One.

I had a chance to spend some quality time with Ellie and Marshall this week. The two kids that started my babysitting career; they were 18 months and 4 years old when I started and are now 5 and almost 8 years old. So glad I got to do that because I honestly can't say if there will be another time. No matter where I go, those kids will always hold a special place in my heart. I had a conversation with a good friend that was put off for way too long. I began to think it was too late since there is only a week left, but even after I'm in Arizona, we'll keep in touch and be close. I hope. Dinner with girls from work was a nice touch to the week. Friday gave me my first sense of how things might be saying bye. A little boy I've watched and learned to love since he was just a few months old came into work for his last visit. His family is moving to Nashville so his mom brought him in. It definitely wasn't easy to say goodbye to him. Saturday I joined a few of the Spectrum peeps on my last volunteer opportunity for the Get Fit 4k in Port SA. It was really great seeing families interact with each other through fitness and exercise.

A single week is all the time I have left in this wonderous place I call home. In these last couple weeks, I have realized who friends truly are and learned to be aware of who I can or cannot trust. It is weird how moving out of the state can really put a lot of things into perspective. It's hard for me to leave everything/everyone I've ever known, but I'm only sad because it's come to this. I know I have come a long way from even the thought of moving so far away. Over the months, it's only gotten easier. And even more so now, it shouldn't be as hard as I had first expected it to be.

Moving might actually be one of the greatest things what has happened to me. I cannot wait to start over with new people, a new city; to go somewhere different where I know there will be people who care. I'm not very good at goodbyes, so please don't say them. It's just "See you later, Texas!".

 Ellie Kate, my itty bitty. :)