On September 25, 2014, Thursday, I got a direct message on Twitter from the verified Taylor Nation account that said, “CONFIDENTIAL MESSAGE Hi! We have a confidential exclusive opportunity we’d liked to speak to you about.” I sent my information to their website immediately. So, Friday at 1:01 PM, they called me. They asked me my full name and where I was from and asked if I could be in Nashville on Sunday, September 28. I said Yes! They said only we could go and they would be taking our phones. We were to arrive at a parking lot no earlier than 4 and no later than 4:30. We had to remember the passcode “baked sugar castles” and have a valid form of ID. She then asked how big of a Taylor fan I am and I said, “huge, my friends all think I’m crazy.” Next thing I knew me and my good friend Alyssa were heading to Nashville at 9 AM Sunday morning. We drove by to make sure we could find it then we went to Opry Mills Mall. We stopped at a cute pizza place for lunch. The day could not be more perfect. We then went to downtown Nashville and walked around. At 3:30 we headed to the meeting spot. There were several cars there now. Many girls started getting out. I walked up and immediately made friends with a girl named Amber. It was totally amazing to meet so many girls just like me. We stood in line and then had to sign a confidentiality form about where we were going and what happened. We got a green wristband and a stamp, then had to get checked by a security guy. We then got on the charter bus and waited to leave. We finally left and ended up at this beautiful fenced in house. We got out and walked to the outside of the house. There was a gorgeous pool and a patio where there was so much food. There was pizza, fruit, chicken, vegetables, chips, dip, sushi, California rolls, diet coke and water. I sat down with some friends I made on the couch and we ate. Though, I didn’t eat much I was way too nervous/excited. Next thing I knew, we were in a line to walk inside. It was her parents house and as soon as you walk in, we could see a picture of Andrea, Scott, Taylor, and Austin. We then walk to the living room and there are pillows everywhere to sit on, a piano in the front (that we learned is the same piano she wrote ‘I Knew You Were Trouble’ on), and a single chair in the front of the room. I was lucky enough to be in the very front of the room, almost right in front of the chair. Taylor’s representatives started passing out a box of tissues. Next thing you know Taylor Swift walks in and we all die! She was wearing a black romper. She first tells us we are in fact at a 1989 secret session. She said she has been stalking us for months and handpicked us to come. She even knew our names. She then said she was going to play us the album. Halfway through playing the album we had an intermission and she got chai cookies and rice crispy treats with chocolate and mint chocolate cookies for us that she made. She walked around and talked with us and it was all so casual having conversations with her. Track 1 is perfect, Welcome to New York is so fun and her new sound is AMAZING! Out of the Woods (track 4) is the most PERFECT representation of the anxieties of love. Blank Space is so sassy and so perfect. I think my favorites, the ones that stuck with me the most that night, were Wildest Dreams and Clean. Track 13 Is the best ending to an album ever. I cried the whole time. Seeing her play these and tell what inspired them was amazing. Her talent is literally unexplainable. I loved Wildest Dreams the most because she started talking about how she used to have this perfect, fairytale, idea in her head about love. But now when she meets someone, and starts to fall for them her thoughts are no longer “I can’t wait to see where this will go,” her thoughts are..”I hope you think well of me when this is over.” And that just struck me. I will never forget her talking about that song and hearing how beautiful every lyric was. The song “This Love” she played a video clip of soldiers while the song played. We were all in hysterical tears by that point. Amazing. I never wanted the night to end. I clearly remember looking at her and thinking, “This is a moment you are never going to forget the rest of your life.” When she was done playing the album though, we all went outside and waited. We were in 8 groups and I was group 2. We went in together and got to go inside one by one and talk to her. I was one of the first groups to go in. When the person in front of me went in, I could see Taylor and her talking. I was so nervous and so excited when it was my turn. I walked down the stairs and she immediately gave me a hug. She said “I love your shirt, it makes you look like a princess.” I apologized for crying the whole time, and she told me they have been working on this for 6 months and how excited she was for it. She asked if I wanted a picture and what I wanted to do in the picture. She had her Grammy’s we could hold, but I said, “Can we hug?” and she said “Yeah!” We hugged and they took our polaroid picture. I said thank you, and left. It was all so surreal. They gave us TS bag, a keychain that says “Nashville Secret Session, 3 shirts, and 2 calendars.
And as always, I cannot tell my story without thanking one of my best friends in the world, Alyssa. I almost did not get to go. I have super bad anxiety driving places, along with my family had concerns the whole thing was a scam. She refused to let me miss this opportunity and said we are driving to Nashville. Whether it was a scam or not, we were going to go and enjoy a beautiful Sunday in one of the most beautiful cities in the world. And that day was better than I ever imagined, thanks to her. <3
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