Dreams

Welcome to my new blog! I guess this is going to be a place for me to be more detailed and at times more serious than websites like facebook and twitter. I have a lot of plans and dreams and this will be my place to document my journey towards reaching them as well as updating people on my life.

The title of this blog--Arise and Be--comes from a song by my favorite band, Flyleaf. The song is called Arise and its about overcoming the obstacles in your life and realizing the calling that you have on your life. The song ends with the band repeating over and over the words, "Arise and be all that you dreamed." When I first heard this song, it really hit me and in a way inspired me.

The biggest dream on my list right now is moving to Nashville. I actually have plans to move there around June of 2012. Whenever I tell people about this plan, the first question they ask is if I've ever been to Nashville. The answer is no! They then ask why I would want to move there. Honestly, up until about 7 months ago, I would have been content living in Northwest Washington for the rest of my life. The big city had no draw to me whatsoever. But then I started for some reason hearing a lot about Nashville and it just clicked. Nashville is known for being a big city for country music, but it is also the 'headquarters' for Christian music. They have some great music venues like Rocketown and they have a great community of musicians. If you know me, you know how huge of a role music plays in my life. Nashville just seems like the city for me. I feel like God has some big plans for me there and I can't wait to find out what they are!

Another dream on my list is to become the merchandise salesgirl for a touring band. That dream, I believe, is a bit interrelated with Nashville. I don't know if it is even a dream I can reach, but if it is, Nashville is the place to make it happen!

In the fall of this year, I will (officially) begin fulfilling an 11 year dream of mine--to become a dental assistant. Actually, I technically wanted to be a dental hygienist, but I did some research and changed my mind. I'm enrolled at Bellingham Technical College and am on the wait list to start the program in September. I will graduate in June of 2011.

This summer, I am travelling to Europe with my parents to see my sister fulfill a dream of hers--graduating from her dream university with a degree in broadcast journalism. I am so proud of Jen! I am also ecstatic to get to explore England and France for three weeks.

As for right now, I am living a fairly quiet life. I work full time for a dentist as a schedule coordinator. I go to a lot of concerts in Seattle and sometimes even down in Vancouver, Washington. I hang out with my friends. I go to church. I try to work out. That ones a toughie. ha I also play guitar and bass a lot. I'm not really that good (in my opinion) but I have a lot of fun doing it.

So thats a little intro to my life currently and to what this blog will be about.

Until next time!