I cannot believe it...

I saw Amy Lee....LIVE...in person. And she was good! :)

I got back tonight at like, 7:00 from Edmonton. It was really really fun....I didn't really want to come back to school, and it's only been one 1/2 weeks of the semester. Bah. But whatever, the concert etc. was fun. After Whitecourt Amy sat in the back with me and Am and we "primped". I hate that word, but it's appropriate. Kaleb was fascinated with the eyelash curler...that was funny. And we all looked "fabulous" after 17 layers of black eyeliner and mascara and some red lip gloss. :) I'm pretty sure the boys were jealous.

We got there only an hour-ish early and walked into an almost empty floor. I was SO pumped. Amber was all worried that we were too late to get a good spot, but we ended up with only one line of people in front of us right at the left side of the stage. It was crazy! I definitely didn't expect that.

The first band was awesome. Black Maria...some band no one has ever heard of. They put on a good show, but no one seemed to care. :) The drummer was crazy....I ALWAYS like the drummer....and I was just waiting for his eye to get poked right out with his drumstick. Crazy.

The second band, StoneSour, sucked HARDCORE! Ok, not really. The music didn't suck, it was actually really cool. How do I describe it? I don't know. Basically all I thought was I like this and my dad would HATE it! :) Tee hee. But yeah, the lead singer was probably the creepiest man I have ever seen. He had this sick 90s wavy blond hair (CAN it get worse than that?) and tatoos all over him and he was just....oh so arrogant. We tried to count how many times he said the "F" word..but we lost count after like, 25. It was absolutely ridiculous. Amber and I were just so uncomfortable, but we had a freakin awesome spot that we didn't want to give up, so we dealt with it. At least they had a cool drummer too...his hair was huge and half black/half bright red. I would never wish that on anyone I know, but it was cool for a drummer from a crappy band.

So THEN....Oh joy. It happened. Sweet Sacrifice (probably my 2nd fav song) started playing, and whabam!!! There was Amy Lee...singing her heart out a few feet in front of me. Oh yes...it was awesome. I didn't want to miss a thing, so me and Am just watched the whole time. No headbanging at all, I was kind of surprised. :) She sang all the songs I wanted her to including the BEST...Lacrymosa..ho I love that song.

It was over too fast. We went back to our hotel and played cards...I kicked butt...and then went to bed at 2:00. We went to Galaxy Land and went on the crazy ride across from the Mindbender. It was SO scary, especially the second time when we sat in the front. Amber and I screamed our heads off...I seriously thought I might die. I had images of me falling out of my too big harness and crashing down onto the metal beams below. It wasn't too pleasant, but it was still really fun. I love going on rides with Amber. She screams, too, so that makes me feel less stupid. Ugh. I totally just remembered the SICK feeling I had on that ride, and it's...awful. :)

Anyhoo. I'm gonna go attempt homework or cleaning. This is really long. :)

"I can't change who I am...Not this time! I won't lie to keep you near me. And in this short life there's no time to waste on giving up. My love wasn't enough...." -Lacrymosa - Amy Lee WOO!!!

*Caitlin