So much to say, so little time

So I went to see Ingram Hill last night with a friend from school.  I haven't seen them since I found out who they were and became a fan when they did a private concert at Rockhurst four years ago this October.  It was a ton of fun.  We shoved our way to the very front--I've never done that before and always wanted to.  I mean, we were like 3 feet away from Justin Moore, their lead singer, who is not altogether unattractive. ;)

We got to sing along and dance and just have an awesome time.  There was this girl next to us who kept trying to tell us stuff and of course we couldn't hear any of it.  She kept trying to twirl us (lol, if you know me this didn't work out so well) and make us hold our hands in the air.  She was sweet but either very ditzy or merely a little ditzy and very drunk.  After the show, I went back and got a photo with Justin and had him sign their new cd.  He's the nicest guy.  I asked him if he remembered playing at Rockhurst and he said he did and asked me if I tweeted that to them earlier in the day (I had).  SO much fun.  By the way, it was a big deal for me to be able to say all this to him.  I've really come a long way in my ability to say what I want to to people I don't know well--let only semi-celebrities.  My confidence in myself has increased a thousand times over since high school and even college.  And affirmations are amazing!  They're helping tremendously every day.

In completely other news, how much do I love this city?  There's annoying stuff too, but I really do come to love it more and more all the time.  The energy is incredible, and I discover amazing new things all the time on my runs.  I was coming home on the red line last night and it was packed after midnight and normally that would annoy me, but I was in a great mood from the concert and kinda deaf and so I just thought, "Wow, what a cool thing to have so many different people all packed together sharing the same space."  And also I see crazy things running all the time--like I ran past people doing an AIDS walk/run today and past the Chipotle Cultivate festival.  I ended up at Northerly Isle today halfway through my 20 mile run.  It's this really beautiful beach and nature area south of the planetarium.  It was so quiet, peaceful, and beautiful, that I took out my headphones and just listened to nature while I ran.  That is something I usually don't get here.

I could see myself staying here for internship or a bit longer.  I don't think I could ever settle here because I need my nature, but I feel sad at the thought of leaving.  I'm just getting to know it and really feel like I belong here.  It's a great feeling.