Rediscovery

Today I have rediscovered my Jango account! Mostly, the lady I work with puts the radio on country, which, BLECH!! I do NOT love that. But right now she is at lunch, so I am jamming to my own thing!
Now playing: Hello Color Red, by Daphne Loves Derby. Very fun song.
One thing I love: chocolate covered cinnamon bears from The Book Barn.
I AM LEAVING FOR THE MISH IN 1 WEEK AND 6 DAYS!
On the 1-10 scale of excitement, I am NINETEEN!!!
Now Switchfoot is playing on my Jango.
Let me tell you the history of Switchfoot and I.
Once upon a time, my freshman year of high school, this senior girl in my choir class named Suzie West said, "Oh my gosh! Switchfoot is playing tonight at Blue Ridge High School! Aren't you so excited?!?" I imagine my face took on a really blank look, because I had no idea who Switchfoot was. Seriously. (I know, I know, you're saying, how was she so culturally deprived?!)
So. I didn't go to that.
CAN YOU BELIEVE IT?!? Switchfoot!!! In small town Lakeside AZ!!! And I passed up the chance to see them! Oh, I kick myself in retrospect.
The next year in my math class, my great friend Sharla came up to me and said, "Here, Cait, I burned you this album, it is BRILLIANT!! (She may or may not have said brilliant at that time.) Listen to it and love it." I followed her instructions to the letter!
The album was Nothing Is Sound. And it is probably still my favorite Switchfoot album. Every song on there is incredible. I never tire of listening to it.
Since that time sophomore year, I have been a definite Switchfoot fan. Every time a new album comes out, Sharla and I rush excitedly out to buy it. AND in August 2009, she and I went down to Tempe and saw them in concert! It was so great.
Funny side note to that story: My greatest friend and roommate Carleigh Wallace is from Albuquerque. At the Switchfoot show, I made friends with some really great guys who were at the merch table the same time as me. They were from Albuquerque! I did not do that thing of, "Hey, my roommate is from there! Do you know her?!" because Albuquerque is an actual city and what were the chances they'd know her? It would just be dumb to ask.
I was telling Carleigh this story that next school year, and I told her who these kids were.
She knew them.
WHAT ARE THE ODDS?!
Awesome.
I hope you've enjoyed that story today.