secretly I can't wait to be the parent of teenagers. Secret's out. I'm a closet baby-hungerer.

The song for this post? Read the post title dummy.