THE SOUTH.

            Disney World is spectacular, but it is neither the happiest nor greatest place on earth.  However it is located in this area. This area I would be referring to is...wait for it....drumroll please.... the South.  Now, I may be slightly biased considering I am a born and raised Georgia peach, but my devotion is deeper than words on a birth certificate.  I could go into the differences between "Redneck", "Country", "Blue-Grass", and "Southern", and believe me there is a difference(some of you Yankees may be taken aback by this, no offense), but I would like to put more effort into emphasizing the fact that just as not every single human living on the Northeast shore is a "Jersey Shore" character, we are not all as ridiculous as "reality" t.v. shows make us out to me. We have class. We have dignity. We have hygiene. Not to mention one of our specialties, hospitality. I never meet a stranger, thanks to the example of Momma.  And if you have been to the house or church or any kind of special event, practically, you are family.  And we treat family right, even when they are knuckleheads. Oh, they are gonna learn their lesson, be sure, but we are going to take of them.  We do not miss church unless we are out of town or in the hospital, and if the latter, after service the congregation'll be cramped in that little room or bringing some homemade goodies to the family.  And although some church is though of as more of a chore or "have-to" rather than "want-to", this does hold us accountable, and sometimes we get the most out of those services that we momentarily thought about sleeping in.  We do not know much about personal space nor personal business. We always mean well.  We are innovative.  Sometimes our hearts and brains disagree, and when this happens, it is a tricky thing to master which to follow.  Right or wrong, we typically go with the heart. Football is more than a sport. It is a characteristic.  It is a party.  It is a binging factor.  Unsweet tea is simply incomplete sweet tea.  I do not consider myself to be an extremist. I am decently cultured.  I appreciate many arts and places and ways of life.  I am independent.  But, there is something about a boy in a flannel driving a truck, particularly an older one, with a power G tag on front, the cherry on top.  This makes me almost as happy as the sound of a banjo, fiddle, mandolin, and/or multiple part harmonies. Family harmonies, those are the best.  Not to the mention the South's beauty! Rolling hills, valleys, beaches, lakes, mountains, flowers, greens upon pinks upon blues upon purples during spring and summer! An array of warm hues during fall, mixed with festivals, all things pumpkin.  Christmas time! Lights, lights, lights! Prayers for snow!  Forever is not enough time to describe this Southern Belle's home, so how's about comin' for a visit and seein' for yaself:)

The Blue-Eyed Daisy

        I am Cierra Motes. I believe Jesus Christ is Love, and that Love is all you need.  I collect buttons. I like storms. I am intrigued by accents.  I like to pretend the song "You are My Sunshine" was written about me.  I also like to think of myself as somewhat of a poet because I enjoy expressing emotions through lines and stanzas that I prefer to rhyme, unless it compromises the message.  Music is very near and dear to my heart, particulartly the sounds of the cello,  mandolin, banjo, piano, and multiple harmonies(not necessarily together, but why not?). Butterflies are super cool. I am fascinated by the 1920-40's era. Bing Crosby is one of the greatest performers ever. This is a fact, not an opinion. CHRISTMAS!!! What more can I say about that subject? Tis the most wonderful time of the year....which is a major understatement.  When I grow up I will most likely be a ballerina, actress, sidewalk chalk artist, part of the next greatest band, and a superhero.  Civil War history never gets old; the South was misunderstood. Georgia peach, born and raised, can you tell? I am under 5 ft.  I believe in old-fashioned class. Well, really, old-fashioned anything! I am a do-it-myself junkie. Smiling is my favorite. I am bad at sitting still. I am partially ginger(naturally). I am a dork. I have freckles.