Here I Am!

Okay, so I am new to blogging (my friend Brooke has inspired me). I did not think I would ever be a BLOGGER, mostly because I really had no idea what it was, but here I am. So, in honor of my first blog post, because I do not have a champagne bottle to break over my computer, I am dedicating this post to NEW BEGINNINGS. I am not one to try new things or come busting out of my comfort-zone, and I think that it is an admirable quality. No really, hear me out! I don't have any tattoos I regret and I will be completing my Bachelor's degree in record time. This is surely a product of my focus and resistance to trying new things. However, I have set my mind to doing something new...I am embracing change, and this blog will be my testimony to it! Why are we so afraid of change? I know why I am...it is inherited. Not my fault. Not at all. My mother is a chronic worrier and embraces change like the Europeans embraced the Black Plague in the Dark Ages. I do not wish to live in fear and dread. A small Italian cottage surrounded by wildflowers with a cup of tea in my hand, yes. Fear, no. Illustration: I went to a concert last night, Brandon Rhyder--one of my absolute favorites (I adore Texas Country). When it was over, as we were walking out the door, I spy the object of my adoration standing at the back wall. My jaw hits the floor. I keep walking. My friend Tyler stops to get his picture made and in my head I am thinking "Me too! I want one!". But fear, my friends, is a powerful beast. I have no picture of Brandon Rhyder by my side. Bummer. And if you were to look closely the photo of my friend Tyler and the wonderfulness that is Brandon Rhyder--really, REALLY close--you can see the reflection in thier eyes, which is me with my eyes the size of saucers and in a paralysis of awe. On my way home, I vowed not to be afraid anymore. When I go see Wade Bowen...there will be a photo!
It is going to be an insane year of massive changes and I plan to record them here. As I am obsessed with the words of those more genius than I am, I also considered having "Quote Sunday" (new pithy and dynamic phrase for this will be available at a later date). However, I am not sure I can be as dedicated, or un-forgetful, as my friend Brooke with her weekly "Double Tap Tuesdays" and "Mixed Tape Mondays"...for anyone looking for an artistic and whimsical escape, "On the wings of a Dove" is the place to do it. Here is hoping that I can keep this up.