Oh and just a heads up..I am not a great writer or anything..this is more like a messy journal..so please don't judge me on my grammar, punctuation, etc..:-) Thanks!! haha
A little about me:
My name is Jennell. I was born and raised in Casper Wyoming, but have been living in Los Angeles the past 6.5 years pursuing a music and acting career. I also attended USC during my time in LA and earned a masters degree in Occupational Therapy..Let me tell ya, the past 6 years went by in a blink. I was working as a pediatric occupational therapist part-time while also working on music...writing, recording, etc..The acting thing..well I loved it, but didn't have the time to really pursue it, so that is on hold for now...I really would like to give that another shot at some point tho, but for now..music is my priority. I can act till Im old as dirt, but nobody wants to see me singing when I'm 90.. :-) right?? Considering I am pursing a career in music (country music to be exact) I had contemplated moving to Nashville for quite some time..Everyone told me I should, but I couldn't imagine leaving LA. I really loved my life there. I had a great group of friends, a great job, a great guy..and lived only a few minutes from the beach..so leaving didn't really seem like a good option. Until, one night in September changed everything. I went to watch Lee Brice (A great country singer/songwriter) perform at the Grammy Museum in Los Angeles. It was a small crowd, and it was more of a question/answer type of show than an actual vocal performance.. but what he said about his decision to move to Nashville to pursue songwriting pretty much sealed the deal. He basically said, if this is what you want..you HAVE to be there..You can't just go visit, drop off some demos, and go home...So, I went home that night and told myself that I am moving to Nashville. Shortly there after (October 2013) I took a trip to Nashville with my mom to check out it, and LOVED IT!! I set my moving date for Feb 2014...So here we are...
Feb 8th- my bff Erin threw me a going away party at The Parlor (my home away from home)
It was absolutely just as awful as I imagined that it would be to say goodbye to my amazing friends..AWFUL!!! But I know that they will come visit (they better) and I will definitely be back to visit them (soon). ;-)
Feb 12th- My mom and I started our LOOOONG 22 hr drive to NASHVILLE!! We started at 6:00 am..saw the most incredible sunrise..hit some gnarly roads...stopped in Lexington to see our Aunt Sharon..stopped in Lincoln to see more relatives and two new little additions to the family (twin boys :-) sooo cute) then continued on to Omaha..Had dinner with my bff from my childhood, Kellie, her husband, and their precious daughter..(crazy how quickly we all grew up...with the exception of me of course hah) chatted and stayed the night with more cousins in Omaha..(I have a lot of cousins).
Feb 13th- Made it to St. Louis..Visited one of my moms friends from high school, had dinner, then visited another one of my childhood friends..had a much needed beer and hit the pillow...
Feb 14th- our last little trek. Stopped in Kentucky (to eat fried chicken obviously) then.....du du du daaaaaa (super hero voice).....NASHVILLE!! Happy Valentines Day to me!!
Saw my apartment for the very first time....its SO SMALL!! but adorable..and in a great neighborhood. Just downstairs I have a few great bars, restaurants, boutiques, and an awesome lil grocery store..So much to do to make this lovely apartment a home...LET THE WORK BEGIN!!
Well this post is LONG ENOUGH!! if you are still with me..I am IMPRESSED!!! Please continue to follow along on my journey. Next post will be about my first week in Nashville!!
Jennell
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