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Dec 14, 2016

After moving away to college I can't wait to go home for the holidays because I get to go back to my home church and of course my youth group. There are always those signs that you are a part of a close youth group that you just can't avoid.

1) You Know Every Song

2) Never Free on Sundays or Wednesdays

3) You Welcome/Warn The New People

My first reaction is to hug and welcome new people to our Youth Group and then I want to warn them about how weird and crazy we are but don't want to scare them off.

4) That Face You Make When They Start Talking About Church Camp

5) Weird Food Contest

Yes.. I have eaten frozen mayo, a blended McDonald's happy meal, pickled eggs, and every other gross thing possible. All for Jesus.

6) "Remember At Camp When..."

We spend less than a week at church camp and then 51 weeks after that talking about all the crazy stuff that happened there.

7) Everyone Dates Everyone

Whether you marry then person or not, you will eventually date someone in your group.

8) No Such Thing As An Introvert

I believe in a good balance in introverts and extroverts but all that end when you walk into the youth building.

9) We ALWAYS Get Food After Youth Group

My youth group has gone to Taco Bell every Wednesday for 7 years. When I says always, I mean always.

10) It's Like We Have Assigned Seats

For worship or the sermon, we all have out spot and if someone sits there we will be unfocused to the whole time.

11) Always Laugh at the Youth Pastors Jokes

No matter how many times he has told it or how unfunny it is thou shall always laugh at the youth pastors jokes.

(Shout out to my awesome youth pastor Tres Major in this picture)

12) You Are Volunteers For Everything

Of course I would love to be there at 7 AM do se

13) It Becomes Your Second Home

Walking through the doors of my youth group is like being home. Seeing my second family and always being welcomed with open

14) You Make Life Long Friends

My friends truly live out that church is not the building but the people. My youth group is full of my best-friends, the people who I can always lean on, and ofcourse my future wedding party! The people you meet in your church will be your family forever.

15) Leaving For College Is The Hardest Thing You Will Ever Do

Going from never missing a youth service to only going twice a year is a hard thing to get use to. No matter how old you get or how far away you move, Yourh Group will always be your home.

I am forever grateful for my Youth Group and the people who help me grow in my faith with everything we do.

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10 Signs You Grew Up In A Youth Group

1) You Know Every Song

2) Never Free on Sundays or Wednesdays

3) You Welcome/Warn The New People

4) That Face You Make When They Start Talking About Church Camp

5) Weird Food Contest

6) "Remember At Camp When..."

7) Everyone Dates Everyone

8) No Such Thing As An Introvert

9) We ALWAYS Get Food After Youth Group

10) It's Like We Have Assigned Seats

11) Always Laugh at the Youth Pastors Jokes

12) You Are Volunteers For Everything

13) It Becomes Your Second Home

14) You Make Life Long Friends

15) Leaving For College Is The Hardest Thing You Will Ever Do

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Who knows where we would be without them.

1. Thank you for laughing at my jokes, even when they really aren’t funny.

2. Thank you for singing unbearably loud with me all the time.

3. Thank you for letting me vent to you for hours about anything and basically being my personal therapist.

4. Thank you for ordering pizza with me at 2 in the morning.

5. Thank you for all the movie days when we don’t feel like moving.

6. Thank you for being my workout buddy everyday.

7. Thank you for sharing your closets with me.

8. Thank you for taking naps with me at random hours during the day.

9. Thank you for cleaning our home with me when we absolutely need to.

10. Thank you for all the rides when it’s late and you don’t want me to walk home alone in the dark.

11. Thank you for studying with me in our kitchen when we didn't want to go the library.

12. Thank you for making dinner with me.

13. Thank you for helping with my hair, makeup and outfit every time we go out.

14. Thank you for taking countless ugly pictures with me.

15. Thank you for not judging me when I go too long without showering.

16. Thank you for making our apartment feel like a second home.

17. Thank you for being there through all of our boy troubles.

18. Thank you for giving me a hug when I feel homesick.

19. Thank you for getting excited with me when one of us gets a good grade on an exam.

20. Thank you for still being my friend and not judging me when I say or do dumb things.

21. Thank you for telling me what I should do when I am sick.

22. Thank you for dancing horribly with me everywhere we go.

23. Thank you for staying up super late with me when we aren’t tired or can’t sleep.

24. Thank you for being super weird with me.

25. Thank you for all the unforgettable college memories.

26. And most of all, thank you for being the best friends a girl could have.

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8. "I’m dropping out of school."

9. "What grade do I have to get on the final to pass the class?"

10. "Oh, no, I have to do good."

11. "I shouldn’t have procrastinated all semester."

12. "I wanna go to bed."

13. "We did not learn this!"

14. "I should go get food."

15. "Why do we even have finals?"

16. "I don’t want to be at the library."

17. "Get off your phone."

18. "I can watch Netflix for like 20 minutes and then go back to studying."

19. "I shouldn’t have watched Netflix."

20. "You have to study now!"

The "Happiest Place on Earth" has a lot of characters with some pretty great advice.

Remember you’re the one who can fill the world with sunshine. — Snow White

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