June 21, 2009

• On Saturday, my friend Lia and I went to Toronto, Canada to attend Edgefest ’09 and see AFI.  We left at noon and made the 4.5 hour drive to Toronto and arrived right-on time for us to see Alexisonfire (another band that she is a fan of) and AFI (the reason why we both came).

  
  My beautiful friend Lia.  We listened to AFI the entire trip there and back.

  
  Crossing the bridge into Canada.  Customs gave us a little bit of trouble, but nothing we couldnt handle.

  

  
  We met up and hung out with other AFI fans.

  

  

  

  

  

  

  
  Lia and I were both very muddy and sweaty after the show, but she still looked absolutely fabulous!

  
  It was raining all day that day.  As we were leaving the venue, we helped a car get unstuck from the mud.  It took all of us!  Notice Graham on the far left, he’s silly =P

  
  We got on the subway to downtown Toronto

  
  We ate sushi!  Graham’s hiding from the camera again.

  
  Afterwards we went to a bar.  A few members of our group, including Lia, live a “straight edge” lifestyle, meaning that they dont partake in recreational drug useage.  I deeply respect her strong will against succumbing to peer pressure, and that she lives this way without looking down upon those who choose to live otherwise.

  This trip was by far the most fun I’ve had since I moved to Michigan.  I made a ton of new friends and memories that I will never forget.  We disbanded that night, knowing full and well that there was a connection between all of us that could only exist through our love of AFI.

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