[[07.03.08]]

So it's Thursday today... almost a week after Warped Tour, but I'll write about it anyway =) It really was a dream come true. As soon as I got through the gate, I ditched Muff and Kelsey to go to the TWLOHA stand. Over there I met Nada, Jon, Michael, and Chris. They greeted me with enthusiasm and Jon took my picture since I was wearing my pink TWLOHA shirt ((It's up on the TWLOHA Official Street Team website now)) I asked if they needed any help with handing out surveys. I was disappointed that there weren't many other people helping out at the TWLOHA booth. I handed out maybe 100-200 surveys total... or maybe less who knows, I lost count. The heat made it seem like way more... I'm pretty sure Nada thought I was crazy!! They insisted that I take a TWLOHA bag for free, though I offered to pay for it. I had them all sign it =) It's special to me now. Nada wrote down my name and included me in a blog she wrote on the TWLOHA street team =D It is way beyond awesome!! At Warped Tour, Michael had me fill out a little slip of paper and I got to meet Mayday Parade!! It's really cool because they're my 2nd favorite band. I got my pic taken with them ((Our shirts matched!!)) but I'm not quite sure where to get it ((I have it now =D)) I'm sure Michael would know. I'll have to ask him. Anyhow, after that I met up with Muff, Kelsey, and Javier ((whom I made come later and help me hand out surveys for a while)) and we went to see Jeffree Star =D Silly how I'm writing about it in a Jeffree Star notebook with a Jstar pen haha. It was tres cool. We were so close to him!! I need to get those pix from Kelsey... After Jstar, I went back to the TWLOHA booth. Meeting those guys was soooooo cool!!!! I wish they could have stayed here longer... I wish I could have picked up one of Jon's EPs before he ran out. I didn't know he had them there =( I'll just buy one haha. If you haven't noticed I'm leaving a few personal notes in here haha. I asked them a favor and Michael was like oh that's easy!! I had bought some Between the Trees posters earlier for myself and Mo, and I wanted to get them signed. I ended up the only one in Utah with all five signatures!! I got to see BTT perform live ((Btw I missed Mayday Parade, I was busy passing out surveys... but that's ok because I got to meet them and get my picture taken =D)) which was really really really cool! They're super good!! I love them!!!! After that SI went and saw thet end of Katy Perry's act before I went over to the BTT tend. I went up and asked for my posters and Ryan Kirkland ((The lead singer of BTT)) was like ohhhh you're the TWLOHA girl!! That made me laugh. I wish I had a right to be called that haha... They gave me my posters and I waited around for a while while the rest of their fans bought things and got their pictures taken with Wes and Ryan. After they left, Ryan used my cell phone to call Mo because I asked him to. I'm still in shock!!! By then it was getting pretty late so they were packing up. I said goodbye and thanks to Ryan, but I forgot to ask for a picture with him =( When I went back to where the TWLOHA tent had been they were already gone D=. I had wanted to get my picture with them too!! I wasn't thinking that day. IT was really awesome to meet all my favorite people though. I hope I get to see them again someday. My life has taken a huge turn to the brighter side of life now, and I really think it's thanks to them. After Sean passed away it was kind of hard to get anything accomplished, but seeing Nada in particular really showed me that we should always be optimistic about life. I hope someday I can help someone like she helped me through TWLOHA and her blog [[http://hope-lives.blogspot.com]] She's one of my biggest role models and I strive to be more like her. It makes me feel so special that she mentioned me in one of her blogs!! Well enough about Warped Tour, tomorrow I leave for Pennsylvania. We'll be there for the 4th of July which will be sorta exciting I suppose. I'm not really looking forward to it all that much. I know shopping will be fun though ;) We're going to Washington D.C., New York, and Atlantic City too. I'm most looking forward to NYC =D I love it there!! I decided I want to get another journal identical to this one for my planner next school year. I just love it so much!! I really want to go to Canada. It sounds so amazingly cool there!! I'm really excited about Warped still. Through friends from Warped Tour, I found a band called Ellington and I am in love with their music! One of the two guys in the band, Michael, is really cool and so is his girlfriend, Hollee. Ellington is a big supporter of TWLOHA =) I wish I could meet Renee sooo badly. And Jamie of course. I hope I can be a TWLOHA intern someday... But my parents don't approve. Not that I ever listen to them anyway. I've been playing all night with the stuff I bought today. Of course there's this notebook, my Jstar wallet, another TWLOHA shirt, nail polish, lots of eyeliner, some bows for my hair, sunglasses, and a really small digital camera thing. Mo got a much nicer camera yesterday which I am looking forward to playing with xP But now I'm tired of writing, so I'll stop. More tomorrow on the plane or tomorrow night since I probably can't get away from my parents long enough to write. Happy flying!!

xoxo
♥/zera