New Years and Aragon

I really never believe in New Year’s Resolutions. I know that it’s a good way to set goals and look at the new year as a clean slate, but I will never forget the past that formed the part of me that I am today. I’ve tried the whole, “make a resolution” game, but it never lasted. Hopefully this year will be a lot different because I feel like this goal is actually do-able. The general theme of my 2011 New Year’s Resolution is to be healthier. That’s a very generic resolution, but more specifically I want to start sleeping early, I want to start eating healthier, I want to continue a routine visit to the gym.

1. By sleeping earlier, I think I will manage my time better and set my priorities right. This mean by 11:30- midnight, no matter how much work load I have, no matter what if I have a sleep in day the next day, I will be going to bed. It’s a strict policy but I want to be energized without the dependency on coffee. Maybe I’ll break the resolution once or twice with the weekend if my friends are going out or if there’s a big test. Even then, it’s not excuse. I should be the night before an exam where I should be getting the most sleep.

2. By eating healthier, I feel like I should eat a salad at least every lunch/ dinner. I think I should have a more balanced diet and eat proportional meals. Lastly, I feel like I will eat healthy everyday a week except for the one and only, fat Friday. I should really be careful of what I eat because I think about my actions today and I think that whatever I put into my body will be apart of me forever. I should be more selective when it comes to food and really think about what I will be consuming.

3. Lastly, I want a routine visit to the gym. I want to visit the gym at least 3 times per week. At the gym I plan on doing at least 30-40 minutes of some cardio exercise, my normal abdominal routine with timed sets, and eventually I want to start working my upper body strength. I will confess that as a soccer player for majority of my life, I never really worked out my arms. I should change that… just to feel healthier and well rounded everywhere.

Now Besides my resolution, let me talk about my New Year’s Eve and New Year’s Day. New Year’s Eve I hung out with my friends which was pretty relaxing… nothing real special. We ate food, watched the ball drop, but nothing too insane.

New Year’s Day though was where the party began. I got 2 tickets for my boyfriend, John, and I to see the Rock/Alternative Band “The Black Keys” at the Aragon Theater in Chicago. It was so exciting. John and I had seen The Black Keys at Lollapalooza 2010, and we got within the first 10 rows of the stage . This time though, we were literally within the first 6 rows of the general admission and the crowd wasn’t nearly as crazy which was really nice! We decided to drive just in case the metra train station from the south suburbs wouldn’t run that late. We arrived an hour early which was really good because there already was a long line to entrance. We got in the line, the line moved quickly, and as soon as we were inside we checked our coats and head straight to the stage and got withing the first 6 rows of the people.

We waited for awhile still and finally the lights lowered and the entrance band got on stage. The Greenhornes got on stage. I personally was not a fan of their music. They were okay, they sort of reminded me of The Black Keys, and their lead singer/ guitarist had NO stage presence which really bored me. Then when that group was FINALLY done, we waited again for the stage set up for The Black Keys. I didn’t notice before I entered the arena, but Aragon Theater is beautiful. It has beautiful architecture so I took pictures inside of the building as well. At last, the band I’ve been waiting to see AGAIN was ready and the crowd went crazy!

Greenhornes

Really cool looking balconies for VIP section.

More balconies

THE BLACK KEYS!!!!

Patrick Carney killing on percussion.

Dan Auerbach's solo

Dan playing maracas on the ax.

Such a sick set up!

Such a sickkk picture!!!

John and I at the Aragon!

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