bye az!!!

This is it! My last night in arizona. naturally I spent it with my dog watching high school musical. I've lived here for four years, so for my entire high school experience. Boy oh boy have I changed and learned a whole heck of a lot. Arizona is where I got my first kiss, first heartbreak, first boyfriend, I went to both proms here, I went to two different schools, made so many friends, it's where i was when two of taylor swift's albums came out and I way over played them and still jam to them today. I grew so much in the gospel here, went to singles ward for the first time, got a million reality checks by meeting people who's problems were so much bigger than "what am i going to wear today?" I got my drivers licence here, went to all the high school football games, went to huge bonfires, ran around town, had lake days and spontaneous vacations away from the state with 120 degree weather. Arizona is the place where i learned not only to love myself but also better how to love others. I learned that respect lasts forever. I learned that not only will people change, but people aren't always who they say they are. And sometimes you realize you aren't who you think you are either. I learned that time moves slow when you want it to move fast, and moves fast when you just want life to slow down. I may have been raised in California, but I think i can call Arizona my home. So here's to moving on to bigger and better things in life. Here's to starting college. Here's to my almost finished mission papers. Here's to the mistakes and memories made in Arizona.