Hello Summer'09 :]

Hey everyone! Finals are finally over, and everyone has jumped full speed ahead into summer. Our finals were very hard this year, but we all pulled through and everyone was drained by the time Wednesday, our last final, came around. On Friday, my friend Allison and her mom picked me up and we went to The Fray concert, my birthday gift from Allison. We left around 2 and planned on tailgating the rest of the afternoon, but when we arrived at the entrance of PNC Bank Arts Center, we were informed that no one was allowed in until 5. We decided to drive back down the parkway and we pulled into a rest stop and stayed there for 45 minutes or so. It was really funny because this one guy was walking around to cars that were getting ready to leave; we didn't know what he was doing but it was pretty funny to watch. We drove back to PNC a second time, and they still wouldn't let us in. Finally, the third time at exactly 5, we drove into the parking lot and started unpacking our stuff for tailgating. About 20 minutes later, we were walking into PNC and upgraded our tickets for $10 from lawn seats to actual seats. Thank God, because the lawn was really muddy. The opening band was fairly new, and Richard Swift was the lead singer, followed by Jack's Mannequin. He was great and the crowd loved him. The Fray played 14 songs, and I knew almost every single one. Everyone was going crazy for them. It was one of the greatest concerts I have ever been to.

The next day I drove down to Ocean City where I am now for a week with my whole family on my mom's side. We did this last year and everyone had a great time that we decided to do it again. It has been cool and rainy the past 2 days, but today it was nice enough to go to the beach for a few hours. I hadn't realized how much I missed coming here. The beginning of the summer has been great, and I can't wait to see how the rest of it turns out.

16 days until my birthday! :D