Taylor Appreciation Post ❤️
I wanted to let you know what a huge impact you have had on my life.
This is me in 2006, the year your self titled album debuted.
Almost 9 years old I remember OBSESSING over the rhinestone makeup look in the teardrops on my gutair video and you can only imagine my excitement when you started using the rhinestone gutair! I took a Barbie gutair and covered it in rhinestones so my dolls could be just as cool as you.
This is me in my 10th birthday. I had been begging my parents to let me take gutair lessons, because I wanted to be just like you, And they surprised me on my birthday with this beauty (gotta admit I was a bit disappointed it wasn’t covered in rhinestones😂)
Shortly after I turned 10 I began taking dance class. This turns out to be such an important moment in my life. Being almost 21 now, I am pursuing a career in Dance! I am a Dance major at Columbia College Chicago , with my dream job being a dancer for you 😘😘 Anyway, my first recital ever I danced to Love Story ❤️
The years following were very hard for me. I started developing a severe illness and life was pretty low. I honestly would not have gotten through without Speak Now. Though I wasn’t able to go to the tour or really leave my house during that era, my dad travelled to Nashville for work and each time would bring me back some merch from the different country music museums.
Couple year later RED arrived! During this time I had started my first job and my first purchase with my newfound financial freedom was you guessed it, tour tickets ❤️
Now about 16, I can remember the amazing moment you came rising out of the stage at soilder field to State of Grace and I couldn’t believe that you were there… like for real in the flesh. That I was seeing you with my own eyes!! I remember thinking how amazing it was, how I was breathing the same air as you ( even though we were outside and I was in sec 305 😂😂)
Couple years later 1989 came around and agian I got tickets. Shake it off was my anthem!! I danced around the house like a crazy person to that song, it drove my mom crazy!
Shortly after the 1989 tour, I expirenced a relapse with my illness. I was hospitalized for 10 months. While I was in the hospital one of my caretakers when I was having a bad day would bring in her Ipod and sit with me and we would blast your music. She knew it was the one thing that could make me smile on my worst days❤️💕
I have to tell you that during all these years I really struggled with finding myself. With embracing who I am and your music has helped me so much. I have always wanted to be a performer and so many people along the way have told me it’s a waste of my time (all they’re ever gonna be is mean) and it will never work out. Watching journey to fearless, knowing your story and seeing your immense success has given me the courage to pursue Dance anyway!
Where do we begin! Opening night I suppose is a good place to start. I travelled from Wisconsin to Arizona to see you! I got to the stadium at 8 in the morning, despite having a reserved seat, and waited outside all day in the 104 degree heat. I loved every min of it. I was able to meet a lot of amazing people that night and I have remain in close contact with someone I met that night and we have become really good friends!
CHICAGO! This is where it all began for me! Where I saw u the first time! Night one: AMAZING!
But night 2 changed my life. The pride speech… that was such a moving moment for me. I was sobbing the whole time and I can’t explain the joy I felt. Following the show I changed my bio on here to include “proud gay woman”. Proud has never been a word I associated with my sexuality. But hearing 52,000 people cheer when you said you respected our journey… it made me proud to be who I am. And then the rain 🌧It has been an absolute DREAM of mine to be at a rain show of yours since the fearless rain show! Just another amazing emotional moment.
Well now that I’ve rambled long enough I just want to say thank you for a life of support, encouragement and friendship. I hope one day we can hug so I can thank you in person.
See you in Columbus, Cleveland and Arlington!!! KEEP KILLIN IT GIRL! I LOVE YOU SO MUCH!❤️❤️
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