My Grass is Greener: Randoms from Arizona

It's been a while since I've lived in Arizona. I used to really think it was the only place I belonged. I had such a hard time leaving it. Arizona is the only place I've lived where I really felt comfortable and could be myself. I really thought I'd always go back, but at this point in time I highly doubt I will. It is time to move on and I know that even if I do go back things will be different. I won't have the same friends that I used to hang out with every day, I won't have the same situations. It would be completely different and I don't really want that to change. I want to know AZ as the place that I know it and I want it to stay the way that I loved it.

I moved there in the summer of 2007. What a HOT summer it was! But I LOVED IT! I quickly made friends and was a member on a young adults activity counsel for my church. Not everything I experienced while I was there was perfect, but when I look back on it, I really had everything. I've lived a few other places, but nothing compares. Might be a little cheesy, but I just thought of Sinead O'Conner's song, "Nothing Compares to You." haha what a statement... Here's a link to the video if you don't know what I'm talking about Nothing Compares To You

I'm truly grateful for EVERY person I met while I was there, good or bad. They created irreplaceable memories that I wouldn't trade for the world.

This is totally dedicated to Arizona and the friends I made while I was there. Nothing compares...

First day pretty much in AZ... we build a rocket onto a toy car :)

Charles kind of creeped me out before I knew him.. then I got to know him and it was fine lol

We put my friends hair on top of his head.. looks super real LOVE IT

Went shooting with people I didn't even know... like really I kind of knew one person.

Institute Academy Awards Night. Classic.. The first one we had ever and it's annual now I believe.. We started it :)

Stuffy old men :) Just kidding - the guy on the left pretty much changed my life.

I don't even remember who this girl is, but a group of us went down to Mexico to help fix up an orphanage. I thought I had more pictures, but most of them are blurry for some reason.

Camel Back Mountain - First time I actually went to the top with the institute counsel.

Nothing better than fire... all the time :)

Every time I look at this picture I LAUGH! The dog was super hyperactive and it kept being super crazy. Perfect moment for an awkward picture

Snowflake, AZ

Can't you tell we love the fire? We made Sobe bombs.. a lot of them. Too bad they made their bottles plastic - can't do it anymore.

Yeah I totally took that picture

Cinco De Mustache :) All the guys grew mustache's for it and we celebrated

Camping somewhere - I don't even remember where this is, I just know it's a cabin

We played games in the cabin... I do believe we did some kind of service activity this weekend as well, but I don't remember :)

We lived at what was named the "Sugar Shack." We threw parties and it was pretty intense. This was a black and white party before everyone showed up of course. The place was completely packed at some point during the night.. parties in AZ get crazy.

Have no idea where this is, but they had so many dogs!!! I was totally in heaven

Havasupai - Tiff came down from Utah to come. This place is awesome.. but I don't like jumping off things that could lead me to die. So, I just did the hiking and exploring part

See - this is definitely not my idea of fun, but I do like taking the picture of people plummeting to their death.
However, no one died, so that's good. It's super cool! I love going.

We made bombs and blew up fruit and bottles and things- I won't tell you what kind though.... Don't want anyone to get into trouble.

Halloween in AZ lasts for literally a month. You go to so many parties like every weekend.. the entire month almost. Super cool. This was at our party before we it started.