Last night we had a "happy hour" for a very good friend of mine who is leaving the company I work for and going elsewhere. When I sent out the invite I labeled it "Sad Hour" because I am so sad she is leaving .... Sad for me that is. Thrilled for her. I can remember being the person who was leaving a job and being scared, happy, excited, hopeful, sad, overwhelmed and nostalgic all at the same time. I envy her in a way, even though I like my job a lot. Just the sheer possibilities that are opening up to her right now, the world is a blank canvas.
The older you get the more tied you are to certain things in life. A house, bills, responsibilities, family. Sometimes I long for the time when I really didn't have to do much more than what I felt like doing at that very moment. But then I remember that I lived hand to mouth and moved around a lot and had a lot of uncertainty about whether or not I'd be able to pay rent and eat more than cereal. So, there are good and bad things about both situations.
Anyway, so to my very good friend (and you know who you are) ... I will miss seeing you at work every day, but this will only open up a new chapter of our friendship. After all, pool season is coming up right around the corner, and you know how I hate swimming alone!
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