Growing in the Desert
I've officially been in Arizona for about 9 months at this point and I can't believe how fast it's gone. Without a doubt, the last year has continued lessons for me that are there for me to find and expand on as the months continue marching by. In prior Facebook lives, I talked about my reasoning for leaving Minnesota. It's not that it isn't my home and that I don't love my family, but I felt I outgrew it a long time ago. 2016 and 2017 were largely a swift kick in the pants for me, the fallout and effects are still things I have to deal with on some level now and then. Arizona has been a beautiful change but it most certainly has not been all roses and daisies for me, with numerous unforeseen changes and the need to adapt on a whim becoming a continual routine in my life. As we get older, it's natural for our friends to start getting married, settling down, having kids, and moving away. By halfway through 2017, the vast majority of my friends fell into