And so it begins...

In the past I have had big plans and grand ideas about journals and blogs. I always think, "I have something to say, I should write about it." then I do.... and it sucks. I end up sounding like a 10 year old girl writing in her Diary. "Dear Diary, today I sat at the cool kids table at lunch... it was cool." you get the gist.

So why now, why is THIS blog different? Well I have been inspired by the LOVELY Alexis Campbell and since I saw Julie and Julia I have fallen in LOVE with the idea.

So I am starting the blog journey as a way to let those I love who are VERY far away from me to keep up with me and as a way to remember this part of my life. I will get into the LIFE part later but now I want to explain why I titled this blog PIGEON IN THE CITY.

Ok so it starts when I was pretty little. I grew up about a block away from Yankton College, now a state prison, but in the 80's it was still Yankton College. Well my dad my sister and I would ride our bikes to the campus and watch the pigeons on the huge brick buildings and I remember asking my dad so many questions about where the birds lived, what they ate, how they flew. I fell in LOVE with the Pigeons. So my dad started calling me Pigeon. Little did he know that I would grow into a woman who was scared to death of birds. So that leads me to the next point. 2 of my favorite songs have birds in the title. Little Bird by the Weepies and The Littlest Birds by The Be Good Tanya's. Both songs talk about opening your wings and being strong, singing your song and not being ashamed. These are things I need to keep in mind on a DAILY basis. So as a way to send a HI to heaven to my amazing Dad and a way to remember to always always always myself and maybe a way for me to over come my bird issues... I name this blog Pigeon in the city.

So I hope you grow to enjoy my poor grammar, misspelled words, lame jokes, and cheesy stories. I will so my best to be myself. If you catch me sounding like a 10 year old girl... hit me.

xo-E