I live for this

I have to give credit where credit is due. As I was sipping my red bull vodka at my favorite bar in Denver and my girlfriend was talking about going to Coachella back in 2022 I pondered “Shit why don’t I go!” She looked at me and said “Why don’t you come? We have room for you in the hotel.” It’s funny how the universe will conspire in your favor. I already had planned to be in California because my brother was getting married Week 2 of the festival which made it to where I could attend Weekend 1. I quickly changed my flight to arrive a few days earlier, found a wristband, and asked my brother if he could lend me his car. As the great brother that he is, he did just that and as soon as I landed at the Burbank airport he had the car waiting for me to drive to Indio. I made the trek to the desert and went to Coachella for the second time. With the sudden change of plans I was only able to attend Saturday & Sunday since I had to work that Friday. I so vividly remember the lineup for Saturday included Tchami & Disclosure whom if you truly know me are some of my favorite artists of all time so I was happy knowing I would see them perform. Crazy enough to remind myself I would see Disclosure for a second time in my hometown with my brother 3 days after Coachella, so you knew the universe was really on my side that week. As I danced my little heart out during Tchami’s set at the Sahara tent I can still recall the moment I looked around me and had this epiphany come over me. I said to myself “OMG I LIVE FOR THIS!” I don’t know how else to explain it but it was one of those moments that live so crisply in my memory. It was like a lightbulb or an aha moment of okay Jess, you are now starting to figure out what life is supposed to mean for you. If you’re new here, this was the time when I was pending my divorce and was unsure of what life was going to look like going forward. Let’s be honest I’m still in that phase of figuring out the direction and speed of my life but what is for certain is I am a lot farther than that girl that was aimlessly dancing in the desert then. I realized I get the utmost joy from dancing amongst a crowd of hundreds or thousands of people celebrating our love for music. There is literally nothing else in this world I love more than doing just that. Ever since that weekend epiphany, the trajectory of my life has been to embrace myself in the dance community and bring people together on the dancefloor. My journey continues to take me to parts of the world I never imagined I would find myself dancing in. From the jungles of Tulum, to scenic locations in Spain and the warehouse clubs of London, my love for music and festivals knows no limits. I’ve also attended plenty of bucket list festivals and will continue to add more to my raver resume. So I thank Coachella for reinvigorating in me what I needed to be reminded of. I was always Festie Jessy ❤