Having trouble syncing my itunes to my iphone 5

itunes sync gets stuck on "waiting for changes to be applied"

Hello, katieokane1. 
Thank you for visiting Apple Support Communities.
This sounds like a possible permission issue with the iTunes Media Folder.  Follow the steps in the article below to make sure the permissions are set to read and write.  You can also navigate to ~/music/iTunes/iTunes Media and get info on to make sure permissions are set to read and write.
Troubleshooting permissions issues in Mac OS X
http://support.apple.com/kb/ht2963
iTunes: Missing folder or incorrect permissions may prevent authorization
http://support.apple.com/kb/ts1277
Cheers,
Jason H.

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