Final Days

Echoing a post by Whitney, I have mixed feelings about leaving home for a year at school.  I went to my last Stake Dance tonight, and a wave of sadness swept over me as I thought about the transition from high school days to college.  At first it was a bit weird being one of the oldest there, but then I realized that these people were my friends, and I stopped caring.  It was sad to think about the fun I've had at Stake Dances, from my first one three years ago to this one today - I can't even imagine how many times I've danced to "Boot Scootin' Boogie" in the interim.  Although a lot of my friends my age weren't there, there were still a bunch.  Plus, I do have younger friends, believe it or not.
I think I'm waxing eloquent on the subject because it hit me tonight exactly what I'm doing.  Moving away from home, never seeing most of the people going to Hurricane High, not even really associating with Hurricane High anymore.  As Whitney said in her post and I learned three years ago when we moved here, your family is the one of the only things you can count on to be there for you and support you and one of the best things that one can do is to be supportive of everybody that they associate with.  I really tried to do that and I hope that I have.
I am excited for the future - I'm not saying that I'm not - but right now I am just so grateful for all of my family, the church, and my friends.  My family and the church have stuck with me my whole life.  My friends accepted me and still continue to be friends even after they get acquainted with some of my...quirks.  For that I am eternally grateful.  It has changed me for the better by example.
Moving was hard.  I had to stick close to those two pivotal anchors in my life, now joined by a third.  They say triangles are the strongest shape.  This is kind of a more personal, emotioinal post them I'm used to writing, but I will miss everybody very much (unless by some good stroke of fortune I see you again, which should happen).  I can't think of a single person I don't like right now - I love you all!  Of course, people have their own quirks, but since I have some I can understand other's.

Goodnight!