As our moving date approaches, I’m becoming increasingly aware of just how fortunate I am. I guess leaving a place after six years will do that to you. By now most everyone is privy to the big changes on our horizon and as much as I try not to think about saying goodbye just yet, the goodbyes are already being said to me.
It’s a good thing, really, to be spoken highly of and told you how much your presence will be missed around the office, neighborhood or nearby Nordstrom Cafe. It’s a really good thing, but it forces to you realize how much of that day-to-day interaction you take for granted.
I’m going to miss the fact that the manager at the Nordstrom Cafe now knows me by first name thanks to my love of half cilantro chicken salads and scones.
I’m going to miss the friendly waves and the ‘what did Finn eat this week’ my neighbors and I exchange each evening as we walk around the park.
And I’m going to really miss the association family I’ve built over the past 5 years at NAR. If you think about it, you spend more time with your co-workers than nearly anyone else and I’ve been very lucky to have built a lot of friendships with my co-workers along the way.
When I moved to the city, I was so worried about getting caught up in the pack. Of being just another face in the crowd. Little did I know just how small-town this city can feel. In walking Michigan Avenue over the years, I’ve run into college friends, Kelsey Grammar, best friends, baseball players, cousins, country music stars, friends of the family and more furs and plastic surgery botches than I care to count. OK so those celebs are not exactly small-town types but cool nonetheless.
It’s only in saying goodbye that I truly realize how thankful I am for the relationships this city has helped me build.
One coping mechanism I’ve found very helpful is to jam every free moment with social events and time with family and friends up until the night before you leave town. You should try it. I’m off to a great start. Granted, I have yet to pack and don’t have any free time for that in the foreseeable future, but you better believe I’m going to max out on the quality time until we go.
This weekend my parents are coming up to visit and I’m helping to host a baby shower for one of my closest friends. I’ll hopefully have a wrap up post later this weekend but here’s a sneak peek at some of the details. I’ve been itching to do a gender neutral shower after a flurry of boys then girls so I can’t wait to celebrate little baby King!
Have a great weekend!
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