It's a crazy town full of neon dreams, everybody plays, everybody sings

I can't believe I'm saying this but we finally made it to Tn!! It's been a couple days since we've moved in and I think we are pretty much happy with the apartment we chose. It's in Hendersonville, TN, about 20 miles from downtown Nashville. We drove down here early Wed morning and I somehow survived on no sleep until that night. We are so glad both cars made it! I barely remember the trip down because I was just so focused on staying awake. I think once the sun came up I got my 2nd wind and was able to make it the rest of the way without feeling too tired. The only part of the trip down where I thought for sure we were going to get in an accident was somewhere around Indiana. This really slow semi decided to get in front of Dave and I...some geese flew over the highway but not high enough to clear the truck. One of the geese slammed right into the side of it and fell into the median. Feathers flew everywhere and I thought for sure it was going to hit one of our cars! So scary yet kinda funny! So we finally make it down here to sign the lease and go to our new apartment. Before leaving the office I got a phone call from the Opryland Hotel about a job! Seemed too good to be true!! I called them back later and set up an interview for the next day. The interview seemed to go well but it was for a hostess position at their mexican restaurant and the recruiter thought I would fit better working at the Haagen Daz or Stax(the burger place). So she said she would pass my resume on to the other recruiter! I hope I hear from them soon. I've just been applying for jobs everywhere I can. I might go out next week and pick up paper applications for other places I can't find online. Dave has 2 job interviews next week though and I hope they go well! Both of them are on the other side of town though so if he gets one of those we will be moving again. I really like these apartments though! It's really quiet here and I barely see anyone living around us. I know there's someone living upstairs because I keep hearing noise up there. Not too loud though! Our dog Merle seems to really like it here but he keeps getting weird when he hears noises around us. I finally sat down with my guitar last night and wrote some melody for a song I've already written the lyrics to. I find it easier to write the lyrics first then write the melody for some reason. So I have a lot of songs that are just lyrics and need melodies lol. That's pretty much why I wanted to come here so I can find people to help with this. Hopefully soon I can get out there and start finding people to write with! But for now we're focused on getting jobs and surviving down here the best we can!

Call me a dreamer but I'm not afraid to dream :)

I've been dreaming of this year since it started. I've been thinking about the month of July since January and it's finally here. We are finally going to make the move to music city at the end of this month! Although it is petrifying and nerve-wracking, I need to do this. Music is my life and I can't see myself doing anything else. I've actually been wanting to start this blog for a while but it seems perfect to start it now since we are actually moving to Nashville, TN in less than a month. By "We" I mean, my boyfriend Dave and I and we can't wait to get our lives started. I'm very lucky to have a great guy that understands my passion for music and songwriting. He understands that we need to make this move so I can somehow pursue my dream of being a singer/songwriter. I taught myself how to play guitar when I was 17 and wrote my first song shortly after that. I've always been inspired by many different things but most of the songs I have written were about breakups and falling in love. I know...kinda sounds like Taylor Swift right? I really admire her songwriting ability but I feel country music has a lot more things to write or sing about. Like recently I've written songs about drinking and have some more ideas that aren't about breakups or falling in love. I can't wait to be in Nashville and actually get to collaborate with other people so I can put some of these ideas into songs. I feel like I can't do this all on my own and having someone else there for inspiration could be a good thing. It could be a hit for both of us someday maybe! After we get settled down there in Nashville and get jobs, I hope to start playing the bars on lower broadway...songwriters nights....whatever I can! I used to be this totally shy, reserved, quiet little girl and now I just can't wait to show everyone what I can do. What I am made of. What I can be. I hope to inspire and write life changing songs. I want people to connect with my songs. I want to chase that neon rainbow and LIVE my honkytonk dream!