Monday I had lunch with my supervisor, mentor and good friend Sarah and that was my first goodbye moment. She gave me a card and what was written of course made me cry.
Going into the rest of the week I thought I could make it through, I'm tough I can do this. Made it through my potluck on Wednesday which was awesome! Good food, conversations and a chance for all of us to hang out and say goodbye. I lost it when I walked back into my office. There was a card on my desk and I opened it and it talked about saying goodbye and how I will be missed and then I opened it. A $100 VISA gift card fell out. All it said inside was Your friend, Dana. And I started bawling right there, all reserves and emotions I was trying to hold in flooded out. You are probably wondering why it affected me so much but you have to understand the type of person Dana is. He's quiet and reserved and doesn't joke about much. He will go to the end of the earth for anyone and will help out even if he doesn't have to. He's always gone above and beyond for all my programs and I've always appreciated it. He's just done so with few words. So for him to make the big gesture touched me.
Then I got flowers from Reedley Youth Football thanking me for all the work I put in to help their program.
And then this morning Sarah asked if I wanted to go to the pool. Of course! We walk in and everyone scrambles like they got caught with their hand in the cookie jar. And then they say they got me something. Cue the tears. They are an amazing and talented staff that I love dearly so for them to do something like that for me just melts my heart :)
I write this on my lunch sitting in the unlabeled but official recliner that my boss Joel usually sits for my last few moments this afternoon. So here is our last official staff picture. They are truly an amazing bunch!
It's only 1p.m. so who knows what could happen before 5 :)
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