It is amazing the affect one word can have on life. Yes. Yes, I accept the job you are offering me. Yes, I will come and work for you.
It is my last day at Western and I am sad. The week has been full of tears, hugs, good byes. It has also been a week full of thinking on my part. I think about all of the lives that are affected by my decision to take another job in another state. Lives of our families, the students who have come to rely on me, my co-workers, my friends. My life. Drew’s life. Our life. I think about how the people I’ve known here for the past four years have impacted my life, how I have possibly impacted theirs. How quickly deep, lasting friendships have developed and how happy I am for all of those new friendships. I have grown both personally and professionally in ways I would never have thought long ago when I accepted this position. I will sorely miss Angie, Shirley, Peggy, Marla, Pam, Phyllis, Bill, Kathy, Cindy, Rick, and Chuck.
Outside of work my life will not be the same without my daily dose of Joel, Chad, Ashley, Tim, Michael. the amount of laughter and joy these four people have brought to my life is immeasurable. I treasure their friendship so much and know we are a group of friends more like family. We have seen each other through some interesting shit and they are the kind of friends every person should be so lucky to have.
On the happier side of things I will be living closer to three of my nieces at time in their lives where interaction with them is going to be a blast. I am so excited about seeing Paige play soccer, Emily start school and Sadie grow into herself. These three little girls are so very special to me and being able to participate in their lives on a more regular basis brings me such joy. I will be closer to old friends who I haven’t seen very often in the past four years and who I look forward to seeing on a regular basis (this means you Kim!).
so….mixed emotions…i love being where i am…but i wouldn’t be me if i wasn’t moving forward.
