Monday, May 9, 2011

Springfest Festivities!

Us at the concert
This past weekend was one of the most fun weekends at Mercyhurst during the entire year!  This year I spent it with awesome friends and my boyfriend!  Read on to hear about all the AWESOME things we did!

Blurry phone pic with Frankie!
On Friday night was the long anticipated Springfest concert!  This year the headliner was Plain White T's, and there were FOUR opening bands (Parachute, You Hang Up, Andy Grammar, and The Romantic Era)!  I was able to get a guest ticket for my boyfriend, too!  The concert is always free and any student can go.  The first band started at 7 and was really great.  They definitely got the crowd pumped and ready!  After The Romantic Era and Andy Grammar played, You Hang Up took the stage...and FRANKIE MUNEZ WAS THE DRUMMER!  That's right, Malcom in the Middle was at our school right in front of us!  And after his band played I got the chance to meet him!  I even got a picture with him and his autograph!  I had never met ANYONE famous before!  I was excited like a little kid on Christmas!
Frankie Munez's autograph
The rest of the concert was really great.  I really enjoyed the Plain White T's, especially when they played "Hey There Delilah!"  The Springfest concert this year was certainly one to remember!  Of course, the only problem is that it gets REALLY REALLLYYYY hot in the gym because there are SOOOOO many people going crazy and crammed in there!  It's still such a fun experience, though!

Tattooooos!


Saturday was the actual Springfest carnival.  There was a threat of rain so it was inside instead of outside this year, but still a lot of fun!  It was a luau theme this year and they had fun inflatables, snacks, and activities.  My friends and I enjoyed the snacks and even got airbrush tattoos!  My boyfriend and I also went in the photobooth and raced through the awesome inflatable obstacle course.  I got stuck and had to come out the side!  It was really fun and reallyyyy funny, even though I scraped my arm a little!

We wrapped up Saturday with a trip to the mall to play with puppies and a fun low key movie/pizza night.  On Sunday, my boyfriend and I woke up early and drove back home to Cleveland to spend Mother's Day with our mommies.  They were both very surprised and excited to have us there with them!  Plus, it was nice to get away for the night!

Jumpin' into the obstacle course
Today starts the LAST WEEK of my junior year of college!  This week is a busy one for most people, full of papers, final preparation, and projects.  I am definitely ready to finish up this year and start an awesome summer!  As long as I survive finals! 






Enjoy the sunshine!