Prom

Ahh, prom season, one of the most exciting times of high school. This year, it seemed to come and go quickly for me. It has only been two days now, but it feels infinitely far away. It was a night of dancing and friendship, and of relationships and smiles.

For me, it started at 2:00, when the first pictures were taken by my family and my girlfriend's family. We took pictures for about 30 minutes and then headed to a professional photographer. After another 30 minutes, we went to an hour long session of photo taking at a friend's house. I have a twitch in my cheek that happens when I smile too much. It's really sad, but true, and by the friend's house, the twitch was in full motion.

After all of the excessive photo shoots, it was dinner time. We ate a very large meal at another friend's house with about 16 people. It was a great way to ease into the dance, by socializing for a few hours over steak and soft rolls. 8:30 rolled around and it was time to go to the dance.

The dance was great, we spent the entire time on the dance floor, not one moment was sacrificed for a break. Just a group of friends having the time of our lives. It truely was an incredible evening. I threw out some killer moves like the sprinkler and the John Wall. Needless to say, I was a total hit.

After prom consisted of going to yet another friend's house and playing killer ping pong, a variation of ping pong where as many people as you want can play. This then lead to a break for a game of apples to apples, followed by an hour of mindless giggling and smiling at absolutley anything in the English language. His mother then made us breakfast and I was off to take my prom date home, and eventually, to get to my own bed. I fell asleep at 9 AM that morning and didn't wake up until 3 PM. Prom was amazing!

The concert of my life

Two weekends ago, I went to a concert in Cincinnati with James Shockley. The two bands were Angels and Airwaves and Say Anything, both of which we are huge fans of. We got in line, about 30 from the front 2 hours before the show, and luckily we were under a small awning, protecting us from the rain that pestered all of the others in line. Hunger began to set in, which led to us requesting some bread from another fellow queuer to hold us over. Finally, we walked in and were 3 people from the stage. Perfect position.

Say Anything came on to open with incredible energy, the band was great and really got the crowd going. The pushing got a little excessive, but hey, it was what we paid for, and we were willing to take the lumps. After a stellar 45 minute set, we were all drenched in sweat, some was our own, some wasn't. The band threw out a bottle of water and we caught it. Ahh, sweet nectar, no one but the two of us were going to get any of it.

Finally Angels and Airwaves came on. This was the part I had waited for for years. They lighting was amazing, and the sound was perfect. The crowd surfers seemed to be abundant, and eventually I was just too weak to hold them up. I was in awe; I was standing 5 feet away from 4 almost life long role models. At the end of the show, I was met with over joying excitment, it had been the show of my life, yet still disappointment because it was over. I never wanted it to end. It was a perfect show and a perfect night.