A Little Background

Okay, Okay. I know I'm not really a "Southern Belle" by birth, but I think most of my friends would agree, I've taken to the South like a fish to water.  I consider South Carolina to be my home. It's where I went to college, where I really grew up, where I made a ton of memories and where I made an even bigger amount of mistakes. It's a huge part of who I am and when people ask where I'm from I say "South Carolina." I have an entire drawer full of t-shirts that say things like "If you're a Carolina girl, raise your glass. If you're not, raise your standards," not too mention all my Gamecock gear (yeah, I own a camo hat that says "Cocks" on it...in pink). I say "y'all" all the time, I feel most at home at the beach, I can't go a day without a glass of sweet tea, I can't live without my Rainbows, I love boiled peanuts and Cheerwine and my favorite fast food is Chick-fil-a.

In March of 2011, after looking for a forecasting job for a year, I got a call from a news director in Missoula, Montana. My first thought was "Where is Missoula? I've never heard of it." Turns out, it's actually the 2nd largest city in the state and the home to the University of Montana (Go Grizz!). It's nestled right in the Northern Rockies and is an absolutely breath-taking place. I know that I am meant to be a TV meteorologist (I'm cute and I'm a nerd so it's really the only option). And the job was just what I was looking for. It was forecasting on the weekend, reporting during the week and the news director seemed so supportive and kept telling me how much potential he saw in me (which is way more than I can say for my last boss). So I packed up what could fit in my parents SUV and my Civic and drove 4 days to the opposite end of the country. And here I am. Living in a place that couldn't be any more different from where I spent the last 7 years (and happen to love very much). The ocean is a day's drive. There are mountains in everywhere you look. It snows in April. People think the 60s is warm. Sweet tea is iced tea with sugar packets mixed in. They don't have a single Chick-fil-a in the state!

So this is where the adventure begins. And rested assured...there will be plenty.