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This post is for you, @taylorswift. These past few weeks, I’ve been so nostalgic and have fallen even more in love with who you are and what you bring to this world. I just want to let you know how important you are.

This first picture is me at the Fearless tour in Boston, the day after my sixteenth birthday. I had begged and begged my parents to let me go, because it was 2 hours away from where I live. When they finally said yes, I cried non stop. I had wanted to see you since I was in the eighth grade, and you did not disappoint. This show has gone down in my mind as my favorite concert of all time. You were the first person I’ve ever seen to legit *hug* fans in the audience. Who does that?!?! I mean, you also threw a giant red chair on stage for Forever and Always… you’re a badass.

The next picture is me with 2 of my closest friends at the Speak Now tour, the only time you’ve come to Hartford CT! Saying we were ecstatic is an understatement. I remember my friend calling me earlier that year in December (the concert was in June) telling me she had gotten the tickets. This show was so emotional for me, because when you came out on your B stage with that amazing purple dress and sang Fearless (my favorite song of ALL TIME BY ANY ARTIST EVER) under a tree with a ukulele, I remember thinking “I really don’t know how it gets better than this.” That’s why I stalked the internet for MONTHS and finally found a small shop that made a replica of that purple dress. I wore it to my senior prom, and felt absolutely radiant in it the entire night. I sang and danced like a crazy person all night, feeling untouchable and wonderstruck in that dress. It’s a feeling that I will cherish for a lifetime.

What can I say about the RED tour? The lights, the costumes, the music? That night was a literal blur for me, both figuratively (because I was dancing like wild and Carly Simon omg) and literally (because all the tears I cried clouded my vision). The most musically-charged emotional experience I’ve ever had was when you played All Too Well. I was 19 and going through a really tough breakup. The love, the passion, the feeling you conveyed on stage, is something that no other artist could ever do. You really are one in a million.

1989. Holy crap. The best party I have EVER been to! It was at Gillette Stadium (where I’ve seen all your other shows), and my very own Abigail (her name is Kylie) and I got floor seats to both shows. AN UNBELIEVABLE STROKE OF LUCK. We made some AMAZING new Swiftie friends and ran around starting cheers in different sections of the arena with our wild costumes. Austin even walked by us at one point and I actually almost fainted! We danced and sang and cheered and smiled so much those nights, and her and I often talk about how important that experience was for us, having just turned 21 and broken up with our only long term boyfriends. We felt so connected to you through your music: being strong, independent, fun. You showed us that it was okay to be the weirdos that we are, because being yourself is the most beautiful thing a young woman can do.

Now, at 23, I love you more than ever. I have such an appreciation for everything you’ve done for me, @taylorswift. You’ve helped me grow, overcome times of adversity, and most importantly, you’ve helped me fall in love with myself. You are strong, beautiful, independent, unique, talented, hilarious, fun, thoughtful, inspirational, the list goes on (and I could keep going for days!) Your music has been with me through 3 different schools, moving out, breakups and makeups, and literally every little thing in between. I’ve grown up with you, from being a shy 13 year old girl sitting on the bus alone listening to “Invisible” on my iPod, to an almost Speech Pathologist who needs your music to get through my 2-hour commute every day. You mean the world to me, Tay. And just like you’ve always been there for me, I’ll always be here for you ❤️ I hope this post reaches you, and I hope it brings a smile to your face to know that I got your back girl! I cannot WAIT to experience the colossal work of art that is Reputation! You continue to grow and prove yourself to everyone… IM SO EXCITED FOR YOU AND ALL OF THE AMAZING THINGS YOU’RE GOING TO COTINUE TO DO AND OMG AHHH I LOVE YOU PLZ BE MY FRIEND OK BYE❤️❤️ALSO I MISS MEREDITH AND OLIVIA