There You Go Making My Heart Beat Again.

I always define my life in music. I can always find a song to fit my mood...I too often quote Taylor Swift lyrics, and I credit Kenny Chesney's music for saving my life back in high school. But even more so, certain songs define periods in my life. When I first moved to Nashville I was overjoyed by the amount of country radio stations that actually came in. There were four songs that were played so often they have come to define my first fall in Nashville. Whenever I hear "The Boys of Fall" by Kenny Chesney, "Stuck Like Glue" by Sugarland, "Mine" by Taylor Swift or "Comeback Song" by Darius Rucker I become consumed by this indescribable feeling. Its a sense of dejavu almost. A feeling of calm. And I close my eyes and it all comes back to me. The excitement of living in a new city, the nervousness, the everything. Now every time I hear one of those songs, I close my eyes and I thank God for all He has given me in my life. I remind myself that even when things are tough I'm still living my dream. And things are just as they should be...

Someday I'll be living in big ole city...

...and all you're ever gonna be is mean.

After graduating college in May of 2010 I was certain of two things...I couldn't move back to my hometown in New Hampshire and I wanted to be a teacher. I wasn't going to move home and face all of the people who tried to ruin my life in high school. Among other awful things, they told me I was never going to do anything with my life. I had been talking about moving to Nashville for as long as I can remember...and I would have been a failure if I didn't do it. I needed to prove to everyone that I was going to do something with my life. It wasn't easy planning a move as big as this. But after much time and effort (all worth it) I found a job in a preschool and an apartment. On August 18, 2010 I packed my car and moved 22 hours away.

I have now been living in Nashville for just over a year. And looking back I realize that I don't need to prove anything to anyone. I'm my biggest critic and I needed to live here for me. I needed to prove to myself that I could do it. And I have. It's been a beautiful ride finding myself and I wouldn't trade a second of it. I want my blog to be about strength, hope, and following my dreams. Its life and love and Nashville, Tennessee.

"Take a chance, a leap of faith...leave the nest, I guess that's how we learn to fly"<3