times, they are a-changin'...
well well livejournal. so we meet again.
i never thought i'd be ready to leave this city. everyone i know says tallahassee is a black hole or a chasm that traps people. i guess they never lived in a rural farming community in the middle of nowhere before. it's so funny- i found on facebook a group that is made of "dchs band alumni". dchs = dickson county high school, by the way. there was a thread on there that said to tell who you are, what you played, and what you're up to now. i was reading through them, this is the gist:
hi, i'm (redneck girl name). i played (instrument or "guard"). i am living in dickson and am married to (enter redneck boy name). We have 4 kids. I work at (Walmart/Kmart/Servco/Albertsons). I love my life.
so i felt slightly self conscious when i wrote mine.
hi i'm kate. i played clarinet. i continued my "love" for the clarinet through college at the FSU school of music and got my BA in music. I'm not married and my only kids are my dogs.
i realize more than ever why i could never have stayed there. i never fit into that mindset.
i think that's why i love Tallahassee so much. it's "urban" to me, in that there are buildings, shops, little boutiques, and unique artsy places where i can go to feel trendy. while it's urban, it's also beautiful and green. i love all of the plants and trees around here. and finally, it's got just the right touch of redneck between the georgians from the north and the county in the south....not to mention the highway 20 folks...lol, rednecks arent a way of life, but just a hint of them in this city tugs on my heartstrings- it's just enough of the country to make me happy. i never thought i'd ever be ready to say goodbye. it's funny how things change.
after all, i tell myself....it's not like i can never come back. but leaving is bittersweet for sure. lots of friends, lots of memories.
i never thought i'd be ready to leave this city. everyone i know says tallahassee is a black hole or a chasm that traps people. i guess they never lived in a rural farming community in the middle of nowhere before. it's so funny- i found on facebook a group that is made of "dchs band alumni". dchs = dickson county high school, by the way. there was a thread on there that said to tell who you are, what you played, and what you're up to now. i was reading through them, this is the gist:
hi, i'm (redneck girl name). i played (instrument or "guard"). i am living in dickson and am married to (enter redneck boy name). We have 4 kids. I work at (Walmart/Kmart/Servco/Albertsons). I love my life.
so i felt slightly self conscious when i wrote mine.
hi i'm kate. i played clarinet. i continued my "love" for the clarinet through college at the FSU school of music and got my BA in music. I'm not married and my only kids are my dogs.
i realize more than ever why i could never have stayed there. i never fit into that mindset.
i think that's why i love Tallahassee so much. it's "urban" to me, in that there are buildings, shops, little boutiques, and unique artsy places where i can go to feel trendy. while it's urban, it's also beautiful and green. i love all of the plants and trees around here. and finally, it's got just the right touch of redneck between the georgians from the north and the county in the south....not to mention the highway 20 folks...lol, rednecks arent a way of life, but just a hint of them in this city tugs on my heartstrings- it's just enough of the country to make me happy. i never thought i'd ever be ready to say goodbye. it's funny how things change.
after all, i tell myself....it's not like i can never come back. but leaving is bittersweet for sure. lots of friends, lots of memories.