goodbye 2008

I cannot believe this year is over already. It's flown by. With 2009 approaching I thought I would highlight some of the greatest moments of my year...

January 25-27: Weekend at Eastern and Saosin Show

January 28th: Cobra Starship show at Subterranean. Sisky Biz, Mike Carden and Bill Beckett are there. I freak out.

February 14th: Myspace Secret Shows Presents Chiodos at Subterranean. I make some new friends.

I saw Envy on the Coast quite a few times this year. I wanna say 4 times?

April 17-18: My Chemical Romance at the Congress....TWICE! Life is pretty sweet.

May 15th: Cinematic Sunrise does their first ever tour. I meet Craig Owens and we have a moment. I die a little inside with happy. We make new friends named Alex and Andrew www.myspace.com/foreverinadaymi

July 8th: The Soundtrack of Your Summer Tour stops at the Congress Theater. We meet Martin Johnson, John O, and Trace Cyrus. Christina and I were filmed for Read Between The Lines. We didn't make the cut apparently.

July 10-13: CALIFORNIAAAAAAA!

July 19th: I am reminded of why American Idol blows. David Cook is a tool.

August 1-3: I have a Lollapalooza/Warped Tour/Lollapalooza sandwich.

August 16th: Christina and I venture to a new venue named Chubby Rain House of Tunes in Poplar Grove, IL to see Chiodos. We reunite with Alex and Andrew. Make plans for next time they're in town.

August 24th: Yes. I saw the Jonas Brothers. They're shorter in person, but then again I was about 1000 feet away from the stage.

I turned 20 years old this year on September 14th.

September 18-21: I visit the good old EIU. We saw New Found Glory at Pop's.

October 11th: Christina and I drive all the way to Milwaukee to see Chiodos only to get kicked out for using our cameras. I almost died from a massive migrane. (total exaggeration)

October 15th: The Sassy Back Tour with Cobra Starship and Forever the Sickest Kids hits the House of Blues. I meet J. Cook and try the same pick up line on him that he used on Christina. He hit me back with a different one. It's love.

October 19th: The return of Alex and Andrew (now named A(squared)). We meet the rest of the band and they all stayed over with me, Christina and Jill at Jill's house. Party in your PJs.

October 29-November 2: Another visit to Eastern!

October 30th: BILL AND TRAV'S BOGUS JOURNEY ROUND 1! Make new friends for the day. Hung outside Pop's ALLLL DAYYY! Make some enemies (40 year old woman from Boulder) Gave TAI choc. covered strawberries and pretzels. Saw Mike Carden eat one. Almost died again with happy. I got a MGC guitar pick (Michael Guy Chislet for the NOOBS) Christina embarresses us in front of Travis from We The Kings. "AIRBORNEEEE!"

October 31st: I celebrate Halloween for the first time since I was in 5th grade so like what? 10 years? Needless to say we get trashed.

November 1st: We celebrate Halloween again but this time we dressed as "groupies." Met some twins anddd ya knowwww.

November 6th: 3OH!3 made us Holler Till We Passed Out!

November 7th: BILL AND TRAV'S BOGUS JOURNEY TOUR ROUND 2! We make it into the meet and greet. Run into Boulder girl again. She called me a skanky hoe behind my back. Butcher drew me a tree. Mike Carden gave us hugs and promised us he'd try for Mayonaise. They played Almost Here and Christina and I were complete.

December 2nd: Fall Out Boy come home to the Chicago theater and I fall in love with them all over again. GO BUY FOLIE A DEUX!

The remainder of the year was amazing as always with the holidays. I lost some good friends at work over crazy things. But the rest of our department grew closer and I have a second family.

Looking back at this past year I've had my share of bad days. But the number of good outway the bad by a landslide. I'm sad to see the year go but life goes on and I cannot wait to see what 2009 brings me. I'm turning 21 this year! OH SHIT!