- Annie left the Casita once to live in another apartment. The good-bye didn't stick. After a year of fabulous friends and excoriating life experience, she came back for another round of being a Casita Chica.
- The day came when Annie was set to move on to new adventures in Utah. The date was set, the housing arranged, the good-bye talk given. But lucky for us- the girl didn't go! At the last minute, she decided to stick around for another year.After months of working multiple part time jobs and barely making ends meet, Annie was ready to move home to Wenatchee, Washington and save some money for her next big thing- yet to be determined. Her impending move spurred another round of goodbyes- which are apparently still difficult:
- Her final fling with a friend to San Francisco was marred by rain and missing photos.
- She never made it to her work goodbyes. On the last day, in almost the last hour, she fell playing a game and twisted her ankle. What would have been her final work moments were spent in the hospital.
- The hospital incident overlapped the appointed Midtown Stomp swing dancing farewell event. Although heartbroken that she couldn't twirl, not going was simply out of the question. Annie- miss a dance? Unthinkable! Some of the guys picked her up- at the house, to go up the stairs, and to dance on one foot- crutches and all.
- A last chance at a Drive In movie and at the ward's 5k run were cancelled due to rain.
- Church went okay, as far as I know, apart from the hobbling.
- Packing was now an impossible task, so thank goodness for church friends who were willing to throw hard labor in with hard goodbyes.
Finally, with help from pretty much everybody, she embarked for Washington. Once the goodbyes were done with, the task was easy- her car even made it without any more disasters, which was quite a surprise.
Since goodbyes are clearly not Annie's thing, we will simply say, adieu Annie. May every move take you closer to your dreams.
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