Video of Andy Davis

A little progress...

So I know now I'm only updating once a month now, I will try and get better at it, but I am preoccupied with finding a job. Yes I am still jobless, but I do have a group interview next Wednesday at Youth Villages for a mentor liaison position with them. I'm crossing my fingers and hoping I get to the next interviewing process.

This weekend I am going to Knoxville, for the Florida game, I am hoping to find a ticket, but if I don't I will find somewhere to watch it. I also get to see my best friend Andrea and my friend Jennifer who is kindly letting me stay with her. :) It will be a good weekend for me to get away b/c things in the house have been kinda hectic.

For the past month I have been job hunting and that has been consuming my life. Last weekend I was in Nashville for The Next Big Nashville, which is 200 artists, 15 venues, for 5 days and I was in heaven all weekend. I volunteered on Thursday for a few hours to get a free wristband to get into all the shows for free! Check out Ten out of TN, it is 10 artists playing eachother's music all together and they are awesome. Also, a few of my favorite artists I saw were Andy Davis, Erin McCarley, K.S. Rhodes, Superdrag, AutoVaughn, Jeremy Lister, The Lonely Hearts, and many more! Check out The Movement of Nashville's myspace and the artists on their page are awesome! I am posting pics and videos from my weekend at the end of this.

Other than last weekend, my life has been kind of blah... I am trying to reconnect with old friends and make new ones. Once I get a job I am looking to be involved in something. It is just hard to get back into the swing of things, and still at home just ready to get on my feet and get out. Sometimes I feel like a burden to my dad and mom b/c I am running low on money and the job process is going slow. Oh well it can only get better from here.

Peace and Love,
Danni

It's been awhile and a lot has been happening!

Well I have been really busy closing out my busy summer. I am finally done with school and my internship at Youth Villages. I ended everything on a good note there, and they are a great company and office to work for! I am out of Knoxville now, and living at home with my pops in Smyrna. It is definitely taking some getting used to, but I can't complain, no bills! I just wish Heather and Haleigh were a little more helpful with basic things around the house.

So I am officially on the job hunt, and it is no fun! I have been searching for 2 weeks straight now! It has been somewhat stressful for me and aggravating not getting responses right away! I did get a part time promoting job. The Muse is a small music venue and I have to find local bands to play here and I get 10%, so that is exciting b/c I have a real passion for music, but I haven't gotten started with it just yet, I'm focused on finding a full time job right now. And then this weekend I have an interview with Embassy Music to do an internship with them. I hope all goes well with that, we will see.

Yes I'm sure I have more to tell you, but I need to get back to the job search, here are some pictures from my weekend with Lindsey and some Knoxville and Wil:

My sister Amber would like me to post the pictures I have from a couple weeks ago. So here you go!
PS... I might have found a place to live in Knoxville at a reasonable price I will know for sure by the end of the week! :)

Danni

Work work work!

So my title pretty much explains my life right now. Most of my time is dedicated to my job, but I absolutely love it! I was explaining to a friend the other night what I do and what Youth Villages is all about. And I started to realize just how passionate I was about this company and what they do. It is so rare to find a job that you love. And I think I have found it! My co-workers are so awesome and supportive! My supervisors and mentor have been such a huge help! This internship has been such a blessing! Yes, I work all the time but atleast I love what I am doing and it keeps me busy for the moment.

Currently I am looking around at apartments and searching for maybe a roommate, b/c it is definitely very very expensive to live on your own. So my goal this week is to go out and look at apartments and get a list of prices so I can narrow down the search. Then I can finally set up a budget for myself since I will pretty much be on my own in a few months.

Other than the stresses of work and apartment hunting I am great. My older sister, nephew, and brother-in-law came to visit me last weekend and I had a blast watching my nephew he is the most adorable thing ever. Thanks for the visit guys! I love it when people come to see me, it's nice. I do miss my family, but I think I like it here in Knoxville. I see myself staying here for atleast another year if not 2. I also see myself working for Youth Villages in the future, they are everything I need in a job. Counseling is something I really enjoy doing.

No pictures this week, sorry I have been way too busy to take any if anyone wants to visit me soon I love company! 2 new CD's to check out are Coldplay - "Viva La Vida" and Jacob Dylan's new album. They are awesome! Also, a band to check out is the Everybody Fields. I went and saw them at Sundown last night and it was like a slower version of O.A.R. so check them out too! One last thing, if you are in the Knoxville area, check out Trio in Market Square it is such a cute restaurant and they have great food as well.

Peace and love
Danni

Releasing some tension...

