hi taylor, I'm mariah. I'm 17 years old & getting ready to be a senior in high school. I've been a fan for 12 years, which yes - means I've been a swiftie since I was 5 years old. I recently found my youth small tee's from the Taylor Swift era. You've seriously played a huge role in shaping me into the person I am today. You've taught me important life lessons & been a big sister to me. You'll never know how important that is to me. I can't say thank you enough. Recently, in February my ex-best friend & I stopped talking. I guess you could say we have some bad blood. This was the person I did everything with. We were truly each other's best friends. I felt alone. I went from texting someone constantly to talking to nobody. I turned to your music. I wasn't alone. Then, I got closer with my best friend. She's outgoing, amazing, supportive, & is actually involved deeply in my life - something I quickly realized my ex-best friend wasn't. But with all that being said, she's a year older than me. This summer she better'd her life by moving away. All my close friends were a year older & are now moving & preparing for college. I was alone. I still feel alone. I'll be walking into my senior year without a major best friend. Nobody to turn to about the new annoying teacher, or nobody to listen to my latest crush. But I know I'm not alone. I have my family, & I have you. Your music to blare in the car. Your music to listen to on my bedroom floor. You're there though all of it. Thank you. Now with senior year almost here, that mean graduation day is on its way!!! & here's the uplifting part of my story - NASHVILLE. My favorite town. It's 9 hours away from my hometown. I'm doing everything possible in my power be able to attend college there. I'm considering Nashville State Community College. I was to major in business & minor in photography to become a tour photographer! You've had a HUGE impact on my life involving Nashville. In 2011 the only place I wanted to go on vacation was NASHVILLE! I had to see all the "Taylor stuff", all the places you recommended (seriously I had a RED notebook full of places), it was such a bucket-list item. I never knew that when I finally visited the first time in 2015, that I would fall in love with the town. We went to all the places you recommended which really took us on a tour of the city. We went back in 2016 & 2017. Each time I'm there I grow more attached. Without you, I never would have had any desire to go there. Now, your giving me the courage to move. To chase my dreams. Thank you. To sum things up because this is a lot longer than I intended - I wanted to talk about my 'excellent father'. He's taken me to every single show I've been too. One for each tour (we had against the back wall in the nosebleeds to see you open for Rascal Flatts). I couldn't image a show without him. We just found out he has to have a full knee replacement 13 days before rep tour Kansas City. Our original seats in the 300's would be to much walking. He didn't want me to the miss the concert or for him to be a burden - so he told me to take my older sister. It wouldn't be fun without him there, so I splurged & decided to upgrade us to the floor. We're so excited to see you. Thank you for everything. So thankful to have been on this journey with you for 12 years. love mariah. seats: FLRADA row 1 seats 7&8 @taylorswift @taylornation
