My turn!

I often worry that Katey talks me up to a higher standard than I can live up.  This may be one of those cases.

Hello!  I'm Colin.  I'm less new to blogging than my co-poster over in Leatherneck Land.  However, that doesn't mean I'm good at it.  It doesn't mean I'm a good writer, and I often forget to write on blogs when I should.  Also problematic is that I don't always come up with the most interesting blog topics.  There.  After the ego boost that Katey gave me, I think I'm finally back down to earth in my mind as well as yours.

I'm a junior political science major (history/journalism minor) at Knox College in Galesburg, Ill.  I'm vice president of the Knox College Democrats, I've worked with and for many big names in my relatively short political endeavor, including both the President and Senate Minority Whip.

I say this not out of arrogance or ego -- although Katey I know would say it is oversized -- but because it's who I am.  Yes, I play college baseball, but who I am is what I am in the political field.  Anyway, more will come out about me as this blog progresses.  And as the co-blogger says more about me.

Now, I must also agree that Katey and I are so much alike, but yet just different enough to work flawlessly.  She compliments and completes me, and although she and I were friends well before we started dating, the bond she and I have is unmatched for two people of our age, and I see that only growing stronger as time goes on.

During Sunday's show, I couldn't help but worry occasionally that Katey wasn't enjoying her birthday present.  Let's not beat around the bush; I'm the Springsteen nut.  She likes he and the viagra-takin' E Street Band, but I love them.  Listening to them now, actually.  So naturally, when she said she wanted to go for her birthday, I couldn't help but be ecstatic.  Easiest birthday present ever.  

However, knowing now that she isn't really disappointed, and that, save the headache, she enjoyed herself, I'm thrilled.  I always have the time of my life at a Springsteen concert.  This was my fourth.  Anytime I can hear Backstreets (they played Born to Run in its entirety, with an emotional and rousing Backstreets that nearly had me dropping tears), it's a great concert.  But to be able to share it with Katey as another milestone in our relationship made it all the better.  She recently told someone she would go again, and I nearly drove to Macomb and proposed to her.  Ha.

I'll save the full review of the concert for the next post.  It's nearly time for baseball lifting.  Not cool.

When I actually get more time, I'll post more interesting topics: our relationship, my life, political viewpoints, news stories...you get the point.  They'll get much cooler than my introduction.  I swear.