'Nooga Skyline

As I look back on my life up to this point, I see for the first time how it breaks down.  While I never saw my life as phases as I lived it, I now see how distinct and fleeting these were. I think we all can look back at some time in our life, see how much we have changed, see how we have grown through whatever came our way. We can see how the experiences we chose may have hurt us, while those that just happened upon us may have turned out better than we ever could have imagined. We have all had our mountains, our valleys, and are constantly presented with the mass of trails that wind around, over, under and through them.
 For a long time, I was lost on one of these trails; I thought I was climbing up one mountain in particular, thinking all the terrible things I was experiencing were just the normal struggles, things everybody does to get to the top. But then one day, the smoke cleared, and there was no mountain in sight; I was just lost in a jumble of trails. The weird thing was that after seeing that I was in this tangle of trails, I started to feel completely, absolutely free. I no longer had people and situations guiding me, but was left to make my own choices, and boy were there tons of them! I went down trails I had never seen before, becoming the person that I had only dreamed of being. I took advantage of opportunities, and became a "Yes-man" of sorts.
In the midst of this craziness, I developed new, exciting relationships with both old and new friends.  In one of these relationships, I discovered even more.  When I first met this guy, I remember thinking how perfect he was. I mean, one time I caught him doing dishes after dinner at a friends house while the rest of us were off being idiots--what a man! (And a handsome one at that!) But it was not until we got closer that I realized truly how great of a man he is. After a movie date at my PARENT'S HOUSE (see) and a dancing lesson next to a starry lake, I knew I wanted to be his. Canadia (Oh yes, did i mention he is from Canada?) has made the past seven months the seven happiest and most content of my life.
 So now that I am climbing around on those trails all happy and content and possibly making you puke rainbows right now, I do not want to forget a single minute of it. In comes this blog.
But why Chattanooga Skyline? Lots of reasons. For one, duhh I am from Chattanooga, Tennessee, born and raised, and I love it like people love New York or Paris (both of which have a special place in my heart as well). On top of that, The "Scenic City", as it is called, bears close resemblance to my life as I now see it. When you really think about it, Chattanooga does not really have what I would call a "city skyline". You know, the shape you see of the city from a distance? Chattanooga's skyline is different to every person. While some consider it to be the beautiful bridges towering over the TN river, others see it as the aquarium arches, Bluff View, or even Lookout Mountain. What I am getting at is, Chattanooga is all over the place! It has its city-like aspects of fancy buildings, businesses, and art, but it also spotlights the beautiful mountains and river that encompass it. Like Chattanooga, I am a medley of ideas and interests, that somehow manage to get along, and will soon be here to share with anyone who decides to read this (Will anyone read this?) There will be clothes, music, art, stories, and way too many pictures of my cat--but it will all be my life, day to day, as I travel its trails here in Chattanooga.

Later 'Noogs :)