Well it has been a little over a month since I have written on here, so I thought I would give everyone a little peak into the events in my life. Well I have started my internship and I am 6 weeks into it, with 7 more to go and I am loving it so so much. I learn something new everyday, and also no day is the same which I love. You gotta love change, it's always exciting! Speaking of, I have to do a transport tomorrow to Cookeville, which is scary but exciting b/c it's something different. I love helping out around the office and doing what I can to help my co-workers b/c I care about them. Support systems in the office, is what I am doing my research project on, so that should be fun. I am trying to come up with new ideas and new ways to make life easier in the office. Since I am interested in the recruitment aspect of Youth Villages I am currently working on a marketing packet for the supervisors to take with them when they pitch to companies what Youth Villages is all about. All in all, as you can tell, my internship is going great! I work all the time and hardly have time for a social life, but I make time on the weekends.

On my social life aspect I am single again. Yes, I was dating someone, but he screwed up so I'm just taking it as a blessing in disguise, I have too much going for me right now to have a stupid guy distract me, which he really wasn't. I am not going to go into detail of who is he or what he did b/c that is way too personal to put on here, let's just say we will be friends b/c having grudges and loose ends just is not good. :)

My family life is ok. A couple of weekends ago I got to hang out with my 2 sisters and mom a lot so that was nice. We talked about old times and my sisters and I went to our old dance studio's recital and that was fun, it made me miss dance even more. I danced for 13 years so I miss it! I have not gotten to see my dad much, which makes me sad at times b/c I miss him and I miss our talks that we had. He is a busy busy man, and I understand that but I worry about him sometimes. SomeONE is taking advantage of his kindness and it is just not fair. Some people can preach all they want about how they go to church and they pray and read the Bible, but if you do not show your Christianity through your actions in all aspects then I don't know what to say. I am not going to mention names on here b/c heaven for bid I get an order of protection on me too! But I will say to those of you who know who I am talking about (and I hope that person reads this) pray hard for this cruel person with no heart for hurting my family and home. All we want is to get rid of this person and move on but they are giving us challenges in doing this. And I hope this person can really wake up in the morning and really feel like they are doing the right thing. Sorry I had to say something on here, b/c it is a release for me for all of the anger that this person has caused for me. When it comes to my family, I am very protective of them and when I see cruelty for no reason it makes me mad. Just no that my home belongs to my family and my animals, not you so stop claiming it to be yours. Go on and mess up someone else's life please, and just leave our's alone! I know our family life is attractive b/c we care about each other and my dad loves his daughters and we actually love seeing him, can't really say the same for you and your situation huh? You can go and try all you can to do some legal thing against me like you have been with my family this whole time, I bet the courts are having a hay day with you. But it is called FREE SPEECH so get over it, and I have not mentioned your lousy name. Now I have said my peace, do you get some guilty pleasure over being money hungry? My dad does not owe you ONE PENNY! If anything you owe him! God bless you, I am going to pray for you night and day b/c you definitely need it with the mean and cruel things you have been up to.

Other than my whole anger outburst, I'm great and loving life! "Love is all you need!"

"If everyone wished for peace as much as they bought a television set, there would be peace."
-John Lennon

Peace and Love,
Danni

Graduated and Growing up...

Many many things have been going on in my life, hence the delay on updating my blog. But I do have some spare time to update everyone.

This Friday I graduated from UT, and what an accomplishment it feels like! I never thought I would make it through with all of the challenges that were laid in front of me. After now looking back, I know I can conquer anything I set my mind to! Yes, I know how corny that sounds, but my dad has always told me to go for my goals and to not let anyone hold me back or stand in my way and I have done just that. I pray that my younger sister looks at life the same way, sometimes I feel like some of her friends drag her down, but she is strong and I love her to death and I wish for the best for her.

On April 24, 2008, Tyler Morrissey (T-Mo) was taken from us in a car crash. He was one of my younger sister's close friend. So needless to say, she took his passing pretty rough. But seeing her grow and stay strong the past couple weeks has made me admire her strength and thank God everyday for her and the rest of my family. Although death is a hard and painful, it can also put things into perspective. In the past 6 months there have been 3 people I have known to die in car crashes. I am so grateful to have my 2 sisters and little brother, along with my parents and the rest of my family. Life is short and people need to live it to the fullest! I'm always happy and smiling and I'm as optimistic as I can be. I try to live my life without regret and just be happy. Cherish the days that you have, and try not to be greedy or selfish. This life is too precious to fight, have aggression, or let money run your life. Please take a look at your life, and ask yourself am I happy? or even ask yourself how can I be more selfless?

Tomorrow I start my internship, and I am excited yet nervous at the same time. I have no idea what to expect! But at the same time I think that's what makes it more exciting. We will see how it goes! I also found out I will be living by myself this summer, my 2 roommates are moving out, so I will have the apartment to myself, which is a blessing in disguise. I think this is going to prepare me for the future for when I am on my own. :)

Here are some pictures of what has been going on in my life, some are from graduation and some are from the celebration of school being over, and a few are from when I went home to Nashville with my international friends. Along with a video from the dashboard concert I went to!
So enjoy!

PS. The soundtrack to "I Am Sam" is amazing, check it out!