func addConnection(targetUser:SparksUser) {
        connectionButton.setTitle("Pending", forState: UIControlState.Normal)
        connectionButton.enabled = false
        let currentUser = SparksUser.currentUser()!
//
//        var areConnections = Connection.query()
//        areConnections?.whereKey("currentUser", equalTo: SparksUser.currentUser()!)
//        areConnections?.whereKey("targetUser", equalTo: newConnection)
//        areConnections?.countObjectsInBackgroundWithBlock({ (count, error) -> Void in
//            if error != nil {
//                self.connectionButton.setTitle("Request", forState: UIControlState.Normal)
//                println(error)
//                return
//            }
//
//            if count > 0 {
//                // They are already connected
//                println("They are already connections")
//            } else {
                // add connection
                var connection = Connection()
                var notification = Notification()

                connection.currentUser = currentUser
                connection.targetUser = targetUser
                connection.status = .Requested

                notification.fromUser = currentUser
                notification.targetUser = targetUser
                notification.title = "Connection Request From:"
                notification.text = "\(currentUser.username!)"
                notification.read = false

//                notification.saveInBackgroundWithBlock({ (success, error) -> Void in
//                    if error != nil {
//                        println("This was the error: \(error)")
//                    }
//                })
                notification.saveInBackgroundWithBlock(nil)
                connection.saveInBackgroundWithBlock(nil)

                println("connecting \(connection.currentUser) and \(connection.targetUser)")
//            }
            self.connectionStatus = ConnectionRequestStatus.Requested
            self.updateConnectionStatus()
//        })
    }