My last day was weird but wonderful. About 25 or 30 people showed up at the local bar to celebrate the night before. It was touching beyond belief! My husband and kids came, that meant the world to me. You know how it goes, everyone is bringing you shots of this or that and you toast and drink. Yikes, I was hung over yesterday! It was worth it though. I didn't cry until my friend Ali cried and then I couldn't turn the water works off.
I met with HR to sign final paperwork and then I was free to go whenever I was ready. My Boss, who is quite shaken by my departure had to escort me to the door. He was very supportive and encouraged me to do it any way I chose. I cleaned my desk and took my stuff to the car. I walked around and signed off with some workmates. When I left the loading dock my good friend Terry walked me back to the stairwell. She cried and once again, on came my water works. I went to the bathroom and tried endlessly to stop crying when I realized that it was not going to happen. I went to my desk as quietly as I could and shut down my computer. I stood up and said "Ok Guys, I'm outta here". Every single person on the whole floor stood in my honor. My closest friends walked out to the aisle way to hug me on my way out. One friend hinted in my ear that it was pre-planned. Wow, that was something else! I'm so blessed and honored. So I cried, who cares!
An ironic side note from the day, Lafe got a new job the day I ended mine. We both agree that the planetary shifts are powerful and wonderful.
This experience seems to have taken forever and dragged on and on. Now it's over. That chapter of my life is closed.
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