Saturday, February 14, 2015 was the best day of my life because I got to spend Valentine’s Day with the most amazing woman in the world.
On that Thursday, I had gotten an email from Taylor Nation asking me when I was going to be in New York, and after a day of emails and phone calls I was told that my family and I would be going to Taylor Swift’s house for lunch. To say I was speechless would be an understatement. I kept going back and forth between crying and not being able to talk, or process what was about to happen.
We arrived outside Taylor’s apartment a little before 2:00pm, and were greeted by a man who worked for her. He took us up the elevator and into Taylor’s home, where she quickly greeted us with hugs and kind words. Let me tell you, she gives the best hugs ever. I was in so much shock of everything that was going on that I completely forgot to speak. I just stood there with the biggest smile on my face until we walked into her kitchen and handed her flowers and presents we brought. She even said she was happy that we brought the flowers!!! And then she opened the presents right there and read my card and told me I was really sweet. I could barely reply but I think I managed to muffle out a, “thank you.” She also told me that I sound older than fifteen, which she probably took back after meeting me because like I said earlier, I could barely talk, but if I wasn’t in so much shock I would have started sobbing.
She then gave us a tour of her home, which was by far the most beautiful home I have ever been in. She explained to us that she picked out all the furniture with her mom, and got most of it from a store in L.A.. It also smelled INCREDIBLE because she had so many candles everywhere. She showed us her piano room, which she said used to be an office, and she showed us the guest rooms where she had snacks for her guests because she is an actual angel. There were vintage night gowns in one of them that were SO BEAUTIFUL and basically everything about everything in her home was beautiful.
We went back to the kitchen to eat lunch, and she MADE US SHIRLEY TEMPLES. Like, they were amazing. I don’t think I can ever drink another Shirley Temple ever again because nothing will compare to hers. She made us the best sandwiches ever, along with an amazing salad, and the whole thing felt like a dream. She was so real and genuine the entire time, and despite being the biggest popstar and my biggest role model, talking to her felt like talking to a big sister or a friend – only she was even nicer. We talked about feminism, boys, the Grammy’s, tumblr/anonymous hate/people being salty, Stone Harbor, Nashville, friends, and so much more. I won’t go into details of what she said exactly, because I tried that once and was misquoted and drama occurred haha, but she was so inspirational, honestly. She said this one comment when we were talking about anonymous hate that really stuck with me, so I’ll share that. I know I’m not saying exactly what she said though, so PLEASE don’t quote me haha but basically she said that you’re a mountain. There are going to be storms that pass but they can’t knock you down. She followed by saying that she hopes that none of the negative people bring down the positive and excited people, and that she always stays positive by thinking about what is coming next. I almost cried.
We baked these amazing pink cookies and put in a ton of m&ms to make them extra Valentine’s Day-esque. They were SO GOOD. She used a type of strawberry mix to make them pink, and they literally tasted like the most amazing strawberry cake in cookie form ever. Haha :). Oh, and while we were baking we sent a selfie to her mom!!! And her dad called but she didn’t pick up because she said he would talk forever about his boating trip, haha :)
After we talked some more and ate some cookies, we took photos! She was super excited about the snow, so we took photos by the window! We also took photos with Dibbles, THE SOFTEST AND SNUGGLIEST CAT EVER, and lastly she offered to take some photos on the piano. While we were taking the photos, she started to play. I figured it was just to make the photos look real, but when I was about to get up she started to sing. I almost lost it. She sang ‘Wildest Dreams’ and it was literally the most incredible thing I had ever heard. Her voice was so magical and beautiful and I just wanted to sit there and listen to her forever. I kept telling myself not to start crying because it would ruin the performance, but it was so hard haha. I couldn’t believe that I was sitting next to my idol of seven years as she sung one of my favorite songs ever (It is now, obviously, my all time favorite song). Her voice was so beautiful and clear and incredible and I wish that I had recorded it I could show you all, but we were all such in the moment that nobody thought to do so (and we had been told beforehand not to take any videos). When she finished singing I could hardly breathe. It was the most beautiful thing I had ever heard and SHE WAS SO CLOSE TO ME. I honestly don’t know how else to describe it, but SHE JUST SOUNDED SO AMAZING.
She gave us each a hug before we left, and even brought us back in to see a cute position that Dibbles was in. She let us take her car back to our hotel, because like I said before, she’s an angel :).
The whole experience was one I will never forget. Taylor welcomed us and made us feel like longtime family friends, and I could never thank her enough for giving me this opportunity of a lifetime. When we left it was more than just saying goodbye to an incredible musician/celebrity, but it was like saying goodbye to a best friend. I was pretty awkward and quiet but she made us feel so comfortable and welcome for the entire three and a half hours we were there. I only wish that I could have thanked Taylor more for everything. For the experience and for everything she has done for me the past seven years. I will never forget how happy I was on Saturday, and how kind Taylor was to my family and me, and everything she said and everything we did. She is the most wonderful human being ever, and even if she were not famous, she would definitely be my role model.
PS sorry if there are tons of typos or grammar mistakes in this, i’m currently crying.
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