What a Day

Never done this before, posting from work. I guess since I've only posted one other time that's not a huge suprise.

What a day. It is finally, really, truly seeming real, and that's a bit (well, a lot) scary. This morning my wonderful parents left our home from spending two, entirely too short, days staying with us. And that was it. We will certainly talk before I leave, but I won't see them until much later in 2007. Just thinking about it puts a lump in my throat.

And then today, an email goes out at work announcing my departure. It's a great thing, except then people start sending me emails wishing me luck, telling me they've enjoyed working together, etc. And that's great too. But it is also sad. These people, not that they're close, but you see them every day, you like them, you have lunch sometimes, they're your peeps. And now you're out.

I just sent an email to another friend that Katherine and I saw yesterday. And it was hard, but it got me thinking about this post, so a good thing I guess.

So, now, it's real. And as excited as I am (and don't think I'm not, I think it's going to be wonderful to be with Katherine and Middy in London), the reality has set in that the people that I see every day (including Katherine at first) that are the most important to me won't just be in another part of London, available for a beer after work, or a BBQ on the weekend. And that's sad. And know, if you're someone reading this, you're one of those people.

But enough of that. This is going to be an amazing weekend, surrounded by too many friends (work party, Cinco de Mayo). Let's get it on.