But
with
everyone
leading
different
lives,
it’s
gotten
more
difficult
to
catch
up
in
recent
years.

“Really
just
when
anybody
has
time
and
we’re
in
the
same
place,
we’ll
try
and
see
each
other,”
she
explained.
“So
that’s
what’s
hard.
We’re
not
in
the
same
place.
Everybody’s
so
busy.”

And
there’s
the
distance
factor
as
well.
In
2022,
Ariel
made
the
difficult
decision
to
move
out
of
California.

“I
don’t
think
L.A.
was
ever
really
my
vibe,
but
I
just
was
nervous,”
Ariel
told
E!.
“And
then
this
opportunity
presented
itself,
and
I
was
like,
you
know
what?
I’m
in
a
season
of
change,
and
I’m
really
trying
to
heal
and
grow
and
evolve.
It’s
opened
up
my
world
a
lot.”

But
the
move
is
bittersweet.
While
it’s
proven
fruitful
for
Ariel’s
personal
growth,
she
can’t
deny
that
she
misses
her
former
castmates.

“You
go
from
working
with
somebody
almost
every
single
day
for
12
years,
and
then
it’s
kind
of
like,
poof,”
she
said.
“Now
everybody’s
everywhere.
So
we
try
to
keep
in
touch
as
much
as
we
can.”