Images From Apartment 21

I have moved many times during my life, but it's hard for me every time. I have to remind myself that I love going to NEW places and trying new things, and I can't have that unless I leave some things behind. I am very sentimental about place. There are so many places that feel like home to me and each one has their own feeling because of the things that happened to me there.

It was hard to leave apartment 21! For one thing, the people there are really funny. Here is our quote board:

Here is our living room wall....

Here is our cat picture. Alicia won it at an ugly sweater party and the cats watch over the couch.

Here are some leftovers from our Christmas wish list from Santa.

Leaving a place is a big deal to me, especially since I did so much growing up this year, in this place. But there wasn't a lot of time for me to feel too sad about it because so much was going on. On top of finals, cleaning, and packing, I also had to teach at the middle school and spend two whole days there.

This is the book I made for the 8th graders I worked with there. I actually love middle schoolers, so even though it was a rough week to have to teach, I enjoyed it.

I also had to wrap up my service learning projects for the year, and plan some for Spring 2015 which was crazy! I'm going to miss my projects from this year, especially this kid!

My favorite thing about finals week (I mean there are so many to choose from, right?) is having an excuse to eat out every second. I mean you're out of food and your dishes are packed up right? This week I went to Herm's Inn (again), Tandoori Oven, Charlie's, Logan's Heroes...all my favorites one last time with all my favorite people!

When I wasn't eating or studying, I was trying to cram some fun in. Utah State had a drive in movie night which was pretty cute. If Jurassic Park can be cute. I liked that they handed us a bowl of popcorn and candy on our way in...even though Lauren's shoe ended up in ours which kind of tainted the popcorn experience.

Alexa and I took a nightime walk and played in the campus fountains the night before she left. Miss her already!

I had a grand last night in Logan. After a last trip to Logan's Heroes (I will miss my conversations with the owner so much!) we made the mature decision to go play at the Jump Zone. Then we HAD to have a sleepover, watch Gilmore Girls and make homemade popcorn and hot chocolate right?  It was a little bit of a crazy morning getting to my last final after accidentally not sleeping in my own bed, but I feel good about it!

After my final alt breaks sold leis at graduation which was more fun than it sounds! I was so sentimental already because it was my last day in Logan, so listening to people's stories about how proud they were of their graduates really got to me. I can't wait until I get to walk, but I'm going to have to.

Saying goodbye to so many people in a matter of a few hours was rough! Can't wait until I get to do it again in a few weeks...not! I can't handle all of these emotions.

I'll miss you Apartment 21! It was a great year.